''The Woman Inside'' is a 1981 (but shot in 1978) drama film made by

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, and directed by Joseph Van Winkle who co-wrote screenplay with Steve Fisher (uncredited). This drama film portrays the actions of a tough, but mentally ill, Vietnam vet who wants to have a sex-change operation. Her aunt (

Joan Blondell Joan Blondell (born Rose Joan Bluestein; August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an American actress who performed in film and television for 50 years. Blondell began her career in vaudeville. After winning a beauty pageant, she embarked on ...

) struggles to understand why she would want do such a thing. The film was released after Blondell's death, ending a career spanning more than half a century. The son of Eddy Lawrence Manson now has released a new Project named after the film, The Woman Inside.

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Cast

Gloria Manon Gloria Patricia Manon (December 28, 1939 – November 12, 2018) was an American actress who was active mostly on television from 1965. Life and career Manon appeared in such television series as ''Daniel Boone'', '' Burke's Law'', '' The Name o ...

as Holly/Hollis *Leo Köppen as Dr. Poeppen *

Dane Clark Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville; February 26, 1912September 11, 1998) was an American character actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average." Early life Clark was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish imm ...

as Dr. Rosner *

as Aunt Coll *

Michael Champion Michael Edward Campbell Champion (born November 3, 1946 in Anderson, Indiana – died June 16, 2021) was an American singer, songwriter and musician who started his public career in Detroit. In 1967, with a short-lived band called 'The Abstra ...

as Nolan *Marlene Tracy as Dr. Paris *Michael Mancini as Marco *Luce Morgan as Maggie *Terri Haven as Agnes

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* * * * 1981 films 1981 drama films American LGBT-related films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-drama-film-stub