8 Actresses Who've Played Calamity Jane - Crack Shot, Sex Symbol and Queer Icon?
Earlier this week Ms. mag paid homage to Martha Jane Cannary Burke -- best known as Calamity Jane -- in honor of the famous frontierswoman’s 161st birthday (May 1st). That got us thinking about all of the actresses who’ve donned a holster, a fringed jacket, trousers and a hat to play crack shot Calamity Jane, long-time friend to Wild Bill Hickok. There's no other way to put it. A lot of really sexy actresses have played Calamity! From Deadwood’s Robin Weigert’s boozing, foul-mouthed brawler to Doris Day’s famously queer portrayal of her, here are all of the Calamity Jane’s we could think up.
Tracy E. Gilchrist
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.
