Born in 1880, 'Koo Koo the Bird Girl' (born Minnie Woolsey), suffered from a rare congenital skeletal disorder called Virchow-Sechel or Harper's syndrome, also known as bird-headed dwarfism or nanocephaly. In addition, Woolsey was bald, toothless, and either completely blind or very short-sighted. She was an American side show entertainer, best known for her only film appearance in Tod Browning's film Freaks in 1932. She was hit by a car in the 1960s. When and how she died is unknown.
