Alexis Arquette,My Sisters Friend (2019) the transgender character actress and sibling of actors David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette, died early Sunday morning in Los Angeles.
She was 47 and surrounded by family who serenaded her with David Bowie's "Starman," her siblings said in a statement Sunday.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
"Alexis was a brilliant artist and painter, a singer, an entertainer and an actor," her brothers and sisters said. "We learned what real bravery is through watching her journey of living as a trans woman. We came to discover the one truth — that love is everything."
Alexis was born Robert Arquette in Los Angeles in 1969, and she was a performer from a young age, appearing in a music video for The Tubes' "She's a Beauty" at age 12 and the occasional other project.
A versatile performer, Arquette's big break came in the 1989 adaptation of Last Exit to Brooklynwhere she played the trans sex worker Georgette. She was just visiting New York with her sister Patricia Arquette who was up for a role in the film, but pregnant at the time.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
"They asked me if I wanted to read for a role because they knew that I'd done a drag thing at one of my friend's clubs," Arquette said in a 1999 Index Magazineinterview. "I ended up getting the job, basically through my sister. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't have been in New York. But nobody gives you a job, you've got to earn it on your own. I would never want anyone to think that there's some kind of cachet to my name."
She also had bit roles in films like Pulp Fiction, Bride of Chuckyand as a Boy George impersonator first in the Adam Sandler comedy The Wedding Singerand again in Blended.
Boy George even tweeted his condolences to "his sister Alexis ... another bright light gone out far too soon."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Her long list of credits are comprised of mostly low-budget and independent fare. Arquette also performed in nightclubs and cabarets sometimes under the name Eva Destruction.
"I enjoy being a character actor, I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life, I want to be able to go to 7-11 and not get into a fight with a guy because he saw me in a movie, or not have people hitting on me simply because they saw me in a movie," Arquette said in the 1999 interview. "You want to be wanted for who you are, not what you've done or who you've become."
Arquette also appeared on Season 6 of the VH1 reality series The Surreal Life, and she was credited for bringing increased awareness and visibility to the transgender community.
She chronicled her transition and the process of her sex reassignment surgery in the 2007 documentaryAlexis Arquette: She's My Brother.
In their statement, the Arquettes said that their sister's career "was cut short, not by her passing, but by her decision to live her truth and her life as a transgender woman."
"Despite the fact that there are few parts for trans actors, she refused to play roles that were demeaning or stereotypical," they said. "She was a vanguard in the fight for understanding and acceptance for all trans people."
The Arquette family has requested privacy at this time, and that donations be made to organizations that support the LGBTQ community in honor of Alexis Arquette in lieu of flowers or gifts.
Topics LGBTQ
SpaceX's Starlink will provide free satellite internet to families in Texas school district
Kids who famously crashed their dad's BBC interview now have their own cartoon series
Everything coming to HBO Now in April 2020
Tesla to reopen New York factory to produce ventilators 'as soon as possible'
Amazon Book Sale: Shop early deals now
Apple wants teens to chill at its stores so badly
Unaired 'The Office' Paleyfest panel and more to hit YouTube
Huawei P40 Pro has a 'quad curve' display, 50
Yes, that was Ke Huy Quan on the phone in 'The White Lotus' Season 3
Slack has seen a massive surge in users during coronavirus pandemic
Apple is reportedly still working on smart glasses of some kind
Chubby beaver stuck in iron fence rescued by soapy hands
YouTube shifts default video quality to standard definition globally
Apple removes purchase limits on iPhone, iPad Pro and MacBook Air
Grim video of a starving polar bear could show the species' future
The FBI says now is a great time to download its home fitness app
Drone videos of quarantined cities around the world are both eerie and inspiring
iPhone screen time is up thanks to coronavirus social distancing
Samsung The Frame deal: Get up to 40% off at Samsung
Best beginner
#SendForgivenessViral proposes new approach to online outrageThe quokka picture book will bring you instant joyThe many strange positions of Trump's VP choice, Mike PenceNASA video shows Hurricane Florence from space as it makes landfallKanye West and Adam Driver announced for 'Saturday Night Live' premiere'Game of Thrones' composer on his epic concert tourOnePlus TV is comingDonald Trump's WWE appearance gets a hairHere's how to update your iPhone, iPad, and even iPod Touch to iOS 12Donald Trump's WWE appearance gets a hairWatch this weatherman dramatically brace himself for FlorenceFlorida Man is back with heavy metal and an American Flag to face Hurricane FlorenceFlorida Man is back with heavy metal and an American Flag to face Hurricane FlorenceTaylor Swift's BFF Abigail Anderson receives death threats after calling out Kanye WestGoogle's Arts & Culture app lets you browse artworks from more than 1,000 museumsNo, Trump can't use FEMA's emergency alerts as a Twitter alternativeConfident Nevada delegate gets his own state capital wrong at the RNCBoring Company to build car elevators connecting garages to tunnelsThe story behind Melania Trump's speech finally comes outNo, Trump can't use FEMA's emergency alerts as a Twitter alternative Meghan Markle's nephew seems a little salty about not being invited to the royal wedding Pinterest is playing with live, shoppable videos. Here's how it works. Tesla adds Tidal app to its cars, and it's a big deal for audiophiles Trump's social network has 30 days to comply with Mastodon's license... or else Taylor Swift's March For Our Lives post is a bigger deal than it seems 10 best kitchen gadgets for #soupseason Toyota's bZ4X electric SUV has a solar roof and a wing Ah, love: Woman makes charmingly horrible Yoshi cakes for her husband every year Facebook Connect: Pay no attention to the scandal behind the curtain 'Last Night in Soho' is a neon 'Magic: The Gathering' introduces a big tiddy goth vampire for you to simp over Python somehow swallows a slipper, getting surgery to remove it Air fryer bacon, egg, and cheese TikTok recipe is no How to use Waze and Google Maps to find cheaper gas People are gluing tiny flowers to their faces for this new eyebrow trend 'Antlers' isn't worth the wait — or your weekend Big Tech lost billions because of Apple's privacy changes. Boo f This is what happens when you make an owl your ring bearer Facebook scammers are hacking accounts and running ads with stolen money What is Apple TV+?
3.1047s , 8228.625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【My Sisters Friend (2019)】,Steady Information Network