Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette never got the lead-role spotlight her siblings did, but she was unforgettable in everything she touched, that brief, scene-stealing turn as the Boy George impersonator in The Wedding Singer being the obvious one fans quote. What I admire most is that she was living and speaking openly as a transgender woman in Hollywood years before that was remotely safe career-wise. Coming from such a famous acting dynasty, she could have played it safe; instead she used her visibility to push the conversation forward. Her death in 2016 felt like losing one of the genuinely brave people in the business.

Alexis Arquette (1969-2016) was an American actress, musician, and LGBT rights activist born in Los Angeles, California. A member of the prominent Arquette acting family, she appeared in films such as Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Wedding Singer, and Pulp Fiction. Openly transgender, she became a visible advocate within the LGBTQ community, and her transition was documented in the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother. She died in 2016 at the age of 47.

Name (English)

Alexis Arquette

Name (Japanese)

アレクシス・アークエット

Reading

あれくしす・あーくえっと

Born

July 28, 1969 – September 11, 2016

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rooster

Origin

Los Angeles, California, United States

Occupation

Film actor / Choreographer / Television actor / Musician / LGBT rights activist

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A8%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• From California
• Film actor
• Choreographer
• Television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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