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My Take
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.
Overview
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.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Film actor / Choreographer / Television actor / Musician / LGBT rights activist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.