Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette (July 28, 1969 – September 11, 2016) was an American actress and transgender activist. Born in Los Angeles, she was the fourth of five children to Lewis Arquette, an actor and director, and Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (née Nowak), an actress. Coming from a family deeply entrenched in the entertainment industry, Alexis was the sibling of actors Rosanna, Richmond, Patricia, and David Arquette. Her career began in her youth, appearing aged 12 in the music video "She's a Beauty" by The Tubes and making her screen debut in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). Known for her versatility, Arquette often performed as a female impersonator under the name "Eva Destruction", before publicly sharing her transition process towards gender-affirming surgery. Her filmography includes a range of roles, from starring roles in small productions like Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992), Things I Never Told You (1996) and I Think I Do (1997) to appearances in mainstream hits like Threesome, Pulp Fiction (both 1994), The Wedding Singer, Bride of Chucky (both 1998), She's All That (1999) and Blended (2014). Arquette's personal life was marked by her vocal support for the transgender community and candidness about her own transition journey, which was documented in the film Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother. Despite facing health challenges, including contracting HIV in 1987 and later health complications, Arquette continued to be an active figure in entertainment and advocacy, until her death in 2016 aged 47. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexis Arquette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2014 · Blended as Georgina
- 2013 · Fire Island '79 as
- 2013 · Getting Back to Zero as Judy
- 2011 · Hard Breakers as Ms Independence
- 2007 · Californication as Lady In Jail
- 2007 · Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav as Self
- 2007 · Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother as Self
- 2007 · Top Design as
- 2006 · The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' as
- 2006 · Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow as Self
- 2005 · Wanted as Paula
- 2005 · Lords of Dogtown as Tranny
- 2003 · Wasabi Tuna as Champagne Anna
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2003 · The Movie Hero as Strange, Yet Attractive Woman
- 2003 · Spun as Moustache Cop
- 2003 · The Surreal Life as Self
- 2003 · Killer Drag Queens on Dope as Ginger (as Eva Destruction)
- 2002 · The Trip as Michael
- 2001 · Tomorrow by Midnight as Sidney
- 2001 · Audit as Richard
- 2001 · Perfect Lover as Onix
- 2000 · Boys Life 3 as Adam (segment "Inside Out")
- 2000 · The Price of Air as Willy
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 1999 · Piccadilly Pickups as Henri de la Plus Ooh Arrgh
- 1999 · The Strip as Cleo
- 1999 · Love Kills as James
- 1999 · Out in Fifty as Kim
- 1999 · Clubland as Steven
- 1999 · She's All That as Mitch
- 1998 · Bride of Chucky as Damien
- 1998 · The Thin Pink Line as Mr. Ed
- 1998 · Felicity as Jim
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self - Guest
- 1998 · Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror as Greg
- 1998 · Cleopatra's Second Husband as Alex
- 1998 · The Wedding Singer as George
- 1998 · Fool's Gold as Mark
- 1997 · Kiss & Tell as Amerod Burkowitz
- 1997 · Close To as Deaf Mute
- 1997 · I Think I Do as Bob
- 1997 · Goodbye America as Paul Bladon
- 1997 · Inside Out as Adam
- 1996 · Sometimes They Come Back... Again as Tony Reno
- 1996 · Things I Never Told You as Paul
- 1996 · Frisk as Punk (victim #3)
- 1996 · Never Met Picasso as Andrew Magnus
- 1996 · Scream, Teen, Scream! as Lisa Marie
- 1995 · White Man's Burden as Panhandler
- 1995 · Dead Weekend as McHacker
- 1995 · Xena: Warrior Princess as
- 1995 · Wigstock: The Movie as Self
- 1995 · Paradise Framed as
- 1995 · Days of Pentecost as Mechanic
- 1994 · Don't Do It as David
- 1994 · Frank & Jesse as Charlie Ford
- 1994 · Friends as Waiter in Drag
- 1994 · Friends as Customer
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Fourth Man
- 1994 · Grief as Bill
- 1994 · Threesome as Dick
- 1994 · Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg as Denver McDowell
- 1993 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 1993 · Grey Knight as Cpl. Dawson
- 1992 · Of Mice and Men as Whitt
- 1992 · Miracle Beach as Lars
- 1992 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer as Vampire DJ (uncredited)
- 1992 · Terminal Bliss as Craig Murphy
- 1991 · Jumpin' at the Boneyard as Danny
- 1990 · Death of a Schoolboy as Milan
- 1990 · High Score as Yago / Freddie
- 1989 · Alien Nation as
- 1989 · Last Exit to Brooklyn as Georgette
- 1988 · Roseanne as
- 1986 · Down and Out in Beverly Hills as Max's Friend (uncredited)