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Actress Alexis Arquette Has Died at 47
Actress and activist Alexis Arquette has died. She was 47.
The news of Arquette’s death was first reported on the sites X17 and RadarOnline, which posted a screenshot of a Facebook announcement by Arquette’s brother Richmond. Arquette’s other siblings are the actors David, Patricia, and Rosanna Arquette.
TMZ confirmed the actress’s death with her family and reported that Arquette had been “battling an illness.”
Arquette’s brother Richmond, who referred to his sibling as “our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis,” said on Facebook that Arquette died surrounded by family and “loved ones,” adding, “We were playing music for him and he passed during Bowie’s Starman. As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment he transitioned to another dimension.”
Pop music icon Boy George also tweeted a tribute to Arquette:
R.I.P my sister Alexis Arquette. Another bright light gone out far too soon. Love to the family and all that loved Alexis.
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) September 11, 2016
Arquette’s most notable film role was Georgette in Last Exit to Brooklyn. She also took roles in I Think I Do, Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, The Wedding Singer, Blended and Sometimes They Come Back… Again and on television in The Surreal Life and Bravo’s Top Design.
Arquette’s transition was documented in the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She’s My Brother. Here are some outtakes from that film:
Here’s the screenshot of the post Arquette’s brother Richmond made to friends on Facebook on Sunday morning:
Patricia Arquette tweeted the videos to “Starman”on Sunday morning, writing “Breaking through the veil singing StarMan…”
Breaking through the veil singing StarMan t.co/A3way5S3Lb
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) September 11, 2016
As well as the the track “Cosmic Dancer” by T. Rex, writing, “To My first best friend…”
To My first best friend – Cosmic Dancer t.co/jgAqLrqxW0
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) September 11, 2016
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