Venus Xtravaganza | |
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Born | May 5, 1965 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | December 21, 1988 New York City, U.S. | (aged 23)
Cause of death | Strangulation (murder) |
Occupation | Performer |
Years active | 1978 or 1979 – 1988 |
Notable work | Paris Is Burning |
Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza (May 5, 1965 – December 21, 1988)[1][2][3] was an American transgender woman.[4] She came to national attention after her appearance in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning, in which her life as a ballroom family member and performer forms one of the film's several story arcs.
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