Venus Xtravaganza | |
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 A still of Xtravaganza from Paris Is Burning | |
| Born | May 5, 1965 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1988 (aged 23) New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Strangulation (murder) |
| Occupation | Performer |
| Years active | 1978 or 1979 – 1988 |
| Notable work | Paris Is Burning |
Venus Xtravaganza (May 5, 1965 – December 21, 1988)[1] was an American transgender woman.[2] 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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