Biography
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 Tu...
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Complete Filmography
Blended
2014
as Georgina
Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither...
Fire Island '79
2013
Filmmaker Chase Hook committed suicide on December 31st, 1979. His conservative family destroyed all of his films. Recently Super 8 home movies of his...
Getting Back to Zero
2013
as Judy
Two brothers reconcile their relationship over the death of their father after they inherit his craps table and gambling debt. A dark comedy set in th...
Hard Breakers
2011
as Ms Independence
Tired of the dating scene, Lindsay and Alexis take matters into their own hands, clubbing potential mates and dragging them back to their house.
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav
2007
as Self
It's Flavor Flav's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007
as Self
A profile of a preoperative transsexual, director Matthew Barbato's fascinating documentary follows Alexis Arquette as she prepares for her upcoming g...
The Making of 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'
2006
A wonderful making of featurette that focuses on the controversial novel that inspired the film Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) as well the production hi...
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
2006
as Self
An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr., a self-described "...
Lords of Dogtown
2005
as Tranny
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of spor...
Wasabi Tuna
2003
as Champagne Anna
A group of friends who take Halloween way too seriously kidnap Anna Nicole Smith's beloved pet Sugar-Pie. It's up to a bunch of drag queens dressed as...
The Movie Hero
2003
as Strange, Yet Attractive Woman
A man believes his life is a movie watched by an audience only he can see.
Spun
2003
as Moustache Cop
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nik...
Killer Drag Queens on Dope
2003
as Ginger (as Eva Destruction)
Killer Drag Queens on Dope is the wild story of Ginger and Coco, two dolls with a little secret... They're contract killers who work for a one-eyed lu...
Killer Drag Queens on Dope
2003
Producer
Killer Drag Queens on Dope is the wild story of Ginger and Coco, two dolls with a little secret... They're contract killers who work for a one-eyed lu...
The Trip
2002
as Michael
When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin.....
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001
as Sidney
Four college kids come to a video store near midnight, and through an unusual twist become embroiled in a hostage situation.
Audit
2001
as Richard
A young actor and his wife undergoing an IRS audit have more to worry about than the usual cheating when the IRS secretary turns out to be hot for the...
Perfect Lover
2001
as Onix
In a futuristic world where women run the show, a shy plastics designer buys a female robot, so he gains confidence and becomes a ladies' man.
Boys Life 3
2000
as Adam (segment "Inside Out")
Jason Gould satirizes coming out in Hollywood in Inside Out, starring Alexis Arquette and papa Elliot Gould. Lane Janger's Just One Time was a festiva...
The Price of Air
2000
as Willy
In the idyllic suburban distopia of Orange, the affable but clueless Paul agrees to be a drug courier for Mr. Ball who's about to take delivery of a d...
Piccadilly Pickups
1999
as Henri de la Plus Ooh Arrgh
A quirky, satirical seduction into the glorious world of prostitution and pornography from Piccadilly, Manchester to Piccadilly, London. Teenager Jake...
Love Kills
1999
as James
A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.
Out in Fifty
1999
as Kim
A reformed ex-convict enters a love triangle and gets manipulated into being a scapegoat in a murder scheme for revenge.
Clubland
1999
as Steven
Kennedy is a rebellious, young musician who believes that talent and determination are all it takes to be a success. But as he and his loyal bandmates...
She's All That
1999
as Mitch
High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for s...
Bride of Chucky
1998
as Damien
Chucky is reborn when his old flame, Tiffany, rescues his battered doll parts from a police impound.
The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Mr. Ed
A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-row inmate. Enter Chauncey Ledbetter, a quirky and...
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
1998
as Greg
Six college students take a wrong turn and find themselves lost in a strangely deserted rural town... only to discover that this deceptively quiet pla...
Cleopatra's Second Husband
1998
as Alex
Robert is an art photographer who is totally controlled by his wife Hallie. When they go on vacation in New York, they leave their house to their frie...
The Wedding Singer
1998
as George
Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her f...
Fool's Gold
1998
as Mark
Flimp and Sam are both outcasts in the Oklahoma town of Oiltown, but Jewish Sam idolises macho Latino Flimp. When they hear that a wealthy man has mov...
Kiss & Tell
1997
as Amerod Burkowitz
A performance artist turns up dead with a carrot up her butt by LAX. Three detectives interview her friends to find out who killed her and why.
Close To
1997
as Deaf Mute
Two young men have a brief sexual encounter in a New York City subway that sets off feelings of anxiety and desperation.
I Think I Do
1997
as Bob
The marriage of mutual friends reunites former college roommates Bob and Brendan, who tried to ignore the sexual tension that always flowed between th...
Goodbye America
1997
as Paul Bladon
It is November 1992 and the US Navy is preparing to surrender its largest overseas facility at Subic Bay, Philippines, after almost a century. For bot...
Inside Out
1997
as Adam
A film that shows how "hard" it is to be son of celebrities.
Sometimes They Come Back... Again
1996
as Tony Reno
Jon Porter returns to his hometown after the sudden and bizarre death of his mother. He hopes to leave as soon as the funeral is over but it's too lat...
Things I Never Told You
1996
as Paul
Don is a real estate salesman who volunteers at a "hotline for hope". Ann, who works in a photo store, has been told by her boyfriend that he doesn't ...
Frisk
1996
as Punk (victim #3)
A first person narrative of the exploits of a gay serial killer in deeply disturbing, controversial drama about violence, sexuality, and the imaginati...
Scream, Teen, Scream!
1996
as Lisa Marie
In a plot broadly spoofing teen horror movies, three teenage "girls" have a slumber party on Halloween night. Gay Power-rangers, pizza delivery guys i...
Never Met Picasso
1996
as Andrew Magnus
Still living at home with his avant-garde actress mother, constantly rejected by art schools, and without a lover, aspiring painter Andrew decides to ...
White Man's Burden
1995
as Panhandler
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pin...
Dead Weekend
1995
as McHacker
In the midst of an evacuation effort, True World Forces agent Weed must secure an alien spacecraft suspected to have crashed somewhere in the city. Bu...
Wigstock: The Movie
1995
as Self
The three-decade-old annual Manhattan gathering of drag queens and their fans is portrayed in this colorful documentary. The film concentrates on the ...
Paradise Framed
1995
In this art-film, a famous multimedia artist abandons his former life for a new one in a hermetically sealed room filled with living portraits. His ne...
Days of Pentecost
1995
as Mechanic
Days of Pentecost is a feature-length drag action/adventure musical road movie. Inspired by Russ Meyer's 60's exploitation classic Faster, Pussycat! K...
Don't Do It
1994
as David
Story about three youthful couples in contemporary Los Angeles.
Frank & Jesse
1994
as Charlie Ford
At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to...
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Fourth Man
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime cape...
Grief
1994
as Bill
A campy chronicle of the lusts and loves of the men and women who work on a low-rent TV show called, "The Love Judge."
Threesome
1994
as Dick
At a sizable public college, high-minded student Eddy is forced to room with the slovenly Stuart, but the pair strike up a surprising friendship. When...
Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg
1994
as Denver McDowell
A young mother is accused of convincing four teenagers to murder her husband, who she claims abused her during their ten-year relationship.
Jack Be Nimble
1993
as Jack
Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a...
Grey Knight
1993
as Cpl. Dawson
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers accidentally free an evil voodoo entity brought back by slave traders. The entity possesses the dead bodies...
Of Mice and Men
1992
as Whitt
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Miracle Beach
1992
as Lars
Down on his luck, Scotty McKay becomes the master of a very lonely genie, who brings him wealth, power and true love. Miracles can happen!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Vampire DJ (uncredited)
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill va...
Terminal Bliss
1992
as Craig Murphy
Alex and John are childhood friends growing up in an affluent neighborhood, they are as close as two can be. When a new girl joins their exclusive cir...
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991
as Danny
Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.
Motorama
1991
Storyboard Artist
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America play...
Death of a Schoolboy
1990
as Milan
On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot to death in Sarajewo. His assassination caused a chain of events that brought about Wor...
High Score
1990
as Yago / Freddie
A man obsessed with video games becomes increasingly confused between the game and reality. When he causes a fatal accident and flees, a policeman, wh...
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
as Georgette
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute...
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
as Max's Friend (uncredited)
Beverly Hills couple Barbara and Dave Whiteman find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.