Venus Xtravaganza

May 22, 1965 · 61 years old

Venus Xtravaganza was an American transgender performer. She came to national attention after her appearance in Jennie Livingston's 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning, in which her life as a trans woman forms one of the film's several story arcs.

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Paris Is Burning

1991 · 1h 18m · Movie

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

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I'm Your Venus

2024 · 1h 25m · Movie

A moving and timely documentary following the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, star of the legendary film Paris Is Burning, as Venus' two families - biological and ballroom - come together to seek answers and celebrate her le...

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