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The Lady Chablis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Benjamin Edward Knox, Brenda Dale Knox, The Grand Empress, The Doll
(1957-2016), Afroamerican drag queen
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1957
- Died
- 2016
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Hiding My Candy
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Film & TV
Quincy, Florida, USA
The Lady Chablis (March 11, 1957 – September 8, 2016), also known as The Grand Empress and The Doll, was an American actress, author, and transgender club performer. Through exposure in the bestselling nonfiction book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and its 1997 film adaptation, she became one of the first trans performers to be introduced to a wide audience. From Wikipedia, the free…
Known for
- Heart Breaks Open2011
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil — Chablis Deveau1997
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1986-03-28
2000s2010s2020samericanadancedance-pop
Discography
- The Fame2008
- The Fame Monster2009
- Born This Way2011
- ARTPOP2013
- Cheek to Cheek2014
- Joanne2016
- Chromatica2020
- Love for Sale2021
- MAYHEM2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- trans woman
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Quincy
- Place of death
- Savannah
- Occupation
- cabaret performer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Lady Chablis memorial poster.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1957-03-11
- date of death
- 2016-09-08
- birth name
- Benjamin Edward Knox
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
Sources (1)
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