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Venus Xtravaganza
Sign in to saveAlso known as Venus Pellagatti, Venus Pellagatti Xtravaganza
American performer, escort, and dancer (1965–1988)
Film & TV
Jersey City, NJ
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.
Known for
- I'm Your Venus — Self (archive footage)2024
- Paris Is Burning — Self1991
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1965-05-22
- Active to
- 1988-12-21
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 28
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- trans woman
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jersey City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- performing artist
- Languages spoken
- American English
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- date of birth
- 1965-05-22
- date of death
- 1988-12-21
- manner of death
- homicide
- cause of death
- strangling
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
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