Venus Xtravaganza

Known for: Acting

Born: May 21, 1965 in Jersey City, NJ - Died: December 20, 1988

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.