Actor Alexis Arquette dies aged 47

Actor and transgender activist Alexis Arquette passed away on Sunday morning.

The news of 47-year-old Alexis' death was confirmed in a moving Facebook tribute by her brother Richmond. Member of the famous Arquette family, Alexis was best know for her roles in Of Mice and Men, Pulp Fiction and Boy George impersonator in The Wedding Singer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhYzEu-OJDo Sibling to Richmond, Rosanna, David and Patricia, Alexis was born Robert Arquette, and in 2007 documented her transition to becoming a woman in film, Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother.  The circumstances surrounding her death are yet to be confirmed, however, TMZ report that Alexis died at 12:32 AM as Bowie's 'Starman' played surrounded by family and friends.  Richmond's post reads:

"Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12:32 am. “He was surrounded by all of his brothers and sisters, one of his nieces and several other loved ones. We were playing music for him and he passed during David Bowie's Starman. As per his wishes, we cheered at the moment that he transitioned to another dimension. "I am feeling immense gratitude to have been afforded the luxury of sharing life with him/her, for learning from Alexis, for being given the gift of being able to love him/her and to be loved by him/her. He was a force. "He died as he lived, on his own terms. I am immensely grateful that it was fast and painless. It was an incredibly moving experience and I am humbled and grateful to have been able to have been with him as he began his journey onward. "Thank you, Alexis, I love you and will love you always."

Sister Patricia Arquette shared a YouTube video of the famous Bowie track with the words "Breaking through the veil singing Starman."  Lead image via Getty.