Boston Pride is delighted to announce that Alexis Arquette will join our 40th Anniversary Celebration as Celebrity Marshal. Alexis will be accompanying the Rainbow Flag in the Parade!

Alexis Arquette was born Robert Arquette in Los Angeles, California, to Brenda "Mardi" Olivia (née Nowak), an actor, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor and director. Arquette's siblings are actors Rosanna, Patricia, Richmond, and David. Arquette is also the sister-in-law of actress Courteney Cox, who is married to her brother David.

At the age of twelve, Arquette's first job was in 1982 where she was cast as "this little kid who's on a ride with all these women and whatnot" in the music video "She's a Beauty" by The Tubes. In 1986 Arquette debuted on the big screen with an uncredited bit part as "Alexis," the white-faced friend/bandmate of the sexually ambivalent, angst filled teenager Max Whiteman in the classic hit comedy "Down and Out in Beverly Hills." At twenty-two, Arquette landed her first significant acting role, playing a transvestite named Georgette in "Last Exit to Brooklyn."

Sixteen years later, she went through her own transition from male to female, an experience that was documented in the film "Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother," which debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.Arquette is also known for her work in the hit film "The Wedding Singer" and "VH1's The Surreal Life."

For more interviews, features, guest blogs, and essays, pick up Bay Windows' Official Pride Guide on June 3!