Alexis Arquette Dies At Age 47

Alexis Arquette has died.

The 47-year-old transgender actress passed away on Sunday morning, surrounded by her family and friends.

Her brother Richmond confirmed the sad news on Facebook and wrote: "Our brother Robert, who became our brother Alexis, who became our sister Alexis, who became our brother Alexis, passed this morning September 11, at 12.32am. 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 her/him 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 incredible moving experience and I am humbled and grateful to have been able to have been with him as he began his journey onward.

Alexis' cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Alexis - who appeared in movies including The Wedding Singer andShe's All That - was born Robert Arquette and her gender transition was documented in the 2007 film Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother.

The star was the sibling of Richmond, Rosanna, Patricia and David Arquette.