Octavia St. Laurent

Career St. Laurent began walking in the New York City ballroom scene in 1982, with "Swept Away" by Diana Ross as her favorite accompanying music. and had a small role in 1993's The Saint of Fort Washington. She was the central character in the short documentary Queen of the Underground (1993, directed by Adam Soch), in which she criticized "big-time celebrities that go around in their cars picking up transvestites, having sex with them, and then getting on TV and making fun of them"--making an explicit reference to Eddie Murphy. dubbed as "the sequel to Paris is Burning", and was using the name Heavenly Angel Octavia St Laurent Manolo Blahnik. "I had wonderful parents that supported me. My sexuality was not an issue with my parents. They were accustomed to that since I was a child. People thought I looked like a little girl, and my mother said: 'This is a boy! In 2000 she delivered a eulogy after the murder of Amanda Milan, at Metropolitan Community Church.

In 2008, St. Laurent was diagnosed with cancer. She moved in with her sister while receiving treatment and started a one-person show at Spirits gay bar in Syracuse, New York, which she described as a quiet place for respite. St. Laurent gave a final interview by phone in March 2009

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1990 Paris Is Burning Herself Documentary 1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Sex worker in car Octavia Saint Laurent: Queen of the Underground Herself Documentary 2005 Pill Awards Hostess TV Award show 2006 How Do I Look Herself Documentary