Stacey Hollywood is an American transgender woman, actor, model, and well-known LGBT nightclub personality. In West Hollywood during the 1990s she became a prominent

club promoter A promoter works with event production and entertainment industries to promote their productions, including in music and sports. Promoters are individuals or organizations engaged in the business of marketing and promoting live, or pay-per-view ...

, hosting full-to-capacity nights at Club Arena, one of the largest nightclubs in Los Angeles. She was featured on a popular 1998

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club dance track with Club Arena's resident DJ Irene that was originally released on vinyl and later on a CD compilation. Stacey Hollywood is the subject of Parris Patton's 1999 documentary '' Creature'', an in-depth look at the young life and transformation of this transgender woman who grew up in rural North Carolina and moved to

Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood District (disambiguation) * Hollywood, ...

. The film follows her over four years and includes interviews with her conservative

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parents. It was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for ''Outstanding Documentary'' and received a nomination for ''Best Documentary'' at the Chicago International Film Festival.

Discography

*"Weatha Beatin Hoochie Bitch" (1998) *"Weatha Beatin Hoochie Bitch 2005" (2005)

Films

*'' Creature'' (1999) as herself

References

External links

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''Creature'' at TCM
* AllMusic. Stacie "Hollywood" Retrieved 18 January 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hollywood, Stacey Living people LGBT people from North Carolina Transgender women Transgender actresses Transgender female models American LGBT rights activists American transgender actors Year of birth missing (living people)