93,772 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Penny Arcade

✓ Source-basedfalling

American performance artist, playwright, actress

United StatesActorsBorn 1950 · age 76
CompareClaim
Fame48.4
MomentumNot measured
Languages5
In century#193,753

Penny Arcade is an American performance artist, actress, and playwright based in New York City. She is known for her comedic wit, forthright delivery, and stage presence. Her performances explore topics such as gentrification, humanity, womanhood, LGBT culture, nostalgia, family history, and the life of the outsider.

Photos 2

The Village Gate Sign on the corner of Thompson and Bleecker streets, January 2006The Village Gate Sign on the corner of Thompson and Bleecker streets, January 2006A banner for Arcade's show Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! at WorldPride London 2012A banner for Arcade's show Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! at WorldPride London 2012

Filmography 22

Beautiful Darling2010
Women in Revolt1971
Resident Alien1990
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis2004
Personality Crisis: One Night Only2022
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC2023
I Was on Mars1991
Fragments of Paradise2022
Scumbag2017
This Side of Heaven2016
Andy Warhol's America2022
You're So Dead
Excavating Taylor Mead2005
The Big Johnson2025
The Significant Death of Quentin Crisp2001
NYC, 19812015
The Book of Conrad2016
The Stolen Moments of September2007
New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture2008
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia2023
Jack Smith's Apartment1990
Sadness at Leaving1992

24 credits on file

Awards 1

2026Guggenheim Fellowship

Connected to Penny 6

Amiri BarakaAlso in New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture (2008)Dani LevyAlso in I Was on Mars (1991)Sally Jessy RaphaelAlso in Resident Alien (1990)Kid Congo PowersAlso in Scumbag (2017)Brigid BerlinAlso in Women in Revolt (1971)Chris KrausAlso in Sadness at Leaving (1992)

About this person

Penny Arcade is an American performance artist, actress, and playwright based in New York City. She is known for her comedic wit, forthright delivery, and stage presence. Her performances explore topics such as gentrification, humanity, womanhood, LGBT culture, nostalgia, family history, and the life of the outsider. Additionally, Arcade is known for her association with underground arts and culture. On April 14, 2026, she was named a Guggenheim Fellow.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76
Written about in
5 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.