Lea DeLaria

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-05-23 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Belleville, Illinois, USA

Lea DeLaria

Biography

Lea DeLaria (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on American television with her 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. She is best known for her portrayal of inmate Carrie "Big Boo" Black on Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019). She's known for her work on Broadway including the revival of The Rocky Horror Show in 2000, and POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in 2022. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea DeLaria, licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributo...

Acting

2006

Outlaugh!

as Self

2024

1999

1996

Jodie: An Icon

as Self - Interviewee

2013

1998

Homo Heights

as Clementine

2013

Dear Dumb Diary

as Ms. Bruntford

2016

Bear with Us

as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)

2017

Cars 3

as Miss Fritter (voice)

2017

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

as Miss Fritter (voice)

1996

The First Wives Club

as Elise's Fan

1996

1997

Plump Fiction

as Mr. Purple

2006

2019

2025

Tow

as Jocelyn

Production

2021

The Lesbian Bar Project

as Executive Producer

2024

POSSUM

as Executive Producer

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