Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria

65 · Born: May 23, 1958

Personal Details

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Born May 23, 1958 Belleville, Illinois, USA
Parents
  • Jerry DeLaria
  • Robert DeLaria
Relatives
  • Sibling (Sibling)
  • Sibling (Sibling)

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 contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2024
Glitter & Doom
Glitter & Doom as Boston
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2021
Potato Dreams of America
Potato Dreams of America as Tamara
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The Blacklist
The Blacklist as Nurse Binstock
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2020
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts as Molly Yarnchopper (voice)
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2019
Reprisal
Reprisal as Queenie
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2018
Support the Girls
Support the Girls as Bobo
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2017
Cars 3
Cars 3 as Miss Fritter (voice)
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Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool as Miss Fritter (voice)
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2016
Bear with Us
Bear with Us as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)
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Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black as Big Boo
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2015
The Same Difference
2014
Clarence
Clarence as EJ (voice)
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2013
Ass Backwards
Ass Backwards as Deb
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Dear Dumb Diary
Dear Dumb Diary as Ms. Bruntford
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2012
Californication
Californication as Debbie
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2009
Ptown Diaries
Ptown Diaries as DeLaria
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2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
Fat Rose and Squeaky as Fat Rose
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2003
Will & Grace
Will & Grace as Nurse Carver
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2001
The Oblongs
The Oblongs as Helga Phugly (voice)
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Further Tales of the City
Further Tales of the City as Willie Omiak
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1998
We're Funny That Way
Edge of Seventeen
Edge of Seventeen as Angie
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Homo Heights
Homo Heights as Clementine
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1996
Rescuing Desire
Rescuing Desire as Sadie
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1993
Matlock
Matlock
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2022
2021
Ahead of the Curve
2019
Thanks to Hank
Thanks to Hank
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2016
Chelsea
Chelsea
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2013
2006
Outlaugh!
Outlaugh!
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1999
Great Performances
Great Performances
1996
Jodie: An Icon
Jodie: An Icon
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1993
Camp Christmas
Camp Christmas
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