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Birthday: May 23, 1958
Place of Birth: Belleville, Illinois, USA

Lea DeLaria

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Outlaugh! Self 2006
Glitter & Doom Boston 2024
Edge of Seventeen Angie 1998
Jodie: An Icon Self - Interviewee 1996
Ass Backwards Deb 2013
Dear Dumb Diary Ms. Bruntford 2013
Homo Heights Clementine 1998
Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical Delilah Leigh 1970
Bear with Us Chief Ranger Stewart (voice) 2016
The Same Difference 2015
There She Goes 1970
Cars 3 Miss Fritter (voice) 2017
Support the Girls Bobo 2018
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool Miss Fritter (voice) 2017
We're Funny That Way 1998
Rescuing Desire Sadie 1996
Plump Fiction Mr. Purple 1997
The First Wives Club Elise's Fan 1996
Fat Rose and Squeaky Fat Rose 2006
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies Self - Performer 1999
Ahead of the Curve Self 2021
Thanks to Hank Self 2019
Potato Dreams of America Tamara 2021
The Lesbian Bar Project Narrator 2022
The Renegades 2020
Camp Christmas 1993
Series Cast Year
The Job 2001
The Drew Carey Show Jewel 1995
Saved by the Bell: The New Class Miss Hearst 1993
Matlock 1986
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Frankie 1999
The Oblongs Helga Phugly (voice) 2001
Will & Grace Nurse Carver 1998
Orange Is the New Black Big Boo 2013
One Life to Live 1968
Awkward. Tattooist 2011
Further Tales of the City Willie Omiak 2001
Chelsea Self 2016
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts Molly Yarnchopper (voice) 2020
Californication Debbie 2007
The Blacklist Nurse Binstock 2013
Broad City Deb 2014
Friends Woman 1994
Good News Week Self 1996
Trailblazer Honors Self - Honoree 2014
Trailblazer Honors Self - Presenter 2014
Clarence EJ / Gale / Betty (voice) 2014
Clarence EJ (voice) 2014
Clarence EJ / Incidental Lady (voice) 2014
Clarence EJ / TV Girl (voice) 2014
Clarence EJ / Nurse (voice) 2014
Girls5eva Bev 2021
The John Larroquette Show Lorelei 1993
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens Alfur the Elf 2020
Jay Leno's Garage Self 2015
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror Self 2022
Reprisal Queenie 2019
Great Performances Self 1971
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's Self 2020
East New York Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville 2022
Shameless Barb 2011
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