Lea DeLaria
May 23, 1958 (66 years old) in Belleville, Illinois, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 ·Outerlandsas
- 2024 ·Glitter & Doomas Boston
- 2022 ·The Lesbian Bar Projectas Self - Host
- 2022 ·East New Yorkas Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville
- 2022 ·Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horroras Self
- 2021 ·Potato Dreams of Americaas Tamara
- 2021 ·The Lesbian Bar Projectas Narrator
- 2021 ·Ahead of the Curveas Self
- 2021 ·Girls5evaas Bev
- 2020 ·Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sas Self
- 2020 ·The Renegadesas
- 2020 ·Awkwafina is Nora From Queensas Alfur the Elf
- 2020 ·Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeastsas Molly Yarnchopper (voice)
- 2019 ·Reprisalas Queenie
- 2019 ·Thanks to Hankas Self
- 2018 ·Support the Girlsas Bobo
- 2017 ·Miss Fritter's Racing Skooolas Miss Fritter (voice)
- 2017 ·Cars 3as Miss Fritter (voice)
- 2016 ·Chelseaas Self
- 2016 ·Bear with Usas Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)
- 2015 ·Jay Leno's Garageas Self
- 2015 ·The Same Differenceas
- 2014 ·Trailblazer Honorsas Self - Honoree
- 2014 ·Trailblazer Honorsas Self - Presenter
- 2014 ·Clarenceas EJ / Gale / Betty (voice)
- 2014 ·Clarenceas EJ (voice)
- 2014 ·Clarenceas EJ / Incidental Lady (voice)
- 2014 ·Clarenceas EJ / TV Girl (voice)
- 2014 ·Clarenceas EJ / Nurse (voice)
- 2014 ·Broad Cityas Deb
- 2013 ·The Blacklistas Nurse Binstock
- 2013 ·Dear Dumb Diaryas Ms. Bruntford
- 2013 ·Orange Is the New Blackas Big Boo
- 2013 ·Ass Backwardsas Deb
- 2011 ·Awkward.as Tattooist
- 2011 ·Shamelessas Barb
- 2007 ·Californicationas Debbie
- 2006 ·Fat Rose and Squeakyas Fat Rose
- 2006 ·Outlaugh!as Self
- 2001 ·Further Tales of the Cityas Willie Omiak
- 2001 ·The Oblongsas Helga Phugly (voice)
- 2001 ·The Jobas
- 1999 ·My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladiesas Self - Performer
- 1999 ·Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Frankie
- 1998 ·Will & Graceas Nurse Carver
- 1998 ·Edge of Seventeenas Angie
- 1998 ·Homo Heightsas Clementine
- 1998 ·We're Funny That Wayas
- 1997 ·Plump Fictionas Mr. Purple
- 1996 ·The First Wives Clubas Elise's Fan
- 1996 ·Rescuing Desireas Sadie
- 1996 ·Good News Weekas Self
- 1996 ·Jodie: An Iconas Self - Interviewee
- 1995 ·The Drew Carey Showas Jewel
- 1994 ·Friendsas Woman
- 1993 ·Camp Christmasas
- 1993 ·Saved by the Bell: The New Classas Miss Hearst
- 1993 ·The John Larroquette Showas Lorelei
- 1986 ·Matlockas
- 1986 ·Matlockas Det. Pat Jordan
- 1971 ·Great Performancesas Self
- 1968 ·One Life to Liveas
- Future ·Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musicalas Delilah Leigh
- Future ·There She Goesas