Lea DeLaria

Acting

Lea DeLaria

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 23, 1958 (67 years old)

Lea DeLaria

Known For

Outerlands
1h 40m
Movie 2025

Outerlands

Cass (they/them) juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and...

Glitter & Doom
1h 54m
Movie 2024

Glitter & Doom

Serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter start a...

The Lesbian Bar Project
TV Show 2022

The Lesbian Bar Project

This 3 part series spotlights the heartfelt, hilarious, and human...

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
TV Show 2022

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

A four-part documentary telling the story of LGBTQIA+ horror and...

Potato Dreams of America
1h 37m
Movie 2021

Potato Dreams of America

A true story about a gay boy growing up in...

The Lesbian Bar Project
0h 20m
Movie 2021

The Lesbian Bar Project

This documentary reflects on the disappearance of lesbian bars in...

Ahead of the Curve
1h 38m
Movie 2021

Ahead of the Curve

With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run...

The Renegades
0h 15m
Movie 2020

The Renegades

Queer culture and the arts would be much poorer without...

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
0h 24m
TV Show 2020

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

A sheltered girl gets a crash course in survival when...

Thanks to Hank
1h 21m
Movie 2019

Thanks to Hank

Brought to life with archival footage, animation, and interviews with...

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.