Lea DeLaria
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1958-05-23 (66 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.
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Acting
Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical
as Delilah Leigh
(2025)
(2024)
Glitter & Doom
as Boston
(2021)
Potato Dreams of America
as Tamara
(2021)
Ahead of the Curve
as Self
(2021)
The Lesbian Bar Project
as Narrator
(2020)
(2019)
Thanks to Hank
as Self
(2018)
Support the Girls
as Bobo
(2017)
Cars 3
as Miss Fritter (voice)
(2017)
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
as Miss Fritter (voice)
(2016)
Bear with Us
as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)
(2015)
(2013)
Ass Backwards
as Deb
(2013)
Dear Dumb Diary
as Ms. Bruntford
(2006)
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Fat Rose
(2006)
Outlaugh!
as Self
(1999)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
(1998)
Edge of Seventeen
as Angie
(1998)
(1998)
Homo Heights
as Clementine
(1997)
Plump Fiction
as Mr. Purple
(1996)
The First Wives Club
as Elise's Fan
(1996)
Rescuing Desire
as Sadie
(1996)
Jodie: An Icon
as Self - Interviewee
(1993)
Crew
(2024)
POSSUM
Executive Producer
(2021)
The Lesbian Bar Project
Executive Producer