Lea DeLaria

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
May 23, 1958 (66 years old)

Lea DeLaria

Known For

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 the relationship between queer audiences and horror, and the queer horror community as a whole.

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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.