Lea DeLaria

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-05-23 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Belleville, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • Lea De Laria

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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Known For

Friends
8.4%

Friends

Sep 22, 1994

Cars 3
6.9%

Cars 3

Jun 15, 2017

The Blacklist
7.6%

The Blacklist

Sep 23, 2013

Shameless
8.2%

Shameless

Jan 9, 2011

Orange Is the New Black
7.7%

Orange Is the New Black

Jul 11, 2013

Californication
7.6%

Californication

Aug 13, 2007

The First Wives Club
6.7%

The First Wives Club

Sep 20, 1996

Will & Grace
6.8%

Will & Grace

Sep 21, 1998

Awkward.
7.4%

Awkward.

Jul 19, 2011

Clarence
7.9%

Clarence

Apr 14, 2014

Clarence
7.9%

Clarence

Apr 14, 2014

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Acting

Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical as Delilah Leigh
There She Goes
2025
Outerlands
2024
Glitter & Doom as Boston
2022
The Lesbian Bar Project as Self - Host
2022
East New York as Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville
2022
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror as Self
2021
Potato Dreams of America as Tamara
2021
The Lesbian Bar Project as Narrator
2021
Ahead of the Curve as Self
2021
Girls5eva as Bev
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
2020
The Renegades
2020
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Alfur the Elf
2020
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts as Molly Yarnchopper (voice)
2019
Reprisal as Queenie
2019
Thanks to Hank as Self
2018
Support the Girls as Bobo
2017
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool as Miss Fritter (voice)
2017
Cars 3 as Miss Fritter (voice)
2016
Chelsea as Self
2016
Bear with Us as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)
2015
Jay Leno's Garage as Self
2015
The Same Difference
2014
Trailblazer Honors as Self - Honoree
2014
Trailblazer Honors as Self - Presenter
2014
Clarence as EJ / Gale / Betty (voice)
2014
Clarence as EJ (voice)
2014
Clarence as EJ / Incidental Lady (voice)
2014
Clarence as EJ / TV Girl (voice)
2014
Clarence as EJ / Nurse (voice)
2014
Broad City as Deb
2013
The Blacklist as Nurse Binstock
2013
Dear Dumb Diary as Ms. Bruntford
2013
Orange Is the New Black as Big Boo
2013
Ass Backwards as Deb
2011
Awkward. as Tattooist
2011
Shameless as Barb
2007
Californication as Debbie
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky as Fat Rose
2006
Outlaugh! as Self
2001
Further Tales of the City as Willie Omiak
2001
The Oblongs as Helga Phugly (voice)
2001
The Job
1999
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Frankie
1998
Will & Grace as Nurse Carver
1998
Edge of Seventeen as Angie
1998
Homo Heights as Clementine
1998
We're Funny That Way
1997
Plump Fiction as Mr. Purple
1996
The First Wives Club as Elise's Fan
1996
Rescuing Desire as Sadie
1996
Good News Week as Self
1996
Jodie: An Icon as Self - Interviewee
1995
The Drew Carey Show as Jewel
1994
Friends as Woman
1993
Camp Christmas
1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Miss Hearst
1993
The John Larroquette Show as Lorelei
1986
Matlock
1986
Matlock as Det. Pat Jordan
1971
Great Performances as Self
1968
One Life to Live

Production

2024
POSSUM as Executive Producer
2022
The Lesbian Bar Project as Executive Producer
2021
The Lesbian Bar Project as Executive Producer
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