Lea DeLaria

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-05-23 (67 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lea DeLaria, licensed under CC BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Shameless

    Shameless

  • The Blacklist

    The Blacklist

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Californication

    Californication

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • The Drew Carey Show

    The Drew Carey Show

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Clarence

    Clarence

  • Clarence

    Clarence

  • Clarence

    Clarence

  • Clarence

    Clarence

  • Clarence

    Clarence

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Girls5eva

    Girls5eva

  • Cars 3

    Cars 3

  • Awkward.

    Awkward.

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • The John Larroquette Show

    The John Larroquette Show

  • The First Wives Club

    The First Wives Club

  • Good News Week

    Good News Week

  • Jay Leno's Garage

    Jay Leno's Garage

  • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

    Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • East New York

    East New York

  • The Job

    The Job

  • Dear Dumb Diary

    Dear Dumb Diary

  • My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

    My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

  • The Oblongs

    The Oblongs

  • Edge of Seventeen

    Edge of Seventeen

  • Reprisal

    Reprisal

  • Fat Rose and Squeaky

    Fat Rose and Squeaky

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • Tow

    Tow

  • Support the Girls

    Support the Girls

  • Ahead of the Curve

    Ahead of the Curve

  • Further Tales of the City

    Further Tales of the City

  • Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

    Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

  • Glitter & Doom

    Glitter & Doom

  • Homo Heights

    Homo Heights

  • One Life to Live

    One Life to Live

  • The Renegades

    The Renegades

  • We're Funny That Way

    We're Funny That Way

  • The Lesbian Bar Project

    The Lesbian Bar Project

  • Camp Christmas

    Camp Christmas

  • There She Goes

    There She Goes

  • Potato Dreams of America

    Potato Dreams of America

  • Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover

    Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover

  • Old Dykes

    Old Dykes

  • Ass Backwards

    Ass Backwards

  • Outerlands

    Outerlands

  • Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical

    Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical

  • Rescuing Desire

    Rescuing Desire

  • Plump Fiction

    Plump Fiction

  • Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

    Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

  • The Lesbian Bar Project

    The Lesbian Bar Project

  • Thanks to Hank

    Thanks to Hank

  • Outlaugh!

    Outlaugh!

  • The Same Difference

    The Same Difference

  • Jodie: An Icon

    Jodie: An Icon

  • Bear with Us

    Bear with Us