Lea DeLaria
American actor, comedian and singer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1958 · age 68
Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz singer. She portrayed Carrie "Big Boo" Black on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019) and Psychic Madame Delphina on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live from 1999 to 2011.
Lea DeLaria is read about 319 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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Something wrong?A life in dates
TowFilm, Jocelyn2025
Old DykesFilm2024
Glitter & DoomFilm, Boston2022
East New YorkSeries, Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensSeries, Alfur the Elf
The RenegadesFilm, 20202019
Thanks to HankFilm2018
Support the GirlsFilm, Bobo2017
Cars 3Film, Miss Fritter (voice)2015
Jay Leno's GarageSeries
The Same DifferenceFilm, 20152013
Orange Is the New BlackSeries, Big Boo
Ass BackwardsFilm, 2013Deb2007
CalifornicationSeries, Debbie2006
Fat Rose and SqueakyFilm, Fat Rose1999
Edge of SeventeenFilm, Angie1998Theatre World AwardAward
Will & GraceSeries, 1998Nurse Carver1997
Plump FictionFilm, Mr. Purple1996
Jodie: An IconFilm1995
The Drew Carey ShowSeries, Jewel1993
Saved by the Bell: The New ClassSeries, Miss Hearst
A Simple Matter of JusticeFilm, 19931986
MatlockSeries, Det. Pat Poletti1968
One Life to LiveSeries1958Born23 May 1958People around Lea
Close ties
Rose Byrne Produced Tow (2026)
Scott Rudin Produced The First Wives Club (1996)
Debra Monk Also in The First Wives Club and Ass Backwards
Bob Peterson Also in Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool (2017)
Asia Kate Dillon Also in Orange Is the New Black and Outerlands
Cristela Alonzo Also in Cars 3 and Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
Hugh Wilson Directed The First Wives Club (1996)
Jenji Kohan Produced Orange Is the New Black
Julie Brown Also in Plump Fiction and Fat Rose and Squeaky
Thomas Schlamme Directed The One with the Lesbian Wedding (1996)
Heather Rae Produced Ass Backwards (2013)
Wes Hurley Directed Potato Dreams of America (2021)
Known for
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Cars 3 2017
The First Wives Club 1996
Edge of Seventeen 1999
Support the Girls 2018
Ass Backwards 2013
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 36
76 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
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About this person
She also starred in the Broadway productions POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive in 2022 and the 2000 revival of The Rocky Horror Show. She was the first openly gay comic to appear on American television in a 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show.
