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American comedian, actress and singer

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.

DeLaria was born in Belleville, Illinois, Her paternal grandparents were Italian. Discussing her stand up, Delaria says, "This is who I am, when I'm up there. This is it. I'm a big butch dyke. That's who I am. And I'm a friendly one. I'm a big butch dyke with a smile on my face." "Ten Percent Revue" was performed in Boston, San Francisco, Provincetown, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. Many shows were sold out. The show received very favorable reviews nationwide. DeLaria conceived, wrote, directed and starred in "Girl Friday: We're Funny That Way", a musical comedy, in 1989. The show won the 1989 Golden Gull for Best Comedy Group in Provincetown, Massachusetts. When DeLaria appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1993, she was the first openly gay comic to appear on a late night talk show. While appearing on the show, DeLaria said, "Hello everybody, my name is Lea DeLaria, and it's great to be here, because it's the 1990s! It's hip to be queer! I'm a big dyke." DeLaria later said she had been told that she should not have used the term dyke on the air. Hall later defended her, saying, "If she wants to call herself a dyke, that's her business." Entertainment Weekly said "a star is born with Lea DeLaria" of her "showstopping" performance as Hildy Esterhazy in the 1998 Broadway revival of On the Town. DeLaria subsequently played Eddie and Dr. Scott in the 2000 Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show, and can be heard on the cast recording. DeLaria appeared in a number of films, including Edge of Seventeen and The First Wives Club. DeLaria integrates musical performance into her stand up comedy, focusing on traditional and modern be bop jazz. In 2001 she released a CD of jazz standards called Play It Cool. This was followed by the album Double Standards in 2003, and by The Very Best of Lea DeLaria in 2008. In 2001, DeLaria was the voice of Helga Phugly on the short lived animated sitcom The Oblongs. In 1996 DeLaria played the part of a woman friend of Carol and Susan in the Friends episode The One with the Lesbian Wedding. In 1999 DeLaria played the recurring role of Madame Delphina on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, returning in 2008 as both Delphina and Professor Delbert Fina. She continued to portray Delphina on a recurring basis until 2011. In 2008, Warner Records released The Live Smoke Sessions, DeLaria's first recording focused on "timeless pop standards" such as "Down With Love", "Night and Day", "Love Me or Leave Me" and "Come Rain or Come Shine." She noted, "I styled this CD on the old school live recordings It is my hope that this CD will take you back to 1948 and the Village Vanguard. So please let me invite you to mix a cocktail and enjoy a smoke while you sit back and soak up the swing." In November 2008, DeLaria completed a tour of Australia, playing Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. She also frequently collaborates with comedian Maggie Cassella, most notably on an annual Christmas cabaret show in Toronto, Ontario which also sometimes tours to several other North American cities. In July 2010, her version of "All That Jazz" was used on So You Think You Can Dance. DeLaria performed in Prometheus Bound at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2013, she has appeared in the Netflix Original Orange Is the New Black as the recurring character prison inmate Carrie 'Big Boo' Black. In December 2014, DeLaria voiced EJ Randell, the lesbian mother of Jeff in the Cartoon Network animated series Clarence. On February 14, 2015, DeLaria received the Equality Illinois Freedom Award for her work as "a cutting edge performer who has used her talent to entertain and enlighten millions of Americans," said Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois. On receiving the award at the 2015 Equality Illinois Gala in Chicago, DeLaria said, "As an out performer for over 33 years who has made it her life's work to change peoples perception of butch, queer and LGBT, it is an honor for me to receive such recognition from my home state. I feel I'm doing Belleville proud. Go Maroons!". In 2017, DeLaria revealed about what went wrong with the butch lesbian stereotypes just because she herself is an androgynous masculine presenting lesbian. In 2022, DeLaria returned to Broadway in the comic play POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive where she received positive acclaim from critics.

In January 2015, DeLaria became engaged to fashion editor Chelsea Fairless after two and a half years of dating. The two met through Fairless's friend, actress Emma Myles, who plays Leanne in Orange is the New Black. In January 2017, DeLaria confirmed she and Fairless had separated.

Year Title Role Notes1996Rescuing DesireSadie1996The First Wives ClubElise's fanNational Board of Review Award: Best Acting by an Ensemble1997Plump FictionMr. Purple 1998Homo HeightsClementineEdge of SeventeenAngie2006Fat Rose and SqueakyFat RoseCo starring Cicely Tyson as 'Squeaky' 2013Ass BackwardsDebDear Dumb Diary Ms. Bruntford2016Bear with UsChief Ranger Stewart (voice)2017Cars 3Miss Fritter (voice)2018Support the GirlsBobo

Year Title Role Notes 1993Out ThereHerselfTV filmCamp ChristmasHerselfTV filmIn the LifeHerself/Guest host1 episode1994MatlockDet. Pat Jordan2 episodes1994–95The John Larroquette ShowLorelei2 episodes 1995Tom Clancy's Op CenterCapt. WhiteTV filmSaved by the Bell: The New ClassMiss Hearst1 episodeOut There in HollywoodHerselfSequel to the 1993 TV movie Out There1996FriendsWomanEpisode: "The One with the Lesbian Wedding"1997The Drew Carey ShowJewel1 episode 1998In Thru the Out DoorVarious characters (also writer)TV filmWe're Funny That Way!HerselfDocumentary1999Great PerformancesHerself/PerformerTV series1999–2011One Life to LiveMadame Delphina31 episodes2000The BeatKathyUnknown episodes 2001Further Tails of the CityWillie OmiakTV mini seriesThe OblongsHelga Phugly7 episodesThe JobKiki1 episodeCabaret Live!Herself/Performer2002Just for LaughsHerself/PerformerTV movie 2003Will & GraceNurse Carver1 episodeThe Award Show Awards ShowHerselfTV special 2004Mercury in RetrogradeBetsy BrickTV short2006Outlaugh!Herself/PerformerTV special 2009Ptown DiariesDeLariaTV movieLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitFrankieEpisode: "Transitions" 2012CalifornicationDebbieEpisode: "Raw"Submissions OnlyAuditioner #4Episode: "Another Interruption"2013Dear Dumb DiaryMs. BruntfordTV film2013–2019Orange Is the New BlackCarrie "Big Boo" BlackRecurring season 1–3, regular season 4–5, guest season 6 7 (63 episodes)2014AwkwardTattooistEpisode: "After Hours"2014–2017ClarenceEJ / various characters (voice)9 episodes2014Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop cultureHerselfDocumentary2015The Jim Gaffigan ShowHerselfEpisode: "The Bible Story" 2017Baroness von Sketch ShowBrinaEpisode: "Don't Make Me Send a Lawyer Up There"Broad CityDebEpisode: "Bedbugs"ShamelessBarbEpisode: "Frank's Northern Shuttle Express" 2019 The CodeEpisode: "1st Civ Div"ReprisalQueenie 2020 Ahead of the Curve Herself DocumentaryKipo and the Age of WonderbeastsMolly Yarnchopper (voice)5 Episodes2023Awkwafina Is Nora From QueensAlfur the Elf2 episodes

Year Title Role Venue1998 On the Town Hildy Esterhazy Gershwin Theatre, Broadway2000 The Rocky Horror Show Eddie/Dr. Everett V. Scott Circle in the Square, Broadway2017 Mamma Mia! Rosie Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles2022 POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive Bernadette Shubert Theatre, Broadway