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 Sev...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Tow
2025
as Jocelyn
Based on a true story, this poignant and inspiring underdog drama follows Amanda, an unhoused woman living in her car, who takes on a predatory towing...

Outerlands
2025
Cass juggles jobs as a nanny, restaurant server, and party drug dealer in order to make ends meet and pay for their tiny San Francisco apartment. Afte...

POSSUM
2024
Executive Producer
When the leader of an artist residency kills the possum that’s been eating their cauliflower, the residents come to a shocking consensus.

Glitter & Doom
2024
as Boston
Serious musician Doom and free-spirited circus kid Glitter start a budding summer relationship filled with camping trips, late-night conversations, an...

Potato Dreams of America
2021
as Tamara
A true story about a gay boy growing up in the collapsing USSR, his courageous mail-order bride mother, and their adventurous escape to Seattle in the...

The Lesbian Bar Project
2021
as Narrator
This documentary reflects on the disappearance of lesbian bars in the United States.

The Lesbian Bar Project
2021
Executive Producer
This documentary reflects on the disappearance of lesbian bars in the United States.

Ahead of the Curve
2021
as Self
With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track, and a title that called to mind a certain French film star, Franco Stevens launched ...

The Renegades
2020
Queer culture and the arts would be much poorer without the presence and contribution of butch and stud lesbians, whose identity is both its own aesth...

Thanks to Hank
2019
as Self
Brought to life with archival footage, animation, and interviews with collaborators and friends, this sweeping documentary uncovers the impacts of Han...

Support the Girls
2018
as Bobo
Lisa Conroy is general manager at a highway-side 'sports bar with curves', Double Whammies. She nurtures and protects her employees fiercely - but ove...

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
2017
as Miss Fritter (voice)
Enjoy blindsided testimonials from the Crazy 8's, touting the transformative impact Miss Fritter's Racing School has had in reshaping the direction of...

Cars 3
2017
as Miss Fritter (voice)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in th...

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover
2017
as EJ (voice)
Clarence plans to throw the sleepover to end all sleepovers with decorations, pillow fights, and games, but there's one thing missing - guests; Claren...

Bear with Us
2016
as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)
Bear with Us is a crazy romp about a guy who attempts to propose to his girlfriend in the most romantic way possible, but his plan starts to fall apar...

The Same Difference
2015
The Same Difference is a documentary about lesbians who discriminate against other lesbians! The Same Difference, through a series of lesbian women st...

Dear Dumb Diary
2013
as Ms. Bruntford
Based on the best selling series "Dear Dumb Diary" by Jim Benton. Follow Jamie Kelly, as she navigates Mackeral Middle School with the help of her bes...

Ass Backwards
2013
as Deb
Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.

Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Fat Rose
The Irish-willed eighty-year-old Bonnie Ash Fitzpatrick and her only friend in life, seventy-year-old Celine Snow disagree on just about everything. W...

Outlaugh!
2006
as Self
This hilarious, historic concert film showcases the funniest queer stand-up comics and queer sketch groups working in America today. Outlaugh! takes ...

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999
as Self - Performer
On Sept. 28, 1998, some of the greatest divas in musical theater -- including Marin Mazzie, Judy Kuhn and Audra McDonald -- took the stage at New York...

Edge of Seventeen
1999
as Angie
1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.

Homo Heights
1998
as Clementine
Gay guru and fading icon Malcolm wants to escape from Homo Heights town, which is ruled by drag queen and leader of gay mafia Maria Callous.

We're Funny That Way
1998
Live performance clips are combined with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews in which the performers candidly share their life experiences, offer...

Plump Fiction
1997
as Mr. Purple
Four stories intersect in this violent film parody. Exterminators dress as hit men and try to protect the wife of their boss, Montello. Meanwhile, the...

The First Wives Club
1996
as Elise's Fan
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the tr...
Rescuing Desire
1996
as Sadie
Toni, a very accomplished social worker and award winning nurse, is engaged to successful physician, Dr Ralph Mallory and works in a hospital run by R...

Jodie: An Icon
1996
as Self - Interviewee
Jodie is a fast paced, breezy look at the transatlantic phenomenon that has made Hollywood actress Jodie Foster an icon for lesbians who identify with...

Camp Christmas
1993
Several guests who are lesbian or gay go to a home for Christmas.

Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical
N/A
as Delilah Leigh
Forgotten B movie scream queen Delilah Leigh and her son Devin vie for the attention of handsome Indian filmmaker Bhuvan Bannerji, Delilah for her las...
There She Goes
N/A
Molly and Advay meet again twenty five years after being high school sweethearts. They seemed destined to be together forever, but it all ended when s...