ACTOR
Lea DeLaria
Known for Friends · Cars 3 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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 and Psychic Madame Delphina on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live from 1999 to 2011.
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- Born
- May 23, 1958
- Birthplace
- Belleville, Illinois, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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 and Psychic Madame Delphina on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live from 1999 to 2011.
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Known For
TV
FriendsWoman · 1994
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
MOVIE
Cars 3Miss Fritter (voice) · 2017
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFrankie · 1999
★ 8.0
★ 8.0
TV
The BlacklistNurse Binstock · 2013
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
ShamelessBarb · 2011
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Orange Is the New BlackBig Boo · 2013
★ 7.6
★ 7.6
TV
Will & GraceNurse Carver · 1998
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsMolly Yarnchopper (voice) · 2020
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
Filmography
Movies
A Simple Matter of JusticeSelf
1993
Camp Christmas
1993
Out ThereSelf
1993
Jodie: An IconSelf - Interviewee
1996
Rescuing DesireSadie
1996
The First Wives ClubElise's Fan
1996
Plump FictionMr. Purple
1997
Homo HeightsClementine
1998
We're Funny That Way
1998
Edge of SeventeenAngie
1999
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading LadiesSelf - Performer
1999
Fat Rose and SqueakyFat Rose
2006
Outlaugh!Self
2006
Ass BackwardsDeb
2013
Dear Dumb DiaryMs. Bruntford
2013
The Same Difference
2015
Bear with UsChief Ranger Stewart (voice)
2016
Cars 3Miss Fritter (voice)
2017
Clarence’s Stormy SleepoverEJ (voice)
2017
Miss Fritter's Racing SkooolMiss Fritter (voice)
2017
Support the GirlsBobo
2018
Thanks to HankSelf
2019
The Renegades
2020
Ahead of the CurveSelf
2021
Potato Dreams of AmericaTamara
2021
The Lesbian Bar ProjectNarrator
2021The Lesbian Bar ProjectExecutive Producer
2021
Glitter & DoomBoston
2024
POSSUMExecutive Producer
2024
Old Dykes
2025
OuterlandsDenise
2025
TowJocelyn
2026
WoodstockersMary
2026
Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie MusicalDelilah Leigh
C
C-SideBonnie
SB
Stephanie, Bride to Be
There She Goes
Television
One Life to Live4 eps
1968
Great PerformancesSelf · 1 eps
1971
MatlockDet. Pat Poletti · 1 eps
1986MatlockDet. Pat Jordan · 1 eps
1986
The Word1 eps
1990
Saved by the Bell: The New ClassMiss Hearst · 1 eps
1993
The John Larroquette ShowLorelei · 2 eps
1993
FriendsWoman · 1 eps
1994
The Drew Carey ShowJewel · 1 eps
1995
Good News WeekSelf · 1 eps
1996
Will & GraceNurse Carver · 1 eps
1998
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFrankie · 1 eps
1999
Further Tales of the CityWillie Omiak · 4 eps
2001
The Job1 eps
2001
The OblongsHelga Phugly (voice) · 13 eps
2001
CalifornicationDebbie · 1 eps
2007
Awkward.Tattooist · 1 eps
2011
ShamelessBarb · 1 eps
2011
Orange Is the New BlackBig Boo · 63 eps
2013
The BlacklistNurse Binstock · 1 eps
2013
Broad CityDeb · 1 eps
2014
ClarenceEJ / Gale / Betty (voice) · 1 eps
2014ClarenceEJ (voice) · 6 eps
2014ClarenceEJ / Incidental Lady (voice) · 1 eps
2014ClarenceEJ / TV Girl (voice) · 1 eps
2014ClarenceEJ / Nurse (voice) · 1 eps
2014
Trailblazer HonorsSelf - Honoree · 1 eps
2014Trailblazer HonorsSelf - Presenter · 1 eps
2014
Jay Leno's GarageSelf · 1 eps
2015
ChelseaSelf · 1 eps
2016
ReprisalQueenie · 9 eps
2019
Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensAlfur the Elf · 2 eps
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf · 1 eps
2020
Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsMolly Yarnchopper (voice) · 30 eps
2020
Girls5evaBev · 1 eps
2021
East New YorkFire Marshal Nicky Greenville · 1 eps
2022
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer HorrorSelf · 4 eps
2022
The Lesbian Bar ProjectSelf - Host · 3 eps
2022The Lesbian Bar ProjectExecutive Producer
2022Photos
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