Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria

Acting • Born 1958-05-23

Acting1Belleville, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography

68 credits
Outlaugh!

Outlaugh!

Movie • 2006

Self

Glitter & Doom

Glitter & Doom

Movie • 2024

Boston

Edge of Seventeen

Edge of Seventeen

Movie • 1999

Angie

Jodie: An Icon

Jodie: An Icon

Movie • 1996

Self - Interviewee

Ass Backwards

Ass Backwards

Movie • 2013

Deb

Dear Dumb Diary

Dear Dumb Diary

Movie • 2013

Ms. Bruntford

Homo Heights

Homo Heights

Movie • 1998

Clementine

Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical

Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical

Movie

Delilah Leigh

Bear with Us

Bear with Us

Movie • 2016

Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)

The Same Difference

The Same Difference

Movie • 2015

There She Goes

There She Goes

Movie

Cars 3

Cars 3

Movie • 2017

Miss Fritter (voice)

Support the Girls

Support the Girls

Movie • 2018

Bobo

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool

Movie • 2017

Miss Fritter (voice)

We're Funny That Way

We're Funny That Way

Movie • 1998

Rescuing Desire

Rescuing Desire

Movie • 1996

Sadie

Plump Fiction

Plump Fiction

Movie • 1997

Mr. Purple

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

Movie • 1996

Elise's Fan

Fat Rose and Squeaky

Fat Rose and Squeaky

Movie • 2006

Fat Rose

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies

Movie • 1999

Self - Performer

Ahead of the Curve

Ahead of the Curve

Movie • 2021

Self

Thanks to Hank

Thanks to Hank

Movie • 2019

Self

Potato Dreams of America

Potato Dreams of America

Movie • 2021

Tamara

The Lesbian Bar Project

The Lesbian Bar Project

Movie • 2021

Narrator

The Renegades

The Renegades

Movie • 2020

Camp Christmas

Camp Christmas

Movie • 1993

Outerlands

Outerlands

Movie • 2025

Denise

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover

Movie • 2017

EJ (voice)

Tow

Tow

Movie • 2026

Jocelyn

Old Dykes

Old Dykes

Movie • 2025

Woodstockers

Woodstockers

Movie • 2026

Mary

The Job

The Job

TV • 2001

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

TV • 1995

Jewel

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

TV • 1993

Miss Hearst

Matlock

Matlock

TV • 1986

Det. Pat Poletti

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Frankie

The Oblongs

The Oblongs

TV • 2001

Helga Phugly (voice)

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

TV • 1998

Nurse Carver

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

TV • 2013

Big Boo

One Life to Live

One Life to Live

TV • 1968

Awkward.

Awkward.

TV • 2011

Tattooist

Further Tales of the City

Further Tales of the City

TV • 2001

Willie Omiak

Chelsea

Chelsea

TV • 2016

Self

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

TV • 2020

Molly Yarnchopper (voice)

Californication

Californication

TV • 2007

Debbie

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

TV • 2013

Nurse Binstock

Broad City

Broad City

TV • 2014

Deb

Friends

Friends

TV • 1994

Woman

Good News Week

Good News Week

TV • 1996

Self

Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors

TV • 2014

Self - Honoree

Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors

TV • 2014

Self - Presenter

Clarence

Clarence

TV • 2014

EJ / Gale / Betty (voice)

Clarence

Clarence

TV • 2014

EJ (voice)

Clarence

Clarence

TV • 2014

EJ / Incidental Lady (voice)

Clarence

Clarence

TV • 2014

EJ / TV Girl (voice)

Clarence

Clarence

TV • 2014

EJ / Nurse (voice)

Girls5eva

Girls5eva

TV • 2021

Bev

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

TV • 1993

Lorelei

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

TV • 2020

Alfur the Elf

Jay Leno's Garage

Jay Leno's Garage

TV • 2015

Self

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

TV • 2022

Self

Reprisal

Reprisal

TV • 2019

Queenie

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Self

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

TV • 2020

Self

East New York

East New York

TV • 2022

Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville

Shameless

Shameless

TV • 2011

Barb

Matlock

Matlock

TV • 1986

Det. Pat Jordan

The Lesbian Bar Project

The Lesbian Bar Project

TV • 2022

Self - Host