Actor profile

Lea DeLaria

23rd May 1958 Belleville, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

33 Movies 31 TV Shows 64 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Tow poster

Tow 20th March 2026 as Jocelyn

Woodstockers poster

Woodstockers 14th March 2026 as Mary

Outerlands poster

Outerlands 15th November 2025 as Denise

Old Dykes poster

Old Dykes 21st September 2025

Glitter & Doom poster

Glitter & Doom 8th March 2024 as Boston

Potato Dreams of America poster

Potato Dreams of America 11th November 2021 as Tamara

The Lesbian Bar Project poster

The Lesbian Bar Project 3rd June 2021 as Narrator

Ahead of the Curve poster

Ahead of the Curve 28th May 2021 as Self

The Renegades poster

The Renegades 1st March 2020

Thanks to Hank poster

Thanks to Hank 27th June 2019 as Self

Support the Girls poster

Support the Girls 24th August 2018 as Bobo

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool poster

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool 24th October 2017 as Miss Fritter (voice)

Cars 3 poster

Cars 3 15th June 2017 as Miss Fritter (voice)

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover poster

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover 4th June 2017 as EJ (voice)

Bear with Us poster

Bear with Us 1st April 2016 as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)

The Same Difference poster

The Same Difference 23rd June 2015

Dear Dumb Diary poster

Dear Dumb Diary 6th September 2013 as Ms. Bruntford

Ass Backwards poster

Ass Backwards 21st January 2013 as Deb

Fat Rose and Squeaky poster

Fat Rose and Squeaky 11th August 2006 as Fat Rose

Outlaugh! poster

Outlaugh! 9th July 2006 as Self

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies poster

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies 1st December 1999 as Self - Performer

Edge of Seventeen poster

Edge of Seventeen 11th June 1999 as Angie

Homo Heights poster

Homo Heights 19th February 1998 as Clementine

We're Funny That Way poster

We're Funny That Way 1st January 1998

Plump Fiction poster

Plump Fiction 1st May 1997 as Mr. Purple

The First Wives Club poster

The First Wives Club 20th September 1996 as Elise's Fan

Rescuing Desire poster

Rescuing Desire 14th May 1996 as Sadie

Jodie: An Icon poster

Jodie: An Icon 1st January 1996 as Self - Interviewee

Camp Christmas poster

Camp Christmas 24th December 1993

A Simple Matter of Justice poster

A Simple Matter of Justice 12th November 1993 as Self

Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical poster

Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical as Delilah Leigh

C-Side as Bonnie

There She Goes

The Lesbian Bar Project poster

The Lesbian Bar Project 11th October 2022 as Self - Host

East New York poster

East New York 2nd October 2022 as Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror poster

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror 30th September 2022 as Self

Girls5eva poster

Girls5eva 6th May 2021 as Bev

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 3rd May 2020 as Self

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens poster

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens 22nd January 2020 as Alfur the Elf

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts poster

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts 14th January 2020 as Molly Yarnchopper (voice)

Reprisal poster

Reprisal 6th December 2019 as Queenie

Chelsea poster

Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self

Jay Leno's Garage poster

Jay Leno's Garage 7th October 2015 as Self

Trailblazer Honors poster

Trailblazer Honors 27th June 2014 as Self - Presenter

Clarence poster

Clarence 14th April 2014 as EJ / Nurse (voice)

Broad City poster

Broad City 22nd January 2014 as Deb

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist 23rd September 2013 as Nurse Binstock

Orange Is the New Black poster

Orange Is the New Black 11th July 2013 as Big Boo

Awkward. poster

Awkward. 19th July 2011 as Tattooist

Shameless poster

Shameless 9th January 2011 as Barb

Californication poster

Californication 13th August 2007 as Debbie

Further Tales of the City poster

Further Tales of the City 6th May 2001 as Willie Omiak

The Oblongs poster

The Oblongs 1st April 2001 as Helga Phugly (voice)

The Job poster

The Job 14th March 2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Frankie

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 21st September 1998 as Nurse Carver

Good News Week poster

Good News Week 12th April 1996 as Self

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Jewel

Friends poster

Friends 22nd September 1994 as Woman

Saved by the Bell: The New Class poster

Saved by the Bell: The New Class 11th September 1993 as Miss Hearst

The John Larroquette Show poster

The John Larroquette Show 2nd September 1993 as Lorelei

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Det. Pat Jordan

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

One Life to Live poster

One Life to Live 15th July 1968