
Lea DeLaria
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1958-05-23 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Belleville, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Lea De Laria
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.
Known For
TV Shows (31)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Frankie

Shameless
2011
as Barb

The Blacklist
2013
as Nurse Binstock

Friends
1994
as Woman

Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Big Boo

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Jewel

Will & Grace
1998
as Nurse Carver

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Californication
2007
as Debbie

Matlock
1986
as Det. Pat Poletti / Det. Pat Jordan

Clarence
2014
as EJ / Gale / Betty (voice) / EJ (voice) / EJ / Incidental Lady (voice) / EJ / TV Girl (voice) / EJ / Nurse (voice)

Awkward.
2011
as Tattooist

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

Chelsea
2016
as Self

Broad City
2014
as Deb

Girls5eva
2021
as Bev

The John Larroquette Show
1993
as Lorelei

Good News Week
1996
as Self

East New York
2022
as Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville

Jay Leno's Garage
2015
as Self

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Alfur the Elf

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

The Job
2001

The Oblongs
2001
as Helga Phugly (voice)

Reprisal
2019
as Queenie

Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Honoree / Self - Presenter

One Life to Live
1968

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self

Further Tales of the City
2001
as Willie Omiak

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror
2022
as Self

The Lesbian Bar Project
2022
as Self - Host
Movies (33)

Cars 3
2017
as Miss Fritter (voice)

The First Wives Club
1996
as Elise's Fan

Tow
2026
as Jocelyn

Outerlands
2025
as Denise
There She Goes

Plump Fiction
1997
as Mr. Purple

Ass Backwards
2013
as Deb

Support the Girls
2018
as Bobo

Dear Dumb Diary
2013
as Ms. Bruntford

Edge of Seventeen
1999
as Angie

Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover
2017
as EJ (voice)

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
2017
as Miss Fritter (voice)

Glitter & Doom
2024
as Boston

Rescuing Desire
1996
as Sadie

Potato Dreams of America
2021
as Tamara

Woodstockers
2026
as Mary

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

Outlaugh!
2006
as Self

Fat Rose and Squeaky
2006
as Fat Rose

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

Camp Christmas
1993

The Renegades
2020

Ahead of the Curve
2021
as Self

The Same Difference
2015

Bear with Us
2016
as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)

We're Funny That Way
1998

Homo Heights
1998
as Clementine

Old Dykes
2025

The Lesbian Bar Project
2021
as Narrator

Thanks to Hank
2019
as Self
C-Side
as Bonnie

Jodie: An Icon
1996
as Self - Interviewee

A Simple Matter of Justice
1993
as Self
About Lea DeLaria
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. With 64 credits spanning from 1968 to 2026, Lea DeLaria has appeared in 33 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lea DeLaria Movies
- Cars 3 (2017) — as Miss Fritter (voice)
- The First Wives Club (1996) — as Elise's Fan
- Tow (2026) — as Jocelyn
- Outerlands (2025) — as Denise
- There She Goes
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