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Lea DeLaria

Acting

Born May 23, 1958 · 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.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1998

Filmography33 titles

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

as Self

Friends

1994as Woman

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts

2020as Molly Yarnchopper (voice)

Shameless

2011as Barb

Clarence

2014as EJ / Nurse (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Frankie

Orange Is the New Black

2013as Big Boo

The Blacklist

2013as Nurse Binstock

Californication

2007as Debbie

Awkward.

2011as Tattooist

Ahead of the Curve

2020as Self

The Oblongs

2001as Helga Phugly (voice)

East New York

2022as Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville

Broad City

2014as Deb

Matlock

1986as Det. Pat Poletti

Reprisal

2019as Queenie

Tow

2025as Jocelyn

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020as Alfur the Elf

Cars 3

2017as Miss Fritter (voice)

Will & Grace

1998as Nurse Carver

The First Wives Club

1996as Elise's Fan

Edge of Seventeen

1998as Angie

The Drew Carey Show

1995as Jewel

Potato Dreams of America

2021as Tamara

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror

as Self

Support the Girls

2018as Bobo

Great Performances

1971as Self

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993as Miss Hearst

Girls5eva

2021as Bev

Chelsea

2016as Self

Bear with Us

2016as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)

Glitter & Doom

2024as Boston

Outerlands

2025as Denise