MEET
LEA DELARIA
Actress, comedian, jazz musician, and Carrie 'Big Boo' Black on Netflix's Orange Is The New Black
ABOUT LEA
Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her two time, SAG Award winning, stand-out role as ‘Carrie ‘Big Boo’ Black’ in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black. However, DeLaria’s multi- faceted career as a comedian, actress and jazz musician, has in fact, spanned decades.
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Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her two time, SAG Award winning, stand-out role as ‘Carrie ‘Big Boo’ Black’ in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black. However, DeLaria’s multi- faceted career as a comedian, actress and jazz musician, has in fact, spanned decades.
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
TAGS & EXPERTISE
Comedy • Entertainment • Television • Music • Advocacy • Human Rights • Storytelling • Pop Culture • Representation • LGBTQ+ Advocacy
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Lea DeLaria is well known from her stand out performance as Big Boo in the hit Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. The first out gay comic on television in America, she has starred in two Broadway musicals, been featured in many major as well as independent films. She is an author, records jazz for a major label and portrayed Madam Delphina for over a decade on One Life to Live. Outspoken and controversial, DeLaria has been officially censured by congress and was once picketed by Christian Conservatives and Radical Feminists at the same event at the same time. DeLaria will teach audiences how to create change in a conservative society while trudging upstream in a muddy bogged down river of political correctness.
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