TV
80
56
Credits
30
Movies
25
TV series
59
Years active
6.9
Avg. rating
0
Awards won
The life and career of Lea DeLaria
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Career timeline
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1958 · Born
Born in Belleville, Illinois, USA
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1968 · Screen debut
One Life to Live (TV)
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1994 · Breakthrough
Friends (TV)
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2026 · Latest release
The Knock Shadow (Movie)
Career in numbers
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Comedy31
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Drama22
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Crime7
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Animation6
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Romance5
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Mystery4
Highest-rated title
Friends
1994
8.4
Most popular title
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
8.0
Known for
TV
80
TV
84
Friends
Woman
TV
82
Shameless
Barb
TV
76
The Blacklist
Nurse Binstock
Movie
69
Cars 3
Miss Fritter (voice)
TV
76
Orange Is the New Black
Big Boo
TV
76
Californication
Debbie
TV
69
Will & Grace
Nurse Carver
TV
80
Clarence
EJ / Gale / Betty (voice)
TV
65
The Drew Carey Show
Jewel
TV
70
Matlock
Det. Pat Poletti
TV
74
Awkward.
Tattooist
TV
72
Broad City
Deb
Movie
67
The First Wives Club
Elise's Fan
TV
58
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Miss Hearst
TV
82
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Molly Yarnchopper (voice)
TV
The John Larroquette Show
Lorelei
TV
59
Girls5eva
Bev
TV
69
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Alfur the Elf
Movie
61
Support the Girls
Bobo
TV
The Word
1990
TV
70
East New York
Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville
TV
76
The Oblongs
Helga Phugly (voice)
TV
One Life to Live
1968
Frequent collaborators
People who appear most often alongside Lea DeLaria in our catalogue.
Danielle Brooks
2 titles together
Filmography
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—
There She Goes
Upcoming
Movie
- — Stephanie, Bride to Be Upcoming Movie
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—
Bollywood and Vine: The Original B-Movie Musical
Upcoming as Delilah Leigh
Movie
- — C-Side Upcoming as Bonnie Movie
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2026
The Knock Shadow
as Sketch
Movie
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2026
Tow
as Jocelyn
6.6 Movie
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2026
Woodstockers
as Mary
Movie
-
2025
Outerlands
as Denise
Movie
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2025
Old Dykes
Movie
-
2024
Glitter & Doom
as Boston
Movie
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2022
East New York
as Fire Marshal Nicky Greenville
7.0 TV
-
2021
Potato Dreams of America
as Tamara
6.4 Movie
-
2021
The Lesbian Bar Project
as Narrator
Movie
-
2021
Girls5eva
as Bev
5.9 TV
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2020
The Renegades
Movie
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2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Alfur the Elf
6.9 TV
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2020
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
as Molly Yarnchopper (voice)
8.2 TV
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2019
Reprisal
as Queenie
7.0 TV
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2018
Support the Girls
as Bobo
6.1 Movie
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2017
Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
as Miss Fritter (voice)
4.7 Movie
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2017
Cars 3
as Miss Fritter (voice)
6.9 Movie
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2017
Clarence’s Stormy Sleepover
as EJ (voice)
Movie
-
2016
Bear with Us
as Chief Ranger Stewart (voice)
Movie
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2015
The Same Difference
Movie
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2014
Clarence
as EJ / Gale / Betty (voice)
8.0 TV
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2014
Broad City
as Deb
7.2 TV
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2013
The Blacklist
as Nurse Binstock
7.6 TV
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2013
Dear Dumb Diary
as Ms. Bruntford
6.5 Movie
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2013
Orange Is the New Black
as Big Boo
7.6 TV
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2013
Ass Backwards
as Deb
4.3 Movie
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2011
Awkward.
as Tattooist
7.4 TV
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2011
Shameless
as Barb
8.2 TV
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2007
Californication
as Debbie
7.6 TV
-
2006
Fat Rose and Squeaky
as Fat Rose
Movie
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2001
Further Tales of the City
as Willie Omiak
TV
-
2001
The Oblongs
as Helga Phugly (voice)
7.6 TV
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2001
The Job
6.8 TV
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Frankie
8.0 TV
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1999
Edge of Seventeen
as Angie
6.5 Movie
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1998
Will & Grace
as Nurse Carver
6.9 TV
-
1998
Homo Heights
as Clementine
Movie
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1998
We're Funny That Way
Movie
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1997
Plump Fiction
as Mr. Purple
3.7 Movie
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1996
The First Wives Club
as Elise's Fan
6.7 Movie
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1996
Rescuing Desire
as Sadie
Movie
-
1995
The Drew Carey Show
as Jewel
6.5 TV
-
1994
Friends
as Woman
8.4 TV
-
1993
Camp Christmas
Movie
-
1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Miss Hearst
5.8 TV
-
1993
The John Larroquette Show
as Lorelei
TV
-
1990
The Word
TV
-
1986
Matlock
as Det. Pat Poletti
7.0 TV
-
1968
One Life to Live
TV
-
2024
POSSUM
Movie
-
2022
The Lesbian Bar Project
TV
-
2021
The Lesbian Bar Project
Movie
Photos
Quick facts
How old is Lea DeLaria?
Lea DeLaria is 68 years old, born on May 23, 1958.
Where was Lea DeLaria born?
Lea DeLaria was born in Belleville, Illinois, USA.
What was Lea DeLaria’s first screen role?
The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Lea DeLaria is One Life to Live (1968).
How many movies and series has Lea DeLaria made?
Our catalogue lists 55 titles for Lea DeLaria: 30 movies and 25 TV series.
What is Lea DeLaria’s highest-rated title?
Among titles with enough votes, Friends has the highest audience rating, with 8.4/10 on TMDB.
Also born on May 23
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1977
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1966
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