Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria

Biography

Lea DeLaria is an American comedian, actress, and jazz musician. DeLaria is credited with being the first openly gay comic to appear on a late-night talk show with her 1993 appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show. She is best known for her portrayal of inmate Carrie “Big Boo” Black on Netflix original series Orange is the New Black.

Overview

  • Age:
    68 years old
  • Born:
    May 23, 1958

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Additional Information

Character Statistics

Statistics are updated daily. 5 characters

Roles

5 roles
  • Regular 1 · 20%
  • Recurring 2 · 40%
  • Guest 2 · 40%

Status

100% alive
  • Alive 5 · 100%
  • Dead 0 · 0%

Note: character roles may exceed the number of characters played, if the character appeared on multiple TV shows.

Characters

There are 5 characters listed for this actor; none are dead.

Two characters sit on a couch in a wood-paneled room, talking; the man wearing a tunic and headwrap has elf-like ears and faces the woman nearby.

Alfur the Elf

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (guest)
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Barb

Barb

Shameless (US) (guest)
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Carrie “Big Boo” Black

Carrie “Big Boo” Black

Orange is the New Black (regular)
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Sue Randell

EJ Randell

Clarence (recurring)
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Madame Delphina

Madame Delphina

One Life to Live (recurring)
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This page was last edited on November 2nd, 2026.