DIVINE

Divine
Divine
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: October 19, 1945
Deathday: March 7, 1988
Place of Birth: Towson, Maryland, USA

Biography

Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 1988), né Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical performances. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a number of his later films. He was often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters and starred in ten of Waters's films, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a successful career as a disco singer during the 1980s, at one point being described as "the most successful and in-demand disco performer in the world."

Filmography

Starring

Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
2018·
Studio 54
Self (archive footage)
2018·
Howard
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2010·
Uncle Bob
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
1998·
Soul Ache
Actriz cantante (Singer actress)
Self (archive footage)
Flash Storm (archive footage)
1988·
Hairspray
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
Det. Langella
Self
Rosie Velez
Hilly Blue
1981·
Polyester
Francine Fishpaw
Self - Guest of Honour
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
Divine / Babs Johnson
Diane Linkletter
Lady Divine
Divine / Greaser in Alley
Jacqueline Kennedy
Party Guest / Man with Scarf

Production

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