Divine
Divine
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Divine

Actor 1945-10-19 Towson, Maryland, USA

Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 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, u...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Pink Flamingos

Pink Flamingos

1972 · Divine / Babs Johnson

Hairspray

Hairspray

1988 · Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Female Trouble

Female Trouble

1976 · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson

Polyester

Polyester

1981 · Francine Fishpaw

Disclosure

Disclosure

2020 · Edna Turnblad (archive footage)

Multiple Maniacs

Multiple Maniacs

1970 · Lady Divine

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984 · TV

I Am Divine

I Am Divine

2014 · Self (archive)

Studio 54

Studio 54

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Late Night with David Letterman

Late Night with David Letterman

1982 · Self - Guest

Tab Hunter Confidential

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015 · Self (archive)

Howard

Howard

2018 · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)

Out of the Dark

Out of the Dark

1988 · Det. Langella

Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

1985 · Hilly Blue

Lust in the Dust

Lust in the Dust

1985 · Rosie Velez

Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho

1969 · Divine / Greaser in Alley

Divine Trash

Divine Trash

2000 · Self

The Diane Linkletter Story

The Diane Linkletter Story

1970 · Diane Linkletter

The Cockettes

The Cockettes

2002 · Self (archive footage)

In Bad Taste

In Bad Taste

1999 · Self (archive footage)