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Divine

Divine

Acting Born Oct 19, 1945 -- Died Mar 07, 1988 · 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, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a succe...

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Pink Flamingos
6.2
movie
Pink Flamingos
as Divine, alias Babs Johnson
1972
Hairspray
6.8
movie
Hairspray
as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
1988
Female Trouble
6.9
movie
Female Trouble
as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
1974
Polyester
7.0
movie
Polyester
as Francine Fishpaw
1981
Disclosure
7.8
movie
Disclosure
as Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
2020
Multiple Maniacs
6.3
movie
Multiple Maniacs
as Lady Divine
1970
I Am Divine
7.3
movie
I Am Divine
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Tales from the Darkside
7.2
tv
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Studio 54
6.4
movie
Studio 54
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Tab Hunter Confidential
7.3
movie
Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Late Night with David Letterman
6.0
tv
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1982
Howard
6.8
movie
Howard
as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
2018