Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria made her fame through the hit TV series Orange Is the New Black as Carrie “Big Boo” Black. Here she played an inmate as the story revolves around life inside prison. The viewers and critics gave DeLaria’s acting skills in the same show high credits. However, before she became an instant celebrity actress for the said role, Lea DeLaria is also a comedian and jazz singer. DeLaria describes herself as an entertainer. Although she is a multi-faceted artist, she does not contain herself in one genre as she said, she can do it all.

DeLaria has starred in Broadway shows such as On the Town in 1998 and The Rocky Horror Show in 2000. She also does some acting on the big screen, such as in Fat Rose and Squeaky and Cars 3. Apart from Orange is the New Black, she is most remembered in her TV series as Queenie in the show Reprisal. Lea was once in a relationship with the fashion editor, Chelsea Fairless, but they broke up in 2017. Since then, DeLaria didn’t have any serious relationship so far, and she remained in contact with Fairless.