Divine
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Tales from the Darkside
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
Pink Flamingos
Divine / Babs Johnson
Hairspray
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Self
Multiple Maniacs
Lady Divine
Howard
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Filmography
Too Disgusting To Be Confused
2025
as Self
My Life with the Waters
2021
as Self
Disclosure
2020
as Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
Howard
2018
as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
2018
as Self
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
2018
as Self (archive)
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018
as Self (archive)
Discolocos
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive)
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Sex of Death e o Homem Invisível
2012
as Singer (archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Uncle Bob
2010
as Self
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008
as Self (archive)
DIVINE R.I.P.
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
as Self (archive)
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
2005
as Self
Sex 'n' Pop
2004
as Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Divine Trash
2000
as Self
In Bad Taste
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Ache
1998
as Actriz cantante (Singer actress)
Divine: Shoot Your Shot
1995
Divine: Live at the Hacienda
1994
Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992
as Self (archive footage)
The Neon Woman
1990
as Flash Storm (archive footage)
Out of the Dark
1988
as Det. Langella
Hairspray
1988
as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988
as Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987
as Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987
as Self
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987
as Self
Trouble in Mind
1985
as Hilly Blue
Lust in the Dust
1985
as Rosie Velez
Divine Waters
1985
as Self
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Polyester
1981
as Francine Fishpaw
The Alternative Miss World
1980
as Self - Guest of Honour
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Female Trouble
1976
as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
Underground and Emigrants
1976
as Self
Pink Flamingos
1972
as Divine / Babs Johnson
Multiple Maniacs
1970
as Lady Divine
The Diane Linkletter Story
1970
as Diane Linkletter
Mondo Trasho
1969
as Divine / Greaser in Alley
Eat Your Makeup
1968
as Jacqueline Kennedy
Roman Candles
1967
as Party Guest / Man with Scarf