Divine
Acting
Born October 19, 1945 · Towson, Maryland, USA
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 of Waters's films, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a succe…
Known For · 40 titles
Late Night with David Letterman
Tales from the Darkside
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Pink Flamingos
Hairspray
Polyester
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
Disclosure
Multiple Maniacs
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
Studio 54
Tab Hunter Confidential
Howard
I Am Divine
Lust in the Dust
The Cockettes
Female Trouble
Out of the Dark
Roman Candles
Trouble in Mind
Divine Waters
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Night Flight: Born Again
New Line: Independent Legacies
Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
Eat Your Makeup
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
Divine Trash
Divine: Shoot Your Shot
Sex 'n' Pop
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
The British Guide to Showing Off
Soul Ache
Underground and Emigrants
Mondo Trasho
The Diane Linkletter Story
In Bad Taste
My Life with the Waters
Tally Brown, New York