- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 19, 1945
- Place of Birth
- Towson, Maryland, USA
- Died
- March 7, 1988
Divine
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 successful career as a disco singer during the 1980s, at one point being described as "the most successful and in-demand disco performer in the world." Born in Baltimore, Maryland, into a conservative, wealthy middle class family, he became involved with John Waters and his acting troupe, the Dreamlande…
Filmography
movieToo Disgusting To Be Confused
2025 · Self
movieDisclosure
2020 · Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
movieBEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
2018 · Self
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
movieCrime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
2018 · Self (archive)
movieCrime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018 · Self (archive)
movieStudio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieHoward
2018 · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
movieDiscolocos
2016 · Self (archive footage)
movieNight Flight: Born Again
2016 · Self
movieTab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Self (archive)
movieI Am Divine
2014 · Self (archive)
tvCachitos de hierro y cromo
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Sex of Death e o Homem Invisível
2012 · Singer (archive footage)
movieThe British Guide to Showing Off
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieUncle Bob
2010 · Self
movieStarz Inside: In the Gutter
2008 · Self (archive)
movieThe Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007 · Self (archive)
movieDIVINE R.I.P.
2007 · Self (archive footage)
tvGirls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
2005 · Self
tvSex 'n' Pop
2004 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Cockettes
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieDivine Trash
2000 · Self
movieDivine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieIn Bad Taste
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieSoul Ache
1998 · Actriz cantante (Singer actress)
movieDivine: Shoot Your Shot
1995
movieDivine: Live at the Hacienda
1994 · , Writer
movieRhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Neon Woman
1990 · Flash Storm (archive footage)
tvThe Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988 · Self
movieOut of the Dark
1988 · Det. Langella, In Memory Of
movieHairspray
1988 · Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
movieQueen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987 · Self
movieQueen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987 · Self
movieQueen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987 · Self
movieTrouble in Mind
1985 · Hilly Blue
movieLust in the Dust
1985 · Rosie Velez
Divine Waters
movieDivine Waters
1985 · Self
tvTales from the Darkside
1984
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Guest
moviePolyester
1981 · Francine Fishpaw
movieThe Alternative Miss World
1980 · Self - Guest of Honour
movieTally Brown, New York
1979
movieUnderground and Emigrants
1976 · Self
movieFemale Trouble
1976 · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
moviePink Flamingos
1972 · Divine / Babs Johnson
movieMultiple Maniacs
1970 · Lady Divine
movieThe Diane Linkletter Story
1970 · Diane Linkletter, Writer
movieMondo Trasho
1969 · Divine / Greaser in Alley
movieEat Your Makeup
1968 · Jacqueline Kennedy
Roman Candles
movieRoman Candles
1967 · Party Guest / Man with Scarf
My Life with the Waters
movieMy Life with the Waters
— · Self
New Line: Independent Legacies
movieNew Line: Independent Legacies
— · Self (archive footage)