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Divine

Divine

Actor, Writer

Born October 19, 1945 in Towson, Maryland, USA

Died March 7, 1988

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Biography

Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 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 Dreamlanders, in the mid-1960s and starred in a number of Waters's early films such as Mondo Trasho, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble. These films have since become cult classics. In the 1970s, Milstead made the transition to theater and appeared in a number of productions, including Women Behind Bars and The Neon Woman, while continuing to star in such films as Polyester, Lust in the Dust and Hairspray.

The New York Times said of Milstead's '80s films: "Those who could get past the unremitting weirdness of Divine's performance discovered that the actor/actress had genuine talent, including a natural sense of comic timing and an uncanny gift for slapstick." He was also described as "one of the few truly radical and essential artists of the century… was an audacious symbol of man's quest for liberty and freedom." Since his death, Divine has remained a cult figure, particularly with those in the LGBT community.

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2 wins and 2 nominations

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Divine Videos

STUDIO ONE FOREVER 2024 Official Trailer

I AM DIVINE TRAILER

John Waters As A Psychiatrist

Height Of Teen Fashion

Ricki Lake Talks about Working with Divine on ‘Hairspray’ | TCMFF 2023

Hairspray: 35th Anniversary: John Waters Message

Hairspray 1988 vs. Hairspray 2007

35th Anniversary | John Waters

35th Anniversary Spot

Hairspray 1988 Trailer

Tab Hunter "Lust in the Dust" Trailer

Lust In The Dust (1985) Trailer | Paul Bartel

John Waters' POLYESTER Trailer

Polyester (1981) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

Polyester (1981) - Trailer

John Waters Q&A | 'Female Trouble'

Female Trouble - Trailer

Pink Flamingos Trailer

John Waters on Art-House Exploitation

MULTIPLE MANIACS - Janus Films Trailer

Trailer Mondo Trasho

Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

MTV 80s - Pride Classics Party! Poster

MTV 80s - Pride Classics Party! TV Special2025Self - Divine

Too Disgusting to Be Confused Poster

Too Disgusting to Be Confused Short Film2025Self

Studio One Forever Poster

Studio One Forever Documentary2023Self, archival

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Poster

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Feature Film2022Self - Actor

Disclosure Poster

Disclosure Documentary2020Edna Turnblad

High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80 Poster

High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80 Documentary2019Self

Wiener Zeitgeist - Aufbruch in die 80er Feature Film2019Self

Crime and Beauty: Remembering Female Trouble Poster

Crime and Beauty: Remembering Female Trouble Documentary2018Dawn Davenport

Dreamlanders: Little Taffy Poster

Dreamlanders: Little Taffy Documentary2018Dawn Davenport

Howard Documentary2018Dawn Davenport

Studio 54 Poster

Studio 54 Documentary2018Self

Discolocos Poster

Discolocos Documentary2016Self

I Am Divine Poster

I Am Divine Documentary2013Self

The British Guide to Showing Off Poster

The British Guide to Showing Off Documentary2011Self

Arias with a Twist Poster

Arias with a Twist Documentary2010Self

Frances: A Mother Divine Documentary2010Self

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Poster

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Video2010Self

New York Memories Poster

New York Memories Documentary2010Self

Uncle Bob Poster

Uncle Bob Documentary2010Self

Starz Inside: In the Gutter Poster

Starz Inside: In the Gutter Documentary2008Self

Here's Looking at You, Boy Poster

Here's Looking at You, Boy Documentary2007Self

The Roots of 'Hairspray' Poster

The Roots of 'Hairspray' Documentary2007Self

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Poster

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema Documentary2006

Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop Poster

Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop Mini-Series2005Self

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream Poster

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream Documentary2005Self

Smash! The Culture Club Documentary2004Divine

The Cockettes Poster

The Cockettes Documentary2002Self

More Lust, Less Dust Video2001Self

In Bad Taste Poster

In Bad Taste Documentary2000Self

Divine Trash Poster

Divine Trash Documentary1998Self

Divine: Shoot Your Shot Poster

Divine: Shoot Your Shot Documentary1995Self

Divine: Live at the Hacienda Poster

Divine: Live at the Hacienda Documentary1994Self

Hairspray Poster

Hairspray Feature Film1988Edna Turnblad

Out of the Dark Poster

Out of the Dark Feature Film1988Langella

The Incredibly Strange Film Show Poster

The Incredibly Strange Film Show TV Series1988Self

Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology Poster

Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology Documentary1987Self

Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology Poster

Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology Documentary1987Self

The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross Poster

The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross TV Series1987Self - Guest

De Nachtshow TV Series1986Self

Divine Waters Poster

Divine Waters Documentary1985Self

Trouble in Mind Poster

Trouble in Mind Feature Film1985Hilly Blue

Àngel Casas Show Poster

Àngel Casas Show TV Series1984Self - Musical Guest

Estoc de pop TV Series1984Self

Lust in the Dust Poster

Lust in the Dust Feature Film1984Rosie

Formel Eins Poster

Formel Eins TV Series1983Self

La edad de oro Poster

La edad de oro TV Series1983Self

Tales from the Darkside Poster

Tales from the Darkside TV Series1983Ambassador Chia Fung

Thicke of the Night Poster

Thicke of the Night TV Series1983Self

Late Night with David Letterman Poster

Late Night with David Letterman TV Series1982Self - Guest

Mein New York Documentary1982Self

Night Flight Poster

Night Flight TV Series1981Self

Polyester Poster

Polyester Feature Film1981Francine Fishpaw

Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed Poster

Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed Documentary1980Self

The Alternative Miss World Poster

The Alternative Miss World Documentary1980Self - Guest of Honour

Tally Brown, New York Poster

Tally Brown, New York Documentary1979Self

Emerald City TV Series1977Self

Underground and Emigrants Poster

Underground and Emigrants Documentary1976

Lady Divine Poster

Lady Divine Documentary1975Self

Female Trouble Poster

Female Trouble Feature Film1974Dawn Davenport

Pink Flamingos Poster

Pink Flamingos Feature Film1972Divine

AVRO's Toppop TV Series1970Self

Multiple Maniacs Poster

Multiple Maniacs Feature Film1970Lady Divine

The Diane Linkletter Story Poster

The Diane Linkletter Story Short Film1970Diane Linkletter

Mondo Trasho Poster

Mondo Trasho Feature Film1969Divine

Eat Your Makeup Poster

Eat Your Makeup Feature Film1968Jacqueline Kennedy

Roman Candles Poster

Roman Candles Short Film1967Party Guest

Top of the Pops Poster

Top of the Pops TV Series1964Self

Thanks

5

Type

Year

Madison Class of '64 Poster

Madison Class of '64 Short Film2006

Raging Hormones Poster

Raging Hormones Feature Film1999

L'Oeil du cyclone Poster

L'Oeil du cyclone TV Series1991

Out of the Dark Poster

Out of the Dark Feature Film1988

Married... with Children Poster

Married... with Children TV Series1987

Writer

2

Type

Year

Divine: Live at the Hacienda Poster

Divine: Live at the Hacienda Documentary1994

The Diane Linkletter Story Poster

The Diane Linkletter Story Short Film1970

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