
Divine
Acting
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 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.

Too Disgusting To Be Confused
Self

Disclosure
Edna Turnblad (archive footage)

BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

Studio 54
Self (archive footage)

Howard
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)

Discolocos
Self (archive footage)

Night Flight: Born Again
Self

Tab Hunter Confidential
Self (archive footage)

I Am Divine
Self (archive footage)

The British Guide to Showing Off
Self (archive footage)

Uncle Bob
Self

DIVINE R.I.P.
Self (archive footage)

The Cockettes
Self (archive footage)

Divine Trash
Self

Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda
Self (archive footage)

In Bad Taste
Self (archive footage)

Soul Ache
Actriz cantante (Singer actress)

Divine: Shoot Your Shot

Divine: Live at the Hacienda

Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
Self (archive footage)

The Neon Woman
Flash Storm (archive footage)

Out of the Dark
Det. Langella

Hairspray
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
Self

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
Self

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
Self

Trouble in Mind
Hilly Blue

Lust in the Dust
Rosie Velez

Divine Waters
Self

Polyester
Francine Fishpaw

The Alternative Miss World
Self - Guest of Honour

Tally Brown, New York

Underground and Emigrants
Self

Female Trouble
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson

Pink Flamingos
Divine, alias Babs Johnson

The Diane Linkletter Story
Diane Linkletter

Multiple Maniacs
Lady Divine

Mondo Trasho
Divine / Greaser in Alley

Eat Your Makeup
Jacqueline Kennedy
Roman Candles
Party Guest / Man with Scarf







