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Divine (I) (1945–1988)

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Originally born Harris Glen Milstead just after the end of WWII, Baltimore's most outrageous resident eventually became the international icon of bad taste cinema, as the always shocking and highly entertaining transvestite performer, Divine. Milstead met maverick film director & good friend, John Waters... See full bio »

Born:

Harris Glen Milstead
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died:

(age 42) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Filmography

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1988 Out of the Dark
Det. Langella
 
1988 Hairspray
Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
 
1987 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Ambassador Chia Fung
– Seymourlama (1987) … Ambassador Chia Fung
 
1985 Trouble in Mind
Hilly Blue
 
1985 Lust in the Dust
Rosie Velez
 
1981 Polyester
Francine Fishpaw
 
1974 Female Trouble
Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
 
1972 Pink Flamingos
Divine / Babs Johnson
 
1970 The Diane Linkletter Story (short)
Diane Linkletter
 
1970 Multiple Maniacs
Lady Divine
 
1969 Mondo Trasho
Divine/Greaser in Alley
 
1968 Eat Your Makeup
Jacqueline Kennedy
 
1966 Roman Candles (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
2009 Welcome to the 80's (TV series documentary)
– House-Nation und Acid-Parties (2009) (performer: "Native Love Step By Step", "You Think You're A Man")
 
2009 An Englishman in New York (performer: "Native Love")
 
1999 Deep Blue Sea (performer: "Good and Plenty")
 
1985 Lust in the Dust (performer: "These Lips Were Made For Kissin'")
 
1974 Female Trouble (performer: "Female Trouble")
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1994 Divine: Live at the Hacienda (video documentary short)
 
1970 The Diane Linkletter Story (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2006 Madison Class of '64 (short) (a tribute to the genius of)
 
1988 Married with Children (TV series) (dedicated to the memory of - 1 episode)
– All in the Family (1988) (dedicated to the memory of - as Divine 1945 - 1988)
 
Show ShowSelf (26 titles)
2010 Uncle Bob (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 More Lust, Less Dust (video short)
Himself (voice)
 
1995 Divine: Shoot Your Shot (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Divine: Live at the Hacienda (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1988 The Incredibly Strange Film Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Waters (1988) … Himself (as Glen Milstead)
 
1987 Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology (documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 De Nachtshow (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 January 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 Night Flight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1985 Divine Waters (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.46 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Estoc de pop (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 December 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 July 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Thicke of the Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 May 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1983 Formel Eins (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.27 (1983) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1983)
– Episode #1.4 (1983)
 
1983 La edad de oro (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 1983 (1983) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 September 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1982 AVRO's Toppop (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1982 (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Mein New York (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.28 (1982) … Himself
 
1980 The Alternative Miss World (documentary)
Guest of Honour/Interviewer
 
1980 Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Tally Brown, New York (documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Emerald City (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 May 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1976 Underground and Emigrants (documentary)
 
1975 Lady Divine (documentary)
Himself (as Lady Divine)
 
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2013 I Am Divine (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Visionado obligado (TV series)
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 New York Memories (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2010 Arias with a Twist (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Frances: A Mother Divine (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 50 años de (TV series)
 
2009 Welcome to the 80's (TV series documentary)
 
2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Here's Looking at You, Boy (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Roots of 'Hairspray' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Carta blanca (TV series)
 
2006 Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (documentary)
 
2005 Favouritism (TV series)
 
2005 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Cockettes (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 In Bad Taste (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Divine Trash (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself in Hairspray (uncredited)
 
1981 That's Hollywood (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Theatre - Played a prison matron in "Women Behind Bars" by Tom Eyen. The production ran Off-Broadway from 1976 to 1977. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 5 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Divine 1945 - 1988 | Lady Divine | Glen Milstead

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

People who used to make fun are now fans. I had the last laugh. See more »

Trivia:

Plays both a woman and a man (as the racist head of the station that airs the Corny Collins show) in his last film Hairspray. See more »

Nickname:

Divvie See more »

Star Sign:

Libra