Divine

ActorWriterCrew Oct 19 (died age 42) Towson, Maryland, USA 1967–2025 (58 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Hairspray

Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Film

Pink Flamingos

Divine, alias Babs Johnson

Film

Disclosure

Edna Turnblad (archive footage)

Film

Female Trouble

Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson

Film

Polyester

Francine Fishpaw

Film

I Am Divine

Self (archive footage)

Film

Multiple Maniacs

Lady Divine

Film

Tab Hunter Confidential

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (46)

Movies (41)

Too Disgusting To Be Confused

2025

as Self

Disclosure

2020

as Edna Turnblad (archive footage)

7.8

Howard

2018

as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)

6.8

Studio 54

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.4

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

2018

Night Flight: Born Again

2016

as Self

Discolocos

2016

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Tab Hunter Confidential

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

I Am Divine

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.3

The British Guide to Showing Off

2011

as Self (archive footage)

Uncle Bob

as Self

DIVINE R.I.P.

as Self (archive footage)

The Cockettes

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

2000

as Self (archive footage)

Divine Trash

2000

as Self

7.2

In Bad Taste

1999

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Soul Ache

1998

as Actriz cantante (Singer actress)

3.0

Divine: Shoot Your Shot

1995

4.0

Divine: Live at the Hacienda

1994

6.0

Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco

1992

as Self (archive footage)

The Neon Woman

1990

as Flash Storm (archive footage)

Hairspray

1988

as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

6.8

Out of the Dark

1988

as Det. Langella

5.4

Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology

1987

as Self

6.5

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

1987

as Self

9.0

Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

1987

as Self

Lust in the Dust

as Rosie Velez

Divine Waters

as Self

Trouble in Mind

as Hilly Blue

Polyester

as Francine Fishpaw

The Alternative Miss World

1980

as Self - Guest of Honour

1.0

Tally Brown, New York

1979

5.0

Underground and Emigrants

1976

as Self

Female Trouble

1974

as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson

6.9

Pink Flamingos

1972

as Divine, alias Babs Johnson

6.2

The Diane Linkletter Story

as Diane Linkletter

Multiple Maniacs

as Lady Divine

Mondo Trasho

as Divine / Greaser in Alley

5.1

Eat Your Makeup

1968

as Jacqueline Kennedy

7.1

Roman Candles

1967

as Party Guest / Man with Scarf

6.4

My Life with the Waters

as Self

Television (5)

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

2005

as Self

Sex 'n' Pop

2004

as Self (archive footage)

2.0

The Incredibly Strange Film Show

1988

as Self

10.0

Tales from the Darkside

1984

7.2

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

Divine: Live at the Hacienda

Writer

Out of the Dark

In Memory Of

The Diane Linkletter Story

1970

Writer

5.0