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Acting

Divine

Born
Oct 19, 1945 · Aged 42
Died
Mar 7, 1988
Place of birth
Towson, Maryland, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
47
TV credits
6
Also known as (1)
  • Harris Glenn Milstead

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 of Waters's films, usually in a leading role. Concurrent with his acting career, he also had a…