Divine
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.
Fotos
Películas (47)
Too Disgusting To Be Confused
2025 · Self
My Life with the Waters
2021 · Self
Disclosure
2020 · Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
2018 · Self
Crime and Beauty: Making ‘Female Trouble’
2018 · Self (archive)
Crime and Beauty: Remembering "Female Trouble"
2018 · Self (archive)
Studio 54
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Howard
2018 · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Discolocos
2016 · Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again
2016 · Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015 · Self (archive)
I Am Divine
2014 · Self (archive)
The Sex of Death e o Homem Invisível
2012 · Singer (archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Uncle Bob
2010 · Self
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008 · Self (archive)
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007 · Self (archive)
DIVINE R.I.P.
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Divine Trash
2000 · Self
Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda
2000 · Self (archive footage)
In Bad Taste
1999 · Self (archive footage)
Soul Ache
1998 · Actriz cantante (Singer actress)
Divine: Shoot Your Shot
1995
Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992 · Self (archive footage)
The Neon Woman
1990 · Flash Storm (archive footage)
Out of the Dark
1988 · Det. Langella, In Memory Of
Hairspray
1988 · Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987 · Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987 · Self
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987 · Self
Trouble in Mind
1985 · Hilly Blue
Lust in the Dust
1985 · Rosie Velez
Divine Waters
1985 · Self
Polyester
1981 · Francine Fishpaw
The Alternative Miss World
1980 · Self - Guest of Honour
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Underground and Emigrants
1976 · Self
Female Trouble
1976 · Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
Pink Flamingos
1972 · Divine / Babs Johnson
Multiple Maniacs
1970 · Lady Divine
The Diane Linkletter Story
1970 · Diane Linkletter, Writer
Mondo Trasho
1969 · Divine / Greaser in Alley
Eat Your Makeup
1968 · Jacqueline Kennedy
Roman Candles
1967 · Party Guest / Man with Scarf
Divine: Live at the Hacienda
· Writer
New Line: Independent Legacies
· Self (archive footage)
