DivineFilmography

Born:: October 19, 1945 in Baltimore, MD
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Harris Glenn Milstead
Biography:: Drag-queen and cult-movie star Divine, born Harris Glenn Milstead, was a high-school acquaintance of John Waters in the early '60s. Waters indulged his chubby friend's penchant for crossdressing, and Divine's acting career was launched with Water's first films in the mid '60s, Roman Candles and Eat Your Makeup...Read More

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Frances, A Mother Divine

Actors: Frances Milstead, Divine

Synopsis: Filmmakers Tim Dunn and Michael O'Quinn profile Frances Milstead, the mother of late actor/drag queen and pop icon Divine, in this humorous documentary that explores how one unquestionably accepting mother became a cherished member of an entire community. A courageous humanitarian who always Read More

2007
Divine

Synopsis: John Waters offers his personal tribute to the multi-talented Divine, a comic actor best known for his female impersonation, with these two short films, "The Diane Linkletter Story" and "The Neon Woman," featuring a seldom-seen filmization of one of Divine's life performances. ~ Sandra Brennan Read More

1990
Out of the Dark

Actors: Cameron Dye, Karen Black, Bud Cort, Lynn Danielson, Starr Andreeff

Synopsis: In this suspense thriller with a few humorous touches, an employee of a phone-sex service (Lynn Danielson) is being stalked by a clown-masked psychotic killer (Cameron Dye) who has already murdered a number of her colleagues. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide Read More

1/13/89
Hairspray

Actors: Ricki Lake, Michael St. Gerard, Divine, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown

Synopsis: Forever interested in the kitsch built into past eras, director John Waters chooses the TV dance show craze of the early '60s for his playful focus in Hairspray. Ricki Lake plays Tracy Turnblad, just one of several alliteratively named characters coming of age in 1962 Baltimore, where "The Corny Read More

2/26/88
Trouble in Mind

Actors: Kris Kristofferson, Keith Carradine, Lori Singer, Geneviève Bujold, Joe Morton

Synopsis: The time is The Future: the place is Rain City, formerly Seattle. The city is a police state, while the citizens have adopted the manner and dress of 1940s gangsters. Recently released from prison, ex-cop Kris Kristofferson tries to touch base with his ex-girlfriend Genevieve Bujold, who runs a Read More

12/18/85
Lust in the Dust

Actors: Tab Hunter, Divine, Lainie Kazan, Geoffrey Lewis, Henry Silva

Synopsis: A controversial spoof on the Spaghetti western (some love it, some hate it), Lust in the Dust features the 300-pound Divine as the inimitable Rosie Velez, riding into view in full drag on a poor donkey as solemn commentary muddles on about the passions that enslave men and women -- and then Rosie Read More

1984
Divine: Shoot Your Shot

Synopsis: Pink Flamingoes star Divine performs some of his trashiest hits before a live audience in this release showcasing two concert dates from his 1983 tour. Featuring such tasteless audience favorites as "Born to be Cheap", "Gang Bang", "Jungle Jezebel" and of course the title track "Shoot Your Shot" Read More

1983
Divine: Live at the Hacienda

1983
Polyester

Actors: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, Mink Stole, David Samson

Synopsis: After making a name for himself with such underground gross-out epics as Pink Flamingos and Desperate Living, director John Waters made a bid for somewhat wider acceptance with this black comedy, which is sedate only by the standards of his previous work. Francine Fishpaw (Divine) is a housewife Read More

1981
The Alternative Miss World

Actors: Divine, Andrew Logan

Synopsis: Targeted for audiences who find men in drag particularly amusing, this film documents the shenanigans at an annual "Alternative Miss World" contest hosted by Divine. Contestants go by names like Miss Proposition 13 or Miss Slightly Misanthropic, and several are literally tripped up coming down the Read More

1980
I Wanna Be a Beauty Queen

Synopsis: Don't confuse this film with such child-oriented videocassettes as I Wanna Be a Fireman. The fact that this quasi-documentary is hosted by legendary female impersonator Divine should clue us in as to the age and temperament of its target audience. With his/her usual gift for subtlety and Read More

1979
Tally Brown, N.Y.

Actors: Tally Brown, Taylor Mead, Holly Woodlawn, Divine

Synopsis: Tally Brown was a star of New York underground films and a denizen of its underworld in the late 1960s -- about as far away as one could imagine as the destination for this classically trained opera and blues singer. In this documentary, Rosa von Praunheim relies on extensive interviews with Read More

1979
Desperate Living

Actors: Liz Renay, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, Edith Massey, Mary Vivian Pearce

Synopsis: Divine was touring as a cabaret singer when director John Waters made this comedy of the grotesque, but he filled the void admirably with the equally rotund Jean Hill and burlesque-queen Liz Renay. The film tells the story of Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole), a mad housewife who kills her husband then Read More

1977
Underground and Emigrants

Actors: William S. Burroughs, Charles Ludlam

Synopsis: In this film, outspokenly homosexual filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has documented his encounters with friends in the New York "underground" arts movement, the better-known of whom are William Burroughs (who says nothing for the camera), Andy Warhol (seen in the distance) and Fernando Arrabal (who Read More

1976
Female Trouble

Actors: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Edith Massey

Synopsis: A riotously funny bad-taste epic from director John Waters, Baltimore's "Prince of Puke," this sick classic tells the depraved life story of obese criminal Dawn Davenport (Divine), from her bad-girl youth as a go-go dancer on Baltimore's infamous Block to her death in the electric chair. Mink Stole Read More

1975
Pink Flamingos

Actors: Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce, Edith Massey

Synopsis: Renegade filmmaker and noted aficionado of expressive bad taste John Waters exploded into international infamy with this darkly comic, no-budget parade of the perverse (his third feature film, and first in color), in which plus-size cross-dresser Divine stars as Babs Johnson, a flashy criminal on Read More

1972
Multiple Maniacs

Actors: Divine

Synopsis: Another effort from notoriously tasteless duo John Waters and Divine, Multiple Maniacs finds heavyweight transvestite Divine as the maniacal head of a group of murderous kidnappers. Bent on ridding society of it's most boring element, suburbanites, Divine and company tour under the guise of Read More

1970
Mondo Trasho

Actors: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce

Synopsis: The first feature film directed by self-proclaimed "Prince of Puke" John Waters, this black-and-white, mostly silent comedy cost just 2000 dollars. Mondo Trasho looks its budget, but has some amusing moments as it tells the story of a woman (Mary Vivian Pearce) who has a very bad day. First, she Read More

1969
Eat Your Make Up!

Synopsis: The movie with which future shock mega-star John Waters graduated to 16mm film, this third short from the "Prince of Puke" features a maniacal couple who kidnap young girls, forcing them to perform the titular duties before modeling themselves to death. Never shown commercially following it's Read More

1967
Roman Candles

Synopsis: The sophomore effort by John Waters and first collaboration between the director and legendary drag queen Divine, Roman Candles presents a random sampling of images relating to The Wizard of Oz, sex, drugs and religion. Set against an equally random sampling of audio bytes of radio advertisements Read More

1966