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Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria

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Birthday May 23, 1958

Birthplace Belleville, Illinois, United States

Nationality United States Of America

Occupations Television Actor, Jazz Musician, Singer, Stage Actor, Actor

Characters Portrayed

Carrie 'Big Boo' Black

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I have been her daughter for 42 years. Now don't you think she could have taken some of that time to work on accepting me for who I am, rather than mourning every fucking thing that I am not?

— Carrie 'Big Boo' Black (Lea DeLaria)

Acceptance Mourning Mothers And Daughters

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Pennsatucky: Are you gonna let all the men die out?

Big Boo: Oh, fuck, no, we need slaves. You know, bookkeeping, janitorial, fetch and carry, that kind of shit.

— Carrie 'Big Boo' Black (Lea DeLaria)

Men Enslaved boys

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Oh, I wish I had some sob story that would explain everything. Well, sorry to disappoint you, sugar. Ain't no dramatic origin story here. Just a big old dyke who refuses to apologize for it.

— Carrie 'Big Boo' Black (Lea DeLaria)

Sob Story Origin Story LGBT

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My point is that you were a meth-head, white-trash piece of shit, and your children, had they been born, would have been meth-head, white-trash pieces of shit. So by terminating those pregnancies, you spared society the scourge of your offspring. I mean, when you think about it, it's a blessing.

— Carrie 'Big Boo' Black (Lea DeLaria)

Abortion White Trash offspring

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