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Lea DeLaria

Lea DeLaria

Birthname

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), Orange Is the New Black, Season 3: Finger in the Dyke

Acceptance Mourning Mothers And Daughters

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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), Orange Is the New Black, Season 3: Finger in the Dyke

Sob Story Origin Story LGBT

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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), Orange Is the New Black, Season 2: It Was the Change

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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), Orange Is the New Black, Season 3: Mother's Day

Abortion White Trash offspring

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