Divine

Divine

Divine (19 October 1945 – 7 March 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.

  • Title: Divine
  • Popularity: 7.494
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1945-10-19
  • Place of Birth: Towson, Maryland, USA
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  • Also Known As: Harris Glenn Milstead
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Divine Movies

  • 1972
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    Pink Flamingos

    Pink Flamingos

    6.2 1972 HD

    Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate...

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  • 1988
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    Out of the Dark

    Out of the Dark

    5.5 1988 HD

    A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.

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  • 1985
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    Trouble in Mind

    Trouble in Mind

    5.7 1985 HD

    The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the hypnotic Rain City.

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  • 1974
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    Female Trouble

    Female Trouble

    7 1974 HD

    Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land...

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  • 1981
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    Polyester

    Polyester

    7 1981 HD

    Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the...

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  • 2000
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    Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

    Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda

    1 2000 HD

    This DVD combines two concerts filmed at the Hacienda in 1983. Both were previously available on separate VHS releases. Shoot Your Shot is more dimly...

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  • 1990
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    The Neon Woman

    The Neon Woman

    1 1990 HD

    Produced in 1978, The Neon Woman is an “outrageous murder mystery” set in a run-down Baltimore burlesque house managed by a retired...

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  • 1985
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    Lust in the Dust

    Lust in the Dust

    6 1985 HD

    Assaulted by Third World outlaws, donkey-riding Rosie joins a silent drifter's search for gold.

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  • 2015
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    Tab Hunter Confidential

    Tab Hunter Confidential

    7.4 2015 HD

    Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab...

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  • 2000
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    Divine Trash

    Divine Trash

    7.3 2000 HD

    The life and times of Baltimore film maker and midnight movie pioneer, John Waters.

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  • 2007
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    DIVINE R.I.P.

    DIVINE R.I.P.

    1 2007 HD

    Drag Queen Divine Tribute

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  • 1970
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    My Life with the Waters

    My Life with the Waters

    1 1970 HD

    Vito Zagarrio, who in 1985 directed the famous documentary "Divine Waters", after 40 years goes again through it's relationship with John Waters and...

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  • 2013
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    I Am Divine

    I Am Divine

    7.4 2013 HD

    Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body...

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  • 1980
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    The Alternative Miss World

    The Alternative Miss World

    1 1980 HD

    A filmed record of the 1978 "Alternative Miss World" beauty pageant held in a circus tent on Clapham Common in South London.

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  • 2016
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    Discolocos

    Discolocos

    10 2016 HD

    The high energy movement in Mexico is visited without prejudice through its places and its protagonists. The icon Pascal Languirand is one of them.

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  • 1987
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    Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

    Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3

    1 1987 HD

    This anthology chronicles Queen's 16 years. Footage includes "Live Aid" and the 1986 tour.

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  • 1987
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    Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

    Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1

    9 1987 HD

    This video is the first of a three volume documentary on the band.

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  • 1987
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    Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology

    Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology

    6.5 1987 HD

    This video trilogy documents the music group Queen. Videos in this set are Magic Years Vol. 1 - The Foundations Magic Years Vol. 2 - Live Killers...

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  • 2011
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    The British Guide to Showing Off

    The British Guide to Showing Off

    6.6 2011 HD

    Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a...

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  • 2018
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    Howard

    Howard

    6.9 2018 HD

    Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely...

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  • 2002
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    The Cockettes

    The Cockettes

    6.7 2002 HD

    Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

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  • 2020
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    Disclosure

    Disclosure

    7.9 2020 HD

    An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...

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  • 2016
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    Night Flight: Born Again

    Night Flight: Born Again

    1 2016 HD

    Documentary tribute to what VH1 called “the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired” and Brooklyn Vegan named “the most...

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  • 2010
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    Uncle Bob

    Uncle Bob

    5 2010 HD

    Robert Oppel's documentary about the life and murder of his uncle and namesake, Robert Opel, the man who streaked the Academy Awards in 1974.

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  • 1994
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    Divine: Live at the Hacienda

    Divine: Live at the Hacienda

    6 1994 HD

    On 16 February 1983, Divine performs a seven-song set at the Hacienda Club in Manchester. His peroxide blond hair sticks in all directions; he's...

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  • 1995
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    Divine: Shoot Your Shot

    Divine: Shoot Your Shot

    4 1995 HD

    This show was filmed in Manchester, England in 1983, just as Divine's recording career was taking off, and shows him at his tasteless and tacky best....

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  • 1976
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    Underground and Emigrants

    Underground and Emigrants

    1 1976 HD

    In this film, outspokenly homosexual filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has documented his encounters with friends in the New York "underground" arts...

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  • 1979
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    Tally Brown, New York

    Tally Brown, New York

    5 1979 HD

    Tally Brown, New York is a 1979 documentary film directed, written and produced by Rosa von Praunheim. The film is about the singing and acting...

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  • 1992
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    Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

    Rhythm Divine - History of Disco Music

    1 1992 HD

    The evolution of disco music through interviews and clips - Acid House, House, Disco, Funk, Italo-Disco, Italodance. Interviewed – Baby Ford,...

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  • 1999
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    In Bad Taste

    In Bad Taste

    8 1999 HD

    A documentary on the career of filmmaker John Waters. Featuring interviews with actors and fellow film-makers. The life and death of the actor Divine...

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  • 1988
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    Hairspray

    Hairspray

    6.8 1988 HD

    'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts...

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  • 1970
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    Multiple Maniacs

    Multiple Maniacs

    6.4 1970 HD

    The Cavalcade of Perversion, a traveling freak show, acts as a front for Divine, who is out for blood after discovering her lover's affair.

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  • 1969
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    Mondo Trasho

    Mondo Trasho

    5.1 1969 HD

    A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault...

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  • 1970
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    The Diane Linkletter Story

    The Diane Linkletter Story

    5 1970 HD

    This improvised film is based on the true-life suicide of TV personality Art Linkletter's daughter, Diane. Mr. and Mrs. Linkletter fret about their...

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  • 1985
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    Divine Waters

    Divine Waters

    7.2 1985 HD

    This documentary focuses on the careers of influential partners in trash film, John Waters and Divine. The film includes interviews with Waters'...

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  • 1968
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    Eat Your Makeup

    Eat Your Makeup

    7.1 1968 HD

    John Waters' first sixteen-millimetre film, about a deranged nanny who kidnaps young girls and forces them to 'model themselves to death' in front of...

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  • 1967
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    Roman Candles

    Roman Candles

    6.4 1967 HD

    Shot on 8mm, and featuring the introduction of Divine, John Waters' sophomore film is a plotless collage of random incidents involving sex, drugs,...

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  • 1998
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    Soul Ache

    Soul Ache

    3.5 1998 HD

    Aitor is a director making a film about a lonely man looking for love, called “Soul Ache.” While he uses his auditions to meet women, he...

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  • 2018
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    BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

    BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends

    1 2018 HD

    How drag queens sharing tips and tricks in dressing rooms shaped the face of today’s mainstream makeup industry.

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  • 2018
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    Studio 54

    Studio 54

    6.356 2018 HD

    Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners,...

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  • 2010
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    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    7.8 2010 HD

    For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office...

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  • 1970
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    The Diane Linkletter Story

    The Diane Linkletter Story

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1994
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    Divine: Live at the Hacienda

    Divine: Live at the Hacienda

    6 1994 HD

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  • 1988
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    Out of the Dark

    Out of the Dark

    5.5 1988 HD

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  • 1984
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    Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

    7.2 1984 HD

    Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a...

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  • 2013
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    Cachitos de hierro y cromo

    Cachitos de hierro y cromo

    7.7 2013 HD

    Cachitos de hierro y cromo is a Spanish musical-themed documentary program, directed by Jero Rodríguez and hosted by Virginia Díaz. It...

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  • 2005
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    Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

    Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop

    1 2005 HD

    Four-part documentary series that tells the story of British pop music and our changing attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality.

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  • 2004
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    Sex 'n' Pop

    Sex 'n' Pop

    2 2004 HD

    Looks at the overwhelming impact pop music has had since the 90s and how our media saturated society has allowed pop music to become an overtly...

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  • 1988
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    The Incredibly Strange Film Show

    The Incredibly Strange Film Show

    10 1988 HD

    A series of documentaries focusing on the world of psychotronic movies; focusing on the lives of filmakers such as Hershell Gordon Lewis, Saim Raimi,...

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