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Portrait of Divine

Acting

Divine

Career

Active from 1967 to 2012, with a break from 1995 to 2011, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Multiple Maniacs
Multiple Maniacs
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Divine Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.5, average 5.1
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Black Comedy 3
  • Trash Cinema 3
  • Camp Classic 3
  • Transgressive Cinema 2
  • Shock Value 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Over-the-Top Performances 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 82
Disclosure
Disclosure (2020)
GoodWatch score 82

as Edna Turnblad (archive footage)

2010s

2 titles · average score 78
Howard
Howard (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)

The Sex of Death e o Homem Invisível
The Sex of Death e o Homem Invisível (2012)

as Singer (archive footage)

1990s

3 titles
Soul Ache
Soul Ache (1998)

as Actriz cantante (Singer actress)

Divine: Live at the Hacienda
Divine: Live at the Hacienda (1994)

Writer

The Neon Woman
The Neon Woman (1990)

as Flash Storm (archive footage)

1980s

6 titles · average score 66
Hairspray
Hairspray (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile

Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark (1988)
GoodWatch score 53

as Det. Langella

Lust in the Dust
Lust in the Dust (1985)
GoodWatch score 44

as Rosie Velez

Trouble in Mind
Trouble in Mind (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as Hilly Blue

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

Polyester
Polyester (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Francine Fishpaw

1970s

4 titles · average score 70
Female Trouble
Female Trouble (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson

Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Divine / Babs Johnson

Multiple Maniacs
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
GoodWatch score 82

as Lady Divine

The Diane Linkletter Story
The Diane Linkletter Story (1970)
GoodWatch score 54

as Diane Linkletter

1960s

3 titles · average score 43
Mondo Trasho
Mondo Trasho (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

as Divine / Greaser in Alley

Eat Your Makeup
Eat Your Makeup (1968)

as Jacqueline Kennedy

Roman Candles
Roman Candles (1967)

as Party Guest / Man with Scarf