Edith Massey

Edith Massey

Born: May 28, 1918
Died: October 24, 1984
in San Francisco, California
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Edith Massey (May 28, 1918 – October 24, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Massey was best known for her appearances in a series of movies by director John Waters. Due to her work with Waters, she is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members.

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I Am Divine
Title: I Am Divine
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 2013
Type: Movie
Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body image, gender identity, sexuality, and preconceived notions of beauty, Divine succeeded in becoming an internationally recognized icon, recording artist, and character actor of stage and screen. Glenn went from the often-mocked, schoolyard fat kid to underdog royalty, standing up for millions of gay men and women, drag queens and punk rockers, and countless other socially ostracized misfits and freaks. With a completely committed in-your-face style, he blurred the line between performer and personality, and revolutionized pop culture.
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Divine Waters
Title: Divine Waters
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
This documentary focuses on the careers of influential partners in trash film, John Waters and Divine. The film includes interviews with Waters' parents and sister, actress Edith Massey sings two songs (Punks, Get off the Grass and Fever), as well as a live performance of Divine performing his song Born to be Cheap.
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Mutants in Paradise
Title: Mutants in Paradise
Character: Dr. Durchfall
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
A team of scientists create a pair of genetically modified "superbeings", but they must thwart Russian agents who are out to capture their creations.
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Polyester
Title: Polyester
Character: Cuddles Kovinsky
Released: May 29, 1981
Type: Movie
Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.
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Desperate Living
Title: Desperate Living
Character: Queen Carlotta
Released: May 27, 1977
Type: Movie
After killing her husband, Peggy Gravel and her murderous maid Grizelda, wind up in the crazy town of Mortville, where Queen Carlotta presides over a sleazy collection of misfits.
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Edith's Shopping Bag
Title: Edith's Shopping Bag
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
An American short documentary video about the opening of Edith Massey's thrift store in Baltimore.
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Love Letter to Edie
Title: Love Letter to Edie
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
A documentary about actress Edith Massey in which she talks about her life and her career in film.
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Female Trouble
Title: Female Trouble
Character: Ida Nelson
Released: October 4, 1974
Type: Movie
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
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Pink Flamingos
Title: Pink Flamingos
Character: Edie
Released: March 17, 1972
Type: Movie
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
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Multiple Maniacs
Title: Multiple Maniacs
Character: Edith / Virgin Mary
Released: April 10, 1970
Type: Movie
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.