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Became interested in comedy as a child in Catholic school, where she learned how to make the nuns laugh to avoid beatings. Started singing gigs with her jazz pianist father in nightclubs at age 12. In 1987, she emceed the Second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
Her appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1993 was the first time an out gay comedian appeared on a late night talk show. Debut comedy album, Bulldyke in a Chinashop, was released in 1994. Released her first jazz album, Play it Cool, in 2001.
The part of Big Boo on Orange Is The New Black was specifically written for her, after she originally auditioned for a role as a prison guard. Lost 50 pounds after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2015.