- Susan Lowe, Desperate Living, 1976. Baltimore auteur John Waters wrote the movie for the bad taste star of his his Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, Lust i the Dust and Hairspray, but he was committed to a theatre gig. To take over as Mole McHenry, the beautiful Lowe (from the same Waters films) had to change her look – and the necessary make-up horrified her children and, apparently, played havoc with her marriage.
- James “Gypsy” Haake, Married… With Children, TV, 1988. Divine died (from sleep apnea) the day before he was to play Uncle Otto Wanker (!) in an episode called: All In The Family (!) Another transvestite actor took over and the chapter was dedicated to Divine.
- Pat Carroll, The Little Mermaid , 1989. Divine… working for Disney? Nearly! Ursula had been designed for Bea Arthur – far too busy with The Golden Girls, 1985-1992. Next? Divine! Plus Charlotte Rae, Roseanne, the Absolutely Fabulous Jennifer Saunders and singer Nancy Wilson. Plus a slew of veteran ladies: Browne, Nancy Marchand, Sylvia Sidney, Elaine Stritch – who won the gig, then lost it after disputes with lyricist Howard Ashman. “An answer to a prayer,” said Carroll on winning the ambition of a lifetime – voicing a Disney character.
- Virginia Peters, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, 1991 . Instead of Divine – there was enough horror! – the Woman In Plane became a real female. This was Peters’ 23rd and penultimate screen rôle. She died seven years later at 74.
Birth year: 1945Death year: 1988Other name: Harris Glenn MilsteadCasting Calls: 4