Charles Busch
Actor
Biography
Charles Louis Busch (born August 23, 1954) is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and female impersonator, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wrote and starred in his early plays Off-off-Broadway beginning in 1978, generally in drag roles, and also acted in the works of other playwrights. He also wrote for television and began to act in films and on television in the late 1990s. His best known play is The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000), which was a success on Broadway.
As Director
Filmography
Addams Family Values
as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry 1993
It Could Happen to You
as Timothy 1994
Psycho Beach Party
as Captain Monica Stark 2000
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Angela / Barbara Arden 2003
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self 2017
A Very Serious Person
as Jan 2006
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian 2002
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
as Leading Lady 2005
Trouble on the Corner
as Ms. Ellen 1997
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
as Self 2006
The Sixth Reel
as Jimmy 2021
How Real is 'The Star'?
as Self 2005
Her Royal Escape to Love
2005
Rescued from the Closet
as Self 2001
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
TBA
Dragtime
as Self 1997
The Confession of Lily Dare
as Lily Dare 2020