Varla Jean Merman
Actor
Biography
Varla Jean Merman is the drag persona of American drag performer, actor and singer Jeffery Roberson. Varla's fictitious pedigree boasts that Ernest Borgnine is her father and Ethel Merman is her mother. Along with her co-stars, Roberson shared the 'Best Actor Grand Jury Award' at Outfest 2003 and 'Best Actress' honors at both the 2003 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and the 2003 Aspen HBO Film Festival for his role as Varla/Marla in the film 'Girls Will Be Girls'.
Filmography
BearCity 2: The Proposal
as Varla Jean Merman 2012
Wig
as Self 2019
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
as Nanog (voice) 2020
Hush Up Sweet Charlotte
as Melanie, Stan 2015
Franchesca Page
as Rita Page 1998
Bear Week Diaries
2024
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Roscoe 2020
Big Easy Queens
as Irlene / Amos 2023
Mardi Gras Cowboy
as Mrs. Goose 1996
Dragtime
as Self 1997