Charles Busch
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.
Movie Appearances
Psycho Beach Party
as Captain Monica Stark
2000
A Very Serious Person
as Jan
2006
Die, Mommie, Die!
as Angela / Barbara Arden
2003
The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch
as Leading Lady
2005
Trouble on the Corner
as Ms. Ellen
1997
How Real is 'The Star'?
as Self
2005
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
as Self - Playwright / Crawford Historian
2002
Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
TBA
Dragtime
as Self
1997
It Could Happen to You
as Timothy
1994
Her Royal Escape to Love
2005
Addams Family Values
as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
1993
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
2017
The Confession of Lily Dare
as Lily Dare
2020
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition
as Self
2006
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
2001
The Sixth Reel
as Jimmy
2021
