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Varla Jean Merman
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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'.
Top Filmography
6.4
Ugly Betty
2006 // TV
6.2
Project Runway
2004 // TV
5.6
Girls Will Be Girls
2003 // MOVIE
5.6
BearCity 2: The Proposal
2012 // MOVIE
5.5
Wig
2019 // MOVIE
5.2
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Special
2020 // MOVIE
7.0
Hush Up Sweet Charlotte
2015 // MOVIE
1.0
Franchesca Page
1998 // MOVIE
5.0
Bear Week Diaries
2024 // MOVIE
0.0
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020 // MOVIE
0.0
Big Easy Queens
2023 // MOVIE
0.0
Mardi Gras Cowboy
1996 // MOVIE
0.0
Dragtime
1997 // MOVIE
0.0
Dragtastic
2010 // MOVIE
0.0
The Sherry Vine Variety Show
2021 // TV