Dale Soules
Dale Soules | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Orange Is The New Black (2014-2019) |
Dale Soules is an American actress known for starring in The Messenger and portraying Frieda Berlin in Orange Is the New Black from 2014 to 2019.[1]
Early life
Soules grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of West Milford, New Jersey. She attended West Milford High School.[2] While in high school, Soules became interested in acting and began acting in Summer stock theater, singing in church choirs and started studying acting at HB Studio.[2]
Career
Soules moved to New York in the mid-1960s after high school to pursue an acting career, and initially worked behind the scenes in theater in a variety of positions.[2] Her big break came in 1968 when she landed her first Broadway role, the part of Jeanie in the original Broadway production of Hair.[2][3]
She continued to appear in a number of theater productions including four years in the play The Magic Show,[2] Hands on a Hard Body, Grey Gardens, and The Crucible.[3]
Soules joined Orange Is the New Black during its second season in the recurring role of Frieda Berlin.[4] Starting with the show's sixth season, Soules was promoted to a series regular.[4]
Personal life
Soules is openly lesbian.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Prism | Eva | |
| 1988 | Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls | Teacher | |
| 1997 | Love God | Connie | |
| 2006 | Diggers | Silly Lilly Waitress | |
| 2009 | The Messenger | Cashier | |
| 2009 | Motherhood | Hester | |
| 2012 | Watching TV with the Red Chinese | Bag Lady | |
| 2016 | AWOL | Ruthie | |
| 2017 | Aardvark | Lucille | |
| 2018 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Grandma | |
| 2022 | Lightyear | Darby Steel (voice) | |
| 2022 | Midday Black Midnight Blue | Kath | |
| 2022 | My Love Affair with Marriage | Official (voice) | |
| 2023 | She Came to Me | Aunt Moxie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Really Rosie | Nutshell Kid (voice) | Television special |
| 1981 | American Playhouse | Frances | Episode: "Until She Talks" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mysty | Episode: "Stress Connection" |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Agatha Jacobs | Episode: "Red Ball" |
| 2007 | American Masters | Mrs. Wainwright | Episode: "Novel Reflections: The American Dream" |
| 2010 | How to Make It in America | Doris | Episode: "Paper, Denim + Dollars" |
| 2010 | Big Lake | Shelley | Episode: "Chris Moves In" |
| 2013 | Unforgettable | Alma Delaney | Episode: "Line Up or Shut Up" |
| 2014–2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Frieda Berlin | 51 episodes |
| 2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Delta Mung | Episode: "Making Love" |
| 2019 | New Amsterdam | Allison Medrano | Episode: "The Blues" |
| 2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Margaret | Episodes: "Hands!" |
| 2021 | Invasion | Motel Receptionist | Episode: "Orion" |
| 2023–present | Digman! | Agatha (voice) | Main cast |
| 2024–2025 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Chaelt | 4 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Hair | Jeanie (Replacement) | Blitmore Theatre, Broadway | [6] |
| 1972 | Dude | Shadow | Broadway Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1973 | Lotta | Lotta | Public Theater, Off-Broadway | |
| 1974 | More Than You Deserve | Vietnamese | Public Theater, Off-Broadway | |
| 1974 | The Magic Show | Cal | Cort Theatre, Broadway | |
| 1979 | Getting Out | Arlene | Theater de Lys, Off-Broadway | |
| 1997 | The Joy of Going Somewhere Definite | Patsy/Older Woman/ Waitress | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway | |
| 2002 | The Crucible | Sarah Good | Virginia Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2006 | Grey Gardens | Edith Bouvier Beale (Standby) | Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2012 | Rutherford & Son | Mrs. Henderson | Mint Theater Company | |
| 2015 | Posterity | Greta | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway | |
| 2014 | I Remember Mama | Papa | Transport Group, Off-Broadway | |
| 2015 | Shows for Days | Sid | Lincoln Center Theater, Off-Broadway | |
| 2017 | The Mother of Invention | Jane | Abingdon Theatre Company, Off-Broadway | |
| 2018 | Woman and Scarecrow | Aunty Ah | Irish Repertory Theatre, Off-Broadway | |
| 2022 | The Lucky Star | Arnold | 59E59 Theatre, Off-Broadway | |
| 2024 | The Welkin | Sarah Smith | Atlantic Theater Company, Off-Broadway |
References
- ↑ "ABOUT". www.dalesoules.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Reich, Ronni (June 14, 2015). "N.J. native Dale Soules appears on stage and screen this summer". nj.com. The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- 1 2 Keller, Ilana (January 25, 2017). "From 'Hair' to 'OITNB,' Dale Soules fights for justice". app.com. Asbury Park Press. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- 1 2 Petski, Denise (May 31, 2017). "'Orange Is The New Black' Ups Dale Soules To Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ↑ Musto, Michael (June 5, 2017). "Drag Queens Have Been Reading Up a Storm (And Not to Filth) Also: Openly lesbian Dale Soules promoted on OITNB! Bette Midler headed to Fire Island?". Out Magazine.
- ↑ "Dale Soules". Playbill. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
External links
- Dale Soules at IMDb
- Dale Soules at the Internet Broadway Database
- Living people
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Passaic County, New Jersey
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- American voice actresses
- People from West Milford, New Jersey
- American lesbian actresses
- LGBTQ people from New Jersey
- 21st-century American LGBTQ people
- West Milford High School alumni