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name: "Dorian Corey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dorian-corey"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 June 1937"
died: "29 August 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:57:58.061618+00:00"
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# Dorian Corey

Actor. Born 6 June 1937 in Buffalo, New York, USA. Died 29 August 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 June 1937, Buffalo, New York, USA
- **Died:** 29 August 1993
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5297781, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179776/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/107840

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Paris Is Burning*](https://film.one/film/paris-is-burning.md) (86)

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## Biography

Dorian Corey was an American drag performer and fashion designer. She appeared as herself in the documentary *Paris Is Burning* (1991).

Corey studied art at Parsons School of Design. She founded the House of Corey and was a prominent figure in the New York ballroom scene. She also appeared in *Wigstock*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Paris Is Burning* (1991), Fi1m 86, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/paris-is-burning.md)

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