{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Dale Soules | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = New Jersey, United States | occupation = Actress | years_active = | known_for = ''Orange Is The New Black'' (2014-2019) | notable_works = }}
'''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dalesoules.com/about.html|title=ABOUT|website=www.dalesoules.com|access-date=2017-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306030602/http://www.dalesoules.com/about.html |url-status=live |archive-date=March 6, 2015}}</ref>
== Early life == Soules grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of West Milford, New Jersey. She attended West Milford High School.<ref name="nj">{{cite web|last1=Reich|first1=Ronni|title=N.J. native Dale Soules appears on stage and screen this summer|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/nj_native_dale_soules_appears_on_stage_and_screen.html|website=nj.com|publisher=The Star-Ledger|access-date=June 21, 2017|date=June 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806171957/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/06/nj_native_dale_soules_appears_on_stage_and_screen.html |url-status=live |archive-date=August 6, 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="nj" />
== 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.<ref name="nj"/> Her big break came in 1968 when she landed her first Broadway role, the part of Jeanie in the original Broadway production of ''Hair''.<ref name="nj"/><ref name="app">{{cite web|last1=Keller|first1=Ilana|title=From 'Hair' to 'OITNB,' Dale Soules fights for justice|url=http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/theater/2017/01/25/dale-soules-hair-orange-is-the-new-black/96654924/|website=app.com|publisher=Asbury Park Press|access-date=21 June 2017|date=25 January 2017}}</ref>
She continued to appear in a number of theater productions including four years in the play ''The Magic Show'',<ref name="nj"/> ''Hands on a Hard Body'', ''Grey Gardens'', and ''The Crucible''.<ref name="app"/>
Soules joined ''Orange Is the New Black'' during its second season in the recurring role of Frieda Berlin.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|title='Orange Is The New Black' Ups Dale Soules To Series Regular|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/orange-is-the-new-black-promoted-dale-soules-series-regular-frieda-1202104866/|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Deadline|access-date=21 June 2017|date=31 May 2017}}</ref> Starting with the show's sixth season, Soules was promoted to a series regular.<ref name="deadline"/>
== Personal life == Soules is openly lesbian.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.out.com/michael-musto/2017/6/05/drag-queens-have-been-reading-storm-and-not-filth|title=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?|date=5 June 2017|last=Musto|first=Michael|magazine=Out Magazine}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" !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 === {| class="wikitable sortable" !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 === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !{{Ref.}} |- | 1968 || ''Hair'' || Jeanie (Replacement) || Blitmore Theatre, Broadway | rowspan="16" |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/person/dale-soules-vault-0000057409|title=Dale Soules|access-date=2026-04-20|website=Playbill}}</ref> |- | 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 |- | 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 == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0815831|Dale Soules}} * {{IBDB name|84393|Dale Soules}}
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