Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down was born on March 17, 1954 and raised in London, England. With the help of her father, she began modeling at age 10, acting in commercials, and winning several beauty contests. By the time she was 15, Down had completed four films and was voted "Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager". Lesley-Anne first gained international popularity as Georgina Worsley in the British series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), which became a hit on PBS in the United States. She has starred in films, including The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The Betsy (1978), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), Hanover Street (1979), Rough Cut (1980) and Sphinx (1981). She starred in the television movies The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Arch of Triumph (1984), Indiscreet (1988), and in the miniseries The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) and North and South (1985). Lesley-Anne appeared for six episodes as Stephanie Rogers in the prime-time television series Dallas (1978), on the CBS Network. Her previous daytime experience included roles as Olivia Richards in Sunset Beach (1997) and Lady Sheraton in Days of Our Lives (1965). She also made guest appearances on the television series The Nanny (1993) and Diagnosis Murder (1993). On stage, she has appeared in "Hamlet" and a musical version of "Great Expectations". As for her career, Lesley-Anne has earned Golden Globe Award nominations, German Bravo Awards, the British Best Actress Award, the Rose D'or Best Soap Opera Actress Award and the covers of numerous publications throughout the world, including Life Magazine. She was awarded the 2006 TV Soap Golden Boomerang Award for the most Popular Supporting Female for her role as Jackie Marone Knight on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987). Lesley-Anne Down met her husband, cinematographer Don E. FauntLeRoy, while filming North and South (1985). They live in Malibu, California with their son, George-Edward FauntLeRoy. She also has a son, Jackson Friedkin, from her earlier marriage to director William Friedkin and two stepchildren, Season FauntLeRoy and Juliana FauntLeRoy, from Don's previous marriage. When she's not on the set, Down prefers to spend her free time with her children and animals. She has an extensive collection of Victorian children's books, which she has collected since age 15.
Lesley-Anne Miller
Lesley-Anne Miller is known for The Kitchen (2023), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and Haraam (2018).
Lesley-Caron Veater
Lesley-Caron Veater is an actress, known for Undertow (2018).
Lesli Brownlee
Lesli Brownlee is a writer and actor. Born in Valemount BC Lesli moved to Vancouver in the early 2000's to pursue a career in Film and Television. Her training includes over a decade of studio classes in scene study, text analysis and physical theatre training. In 2015 she went back to school and earned her Associate of Arts degree in Creative Writing at Capilano University. Her fiction, essays, and poetry have since appeared in The Liar, Bread Magazine and SAD Mag. She is a member of the Playwrights Theatre Centre and Wet Ink Collective.
Lesli Catsouras
Lesli Catsouras is known for Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016).
Lesli Karavil
Lesli Karavil is known for For the Blinds (2014), Cinayet Süsü (2019) and Adi Mutluluk (2015).
Lesli Kay
Lesli Kay is an American actress best known for her character Molly Conlon McKinnon on As the World Turns, who she won an Emmy for in 2001. She relocated to Los Angeles in 2004 by using General Hospital as a means to get there. After a 1 year contract as Lois Cerullo on General Hospital, Lesli went back to CBS as Felicia Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She was nominated for her portrayal of Felicia in 2006. Lesli is working in television and film but at the same time she went back to school in 2010 and earned a degree as a surgical first assist. So she acts, operates, is the mom of two boys and needs a vacation!
Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli Linka Glatter is a director of film, network, cable, and premium cable television drama, with both pilots and episodes to her credit. Lesli's TV work includes Homeland (2011), The Newsroom (2012), The Walking Dead (2010), Justified (2010), Ray Donovan (2013), Masters of Sex (2013), Nashville (2012), Boss (2011), True Blood (2008), Mad Men (2007), The Good Wife (2009), Weeds (2005), House M.D. (2004), Heroes (2006), The West Wing (1999), NYPD Blue (1993), ER (1994), and Freaks and Geeks (1999), to name a few. Her first series was Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (1985) followed by Twin Peaks (1990), for which she received her first Directors Guild Award nomination. Lesli has also directed numerous pilots including Grace (2011), Gilmore Girls (2000), In My Life (2002), Newton (2003), Six (2017) and Pretty Little Liars (2010). In addition, Lesli was the Co-Executive Producer/Director of Shawn Ryan's The Chicago Code (2011), NBC's The Playboy Club (2011), John Wells' Citizen Baines (2000), HBO's The Leftovers (2014) and was the Executive Producer/Director of Homeland (2011) Seasons 3 through 8. Lesli began her directing career through the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women. Her short film, Tales of Meeting and Parting (1985), was nominated for an Academy Award, as well as winning numerous awards in festivals throughout the country. Lesli made her feature film directorial debut with New Line's coming-of-age comedy, Now and Then (1995), featuring Demi Moore, Melanie Griffith, Rosie O'Donnell and Christina Ricci, followed by Polygram's romantic period drama The Proposition (1998), featuring Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe and William Hurt. She directed HBO's State of Emergency (1994), which she received a Cable ACE nomination for Best Picture, as well as a Humanitas Award nomination. Lesli's other HBO films include Into Into the Homeland (1987) and The Promise. In 2010, Lesli was nominated for an Emmy for directing the Mad Men (2007) episode "Mad Men: Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency (2009)," as well as winning a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series for the same episode. In 2013, she was nominated for her third Directors Guild Award for the Homeland episode Homeland: Q&A (2012) as well as an Emmy nomination for the same episode. In 2013, Lesli was nominated for her fourth Director's Guild Award for the season finale of Homeland (2011), Homeland: The Star (2013). In 2015, Lesli won the Director's Guild Award for the Homeland (2011) episode Homeland: From A to B and Back Again (2014) and received her 3rd Emmy nomination for that episode as well. Lesli's 6th DGA Award nomination was for the Homeland (2011) episode Homeland: The Tradition of Hospitality (2015) as well as her 4th Emmy nomination. Lesli received her 5th Emmy nomination for the Homeland (2011) Season Finale, Homeland: America First (2017) and her 7th DGA nomination for the Homeland: America First (2017) Season Finale, Homeland: Paean to the People (2018). Lesli has also received 2 Emmy Nominations as part of the Homeland: America First (2017) production team for Best Drama Series. Lesli serves as the 1st Vice President of the Directors Guild of America, is on the DGA's Western Directors Council, as well as being an adviser at the Sundance Directors Lab. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Directors Branch of The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Lesli recently received the Caucus Foundation Award, the Dorothy Arzner Directing Award from Women in Film, and the Franklin Schaffner Award from the American Film Institute, as well as an Honorary Degree from the American Film Institute. Lesli has been actively mentoring for many years and most recently helped develop the successful program, NBC Female Forward. Lesli has been involved on projects for Netflix, Amazon, Showtime and Epix. Prior to her work as a director, Lesli was a modern dance choreographer, working throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States.
Lesli Margherita
Lesli Margherita is an American musical theatre, voice, film and television actress. She trained at UCLA and was soon after chosen to star in MGM's television series Fame L.A. directed by Kenny Ortega. She has gone on to star and recur on numerous television shows and pilots including Major Crimes, The Suite Life on Deck, Charmed, NYPD Blue, The District, JAG, and On The Lot, produced by Steven Spielberg. She is also known for her theatre work, playing Inez in Zorro the Musical in London's West End, for which she won an Olivier Award. She played Mrs. Wormwood on Broadway in Matilda the Musical for over 2 years; followed by a shorter run as the diva, Mona Kent in Dames at Sea which ran for about a year. She then returned to Matilda a year later to close the acclaimed Broadway production. From 2013 to 2017, Margherita hosted the Broadway.com series Looks Not Books, showing what is like backstage at Matilda. The series ran for three seasons, with a total of 24 episodes, and due to its popularity, Margherita also hosted Ship Happens for Broadway.com in 2015, showing what went on backstage at Dames at Sea. This ran for one season of eight episodes and was never renewed. The reason being that the show itself ended in January 2016. In October 2015, Margherita played a guest in the Maximum Fun podcast Can I Pet Your Dog?.
Leslie A. Jones
Leslie A. Jones aka Mister Jones hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After serving in the U.S. Army he relocated to Los Angeles CA. There he would study theater and film at The Wilshire Theater Arts Academy. He landed his first theater job in 1991 with the Mojo Ensemble portraying Moses Blues in Judi Ann Mason's award winning play "Indigo Blues". Playing alto saxophone in this production gained him recognition as an accomplished saxophonist, composer and actor. He was presented with a Los Angeles Weekly Award and the Drama Logue Award for Best Original Music. In 1993, he went on to win the N.A.A.C.P. Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Randall, in Matthew Witten's original play "Washington Square Moves". Soon after winning the NAACP Award, Leslie was cast on several television sitcoms, and episodic television shows, he's best known for playing the henchman Ronnie on Beverly Hills 90210. Leslie plays sax, flute, percussion & vocals and enjoys performing with George Gray of (The Price is Right), cover band (The G Money Band) & his own original band, Thee Answer, in which you can find on iTunes, Spotify and more. Leslie also has a spoken word band (The Right Hand Rule Band) that can also be heard on iTunes and Spotify . Leslie's favorite actors are Don Cheadle, Idris Elba & Angela Bassett. He looks forward to joining their ranks in the very near future.