Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress who is known for her roles in films and TV shows such as Doppelganger, Bouncer, Escapes, River, etc. The article dwells on the biography of the actress, as well as the most popular projects from her filmography .
Leslie Hope: personal life
Leslie was born in 1965 in the family of Ann and Frank Hope, who then lived in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia in Canada. Studied at the private school St. Michaels University School in British Columbia, and graduated in 1982. She was married twice. In 1994, the actress married the actor Jamie Angell, from whom Leslie had a son, Mackenzie, but two years later the couple broke up. In 2005, she remarried. Now her chosen one is the producer and director Adam Kane, the union with which lasted until 2015.
Ups and downs at work
Career Leslie Hope began in 1981. While still at school, she got a small role in the comedy film Paul Almond "The Rises and Falls." Three years later, she starred in the drama of John Cassavetes, Streams of Love. The role of the first plan was in the comedy film "My New Car", filmed by David Beard in 1988. And in the same year she was accepted into the main cast of Oliver Stone’s drama “Talk Radio”, the plot of which is partially related to the events that occurred in 1984 when radio host Alan Berg was killed.
In 1990, Leslie, along with Charlie Sheen and Keith David, starred in the comedy thriller Emilio Estevez "Men at Work." One of the key characters played in the horror film Avi Nesher "Doppelganger" (1993). She played the role of Lucy, co-owner of a small publishing company, in the comedy drama Jerry Ciccorritti “Paris, France” (1993). And five years later, she took part in the filming of Jamie Dixon's horror film “The Architect of Shadows.”
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In 1998, British director Michael Anderson offered the actress a supporting role in the family drama "Trouble with the Monkeys" - an adaptation of the children's story of the same name by Wilson Rawls. Together with Daniel Baldwin, Leslie Hope led the main cast of the Murray Battle thriller “Dark Waters” (1999). The artist Rosie Newly played in the thriller George A. Romero "The Bouncer" (2000). And in the role of the main character appeared in the television drama "Unexpected Love", filmed by Lee Rose in 2003.
In 2006, the actress received a supporting role in the biographical film Giacomo Battiato "Carol - Pope". Played by Lily Raider, the owner of an art gallery in Maryland, in the drama mini-series of the channel The CW “Runaways” (2006). She played the role of Bonnie, who received an alarming message from her husband's ex-wife, in Jason Priestley’s television thriller “Don't Cry” (2007). And in the same year, she tried on the image of Interior Ministry employee Sidney Green Street in Robert Harmon's crime drama “Jesse Stone: Thin Ice,” whose characters are borrowed from a series of books by American writer Robert B. Parker.
Dark revolution
In 2008, the world watched Jeff Wadlow’s sports drama “Never Give Up” - a film with Leslie Hope in which she played Margot Tyler, the mother of the protagonist, a difficult teenager Jack Tyler. A year later, got a place in the main cast of the fantastic action movie Ron Oliver "Dark Skies." And in 2012, Tess Cole, a woman who, along with her son, went to explore the Amazon basin to find her husband who disappeared several months ago, played in the ABC channel thriller “River” (2012).
The role of Kelly Foster, President of the Republic of Georgia, the actress performed in the science fiction series of the NBC channel "Revolution" (2012-2014). She tried on the image of Leah Exley, an employee of the US Embassy, ​​in six episodes of Gideon Ruff’s political drama “The Tyrant” (2014–2016). And she played Joan Lass, a lawyer who survived the outbreak of the virus on board the plane, in the first season of FX's multi-part horror film Strain (2014–2017).
Extreme roles
Among the latest projects with Leslie Hope, one can note the detective horror film Aaron Martin “Slasher” (2016- ...). The actress played Judith Berry, an addicted community member built on the site of a former summer camp. And in 2018, she played the role of the head of the fire brigade in two episodes of the ABC multi-part drama “Fire Station 19” (2018- ...). There is no official information on the production of new films with the participation of the actress. However, there are rumors about Jerry Ciccorritti's Exposure project, in which Leslie will not only get a role, but also act as a producer.