Leslie Ann Warren is a popular singer, actress from the United States, best known for her films: Color of the Night, Ulica, The Secretary, Victor / Victoria. The actress was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Golden Globe Award for her work in the television series 79, Park Avenue in the nomination for Best Drama Actress.
Leslie Ann Warren: biography
The future actress was born on 08.16.1946 in the city of New York. Little is written about her early years. It is known that a girl from a youth was fond of ballet, so for the first time on stage she appeared as a dancer in a ballet troupe.
At the age of 17, Leslie Ann Warren entered an acting studio in Manhattan. Here she was the youngest student. The girl sings, dances, has acting talent, it is not surprising that she is immediately invited to theatrical productions. In 1963, Leslie Ann performs her first serious acting role. She takes part in the Broadway musical "110 and the Shadow."
Musicals
In 1965, the actress received the Theater World Award for the role played in the musical production of "Damn you ditch! Cat!". The next musical, "Scarlett", where the actress played a major role, was presented to the public in 1973.
Leslie Ann Warren brought neither special audience love nor popularity to this work.
The series "Mission Impossible"
In September 1966, the CBS television channel Mission was Impossible. The plot is based on the work of a special detachment of operatives performing extremely complex tasks. IMF detachment prevents killings, returns stolen items, fights against spies of other countries. The creator and producer of the series was Bruce Geller. The film Mission Impossible quickly became popular with critics and spectators, it was nominated for an Emmy Award for three consecutive years, and from 1968 to 1972 for a Golden Globe in various categories.
Leslie Ann Warren hit the show when it was already popular. The character of the actress, Dana Lambert, participated in the fourth season of the film and was one of the main characters. Accordingly, part of the fame of the series went to Warren. In 1971, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in the TV series Mission Impossible in the Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Leslie Ann Warren: movies
The career of the actress in the movie began quite predictably, with musicals. On this path, everything did not immediately turn out well for Leslie Ann. The actress auditioned for the film "Sounds of Music", but failed. In the musical film "Cinderella", released in 1965, the girl was taken in the lead role. This work gave a good impetus to the career of the actress. Recently, critics have increasingly recalled Leslie Ann Warren as Cinderella from a 1965 film. After this role, the girl began to be regularly invited to shoot in the movies.
In 1967, the film “The Happiest Millionaire” was released with Leslie Ann in the role of Cordy, and in 1968, the film “One Only Truly Original Family Orchestra”, where the actress played the role of Ellis Bauer.
In 1982, director Blake Edwards invited Warren to star in his new film, Victor / Victoria. This is a musical comedy about a singer who pretends to be a transvestite man. In this film, the role of Victoria was played by actress Julie Andrews, and Leslie Ann got the role of Norma. Edwards painting instantly becomes very popular. She is nominated for the most prestigious Oscars, Cesar, Golden Globes and others. Warren's list of achievements is replenished with two nominations for "Best Supporting Actress" for her role in this film.
Leslie Ann Warren, whose photo is now recognized by almost everyone, gets many new movie roles.
Films with an actress are now being released one after another. This is “A Night in Heaven” (1983), and “Choose Me” (1984), and “Ulica” (1985), and many others. In 1989, after participating in several unsuccessful projects, Warren's career began to decline.
At this stage of creative activity, it is worth noting films with Warren, such as The Englishman directed by Stephen Soderbergh, where Leslie played the role of an aging actress; "Kill Mrs. Tingle" directed by Kevin Williamson; "Jobs: Empire of Temptation", where the actress played the role of Clara Jobs.
From time to time, the actress appears in various series. She can be seen in the following paintings: "Desperate Housewives", "Community", "Clairvoyant" and many others.
Over the years of her creative career, Leslie Ann was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in the mini-series The Spy Family in 1990, and for a Golden Globe Award in 1985 and 1991 for her roles in the TV series The Spy Family and in the film " Song's author". The actress has played over a hundred roles in various films and television series.
The series "79, Park Avenue"
Mini-series "79, Park Avenue" directed by Paul Wendkos was released in 1977. The plot of the series is based on the work of Harold Robbins about a girl who is unable to earn a living honestly and forced to engage in prostitution. The main role in the series was played by Warren.
This work brought Leslie Ann “Golden Globe” as the best actress and an Emmy nomination, which was the highest achievement in her creative biography.
Personal life
The actress was married twice. The first husband is John Peters, father of Leslie's son, Christopher. With Peters, Warren lived together for 7 years, from 1967 to 1974. The second husband of the actress is Ronald Taft. They have been married since 2000.