Lesley Ann WarrenLesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946), is an American actress. She was born in New York City, and began her career as a ballet dancer, training at the School of American Ballet. She entered the Actors Studio at the age of seventeen, reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. She made her Broadway debut in 1963 in the musical, 110 in the Shade. Having failed to obtain the role of Liesl in the film version of The Sound of Music, her first major success was in the title role of Rodgers & Hammerstain's television special, Cinderella, in 1965. She later replaced Barbara Bain as the leading female in the Mission Impossible team. In 1967, she married producer Jon Peters, and they had one son, Christopher, who became an actor, but were later divorced. Her numerous film appearances include The Happiest Millionaire (1967), Cat Ballou (1971), Victor/Victoria (1982), and famous Miss Scarlet in Clue. She has also appeared extensively on television. This page about Lesley Ann Warren includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Lesley Ann Warren News stories about Lesley Ann Warren External links for Lesley Ann Warren Videos for Lesley Ann Warren Wikis about Lesley Ann Warren Discussion Groups about Lesley Ann Warren Blogs about Lesley Ann Warren Images of Lesley Ann Warren |
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She has also appeared extensively on television. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for motion pictures at 1658 Vine Street and one for television at 6405 Hollywood Blvd. In 1967, she married producer Jon Peters, and they had one son, Christopher, who became an actor, but were later divorced. Her numerous film appearances include The Happiest Millionaire (1967), Cat Ballou (1971), Victor/Victoria (1982), and famous Miss Scarlet in Clue. Her most recent movie appearance was in the role of Miss Birdie in John Grisham's The Rainmaker in 1997. She later replaced Barbara Bain as the leading female in the Mission Impossible team. She was nominated for Emmys in 1957 for The Miracle Worker and in 1960 for The Margaret Boutke-White Story. Having failed to obtain the role of Liesl in the film version of The Sound of Music, her first major success was in the title role of Rodgers & Hammerstain's television special, Cinderella, in 1965. After 1959 she worked mainly in television and on the stage. She made her Broadway debut in 1963 in the musical, 110 in the Shade. She also starred in The Best Years of Our Lives in 1946. She entered the Actors Studio at the age of seventeen, reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. In 1943, she played the innocent girl who discovered that her beloved uncle was a murderer in Shadow of a Doubt. She was born in New York City, and began her career as a ballet dancer, training at the School of American Ballet. Her screen debut was in the 1941 adaptation of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes. Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946), is an American actress. Born in New York City, she was nominated for three Academy Awards in her first three movies. Muriel Teresa Wright (born October 27, 1918) is an American actress. 1942 - Nominated Best Actress in a Supporting Role - The Little Foxes. 1943 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Pride of the Yankees. Miniver. 1943 - Won Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Mrs. |