Leslie Anne Down Wiki Biography
Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British film and television actress, former model and singer.Down achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75). She received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The First Great Train Robbery (1979), Hanover Street (1979), Sphinx (1981) and Nomads (1986). She is also known as Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main in miniseries North and South (1985–86), for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1986.In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS drama series Dallas. During 1997–99 she played Olivia Richards in the NBC series Sunset Beach. From April 2003 to February 2012, she portrayed Jackie Marone Knight in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
Full Name | Lesley-Anne Down |
Net Worth | $10 Million |
Date Of Birth | March 17, 1954 |
Place Of Birth | Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom |
Height | 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) |
Profession | Actress, Soundtrack, Writer |
Spouse | Don E. FauntLeRoy son |
Children | Jackson Friedkin, George-Edward FauntLeRoy |
Parents | Isobel Down, Jack Down |
Partner | Bruce Robinson |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/lesleyannedown |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001153 |
Movies | Hanover Street, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, The First Great Train Robbery, The Betsy, Death Wish V: The Face of Death, Countess Dracula, Rosewood Lane, Brannigan, The Perfect Wife, The Secret Agent Club, Family of Cops, In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful, Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus, K… |
TV Shows | Sunset Beach, North and South, Dallas, North and South, Book II, Upstairs, Downstairs, The Bold and the Beautiful, Retrosexual: The ’80s |
Trademark |
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1 | Deep sultry voice |
2 | Voluptuous figure |
3 | Sparkling blue eyes |
4 | Natural brunette hair |
Title | Salary |
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Sphinx (1981) | $400,000 |
Dallas (1978) | $250,000 |
Quote |
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1 | [on why she chose to appear in Dallas (1978)] Because they paid me a quarter of a million dollars for seven days’ work over ten weeks. What do you think I am, darling? Stupid?! |
Fact |
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1 | For her role as Stephanie Rogers in Dallas (1978), she was paid $250,000 for what amounted to just seven days’ work over the course of ten weeks. |
2 | Aunt of Oliver Guy Spencer Ward. |
3 | Stepmother of Season FauntLeRoy and Juliana FauntLeRoy. |
4 | Currently lives in Malibu, California with her husband, Don E. FauntLeRoy. |
5 | After she made her name in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), nude photos taken by Kirk Douglas’s son Peter Douglas, appeared in British mens’ magazine Mayfair. She later went to court to have the originals returned to her. |
6 | She spent her early childhood formative years in the Putney area of London, England and spent time with her uncle Michael, a major in the British army. |
7 | Originally, Maud Adams was to star in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) but after she had been filming for two days the role was recast for some reason and Lesley-Anne Down got the part instead. |
8 | She and first husband Enrique Gabriel met on the set of Sphinx (1981) and were married only a few days later. Their marriage was a short one and ended in an annulment. Lesley-Anne recalls her marriage as an “exciting ride”. Not long after her annulment, she met director William Friedkin, whom she later married. |
9 | She met future husband Don E. FauntLeRoy when she was filming the miniseries North and South (1985). |
10 | Family: Mother Isabella (from Scotland, UK) who passed away in 2000, father Percy James (from UK). Sister Angela Julie Ward. |
11 | When she was filming Days of Our Lives (1965), her father was due to leave to go back to England but suddenly had an angiogram, pains in his chest, resulting in a quadruple bypass operation. |
12 | She is the mother of two sons – George-Edward, (born 1998) from her marriage to Don E. FauntLeRoy, and Jackson Friedkin, (born 1982) from her marriage to William Friedkin. |
13 | She lived with Bruce Robinson for ten years after meeting him at age 15. She came to America at age 17. |
14 | Began modeling at 10 years old. Left school when she was 12 years old. |
15 | Voted “Most Beautiful Teenager” in Britain in 1970. |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The King’s Guard | 2000 | Queen Beatrice |
Sunset Beach | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Olivia Richards |
Young Hearts Unlimited | 1998 | TV Movie | Barbara |
Meet Wally Sparks | 1997 | Hooker Nurse |
Diagnosis Murder | 1996 | TV Series | Catherine Windsor |
The Secret Agent Club | 1996 | Eve |
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus | 1996 | TV Movie | Morgana |
Family of Cops | 1995 | TV Movie | Anna Novacek |
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful | 1994 | Jean Bradshaw |
Munchie Strikes Back | 1994 | Linda McClelland |
Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III | 1994 | TV Mini-Series | Madeline Main |
The Nanny | 1994 | TV Series | Chloe Simpson |
Death Wish V: The Face of Death | 1994 | Olivia Regent |
Night Trap | 1993 | Christine Turner |
Over the Line | 1992 | Elaine Patterson |
1775 | 1992 | TV Short | Annabelle Proctor |
Dallas | 1990 | TV Series | Stephanie Rogers |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1989 | TV Series | Speaker |
Night Walk | 1989 | TV Movie | Geneva Miller |
CBS Summer Playhouse | 1989 | TV Series | Cassandra |
Ladykillers | 1988 | TV Movie | Morganna Ross |
Indiscreet | 1988 | TV Movie | Anne Kingston |
Scenes from the Goldmine | 1987 | Lady Lesley-Anne Down |
North and South, Book II | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Madeline LaMotte Main Madeline LaMotte |
Nomads | 1986 | Dr. Eileen Flax |
North and South | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Madeline Fabray LaMotte |
Arch of Triumph | 1984 | TV Movie | Joan |
The Last Days of Pompeii | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Chloe |
A contratiempo | 1982 | La actriz |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1982 | TV Movie | Esmeralda |
Murder Is Easy | 1982 | TV Movie | Bridget Conway |
BBC2 Playhouse | 1981 | TV Series | Unity Mitford |
Sphinx | 1981 | Erica Baron |
Rough Cut | 1980 | Gillian Bromley |
Hanover Street | 1979 | Margaret Sellinger |
The Great Train Robbery | 1979 | Miriam |
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | 1978 | TV Movie | Phyllis Dixey |
The Betsy | 1978 | Lady Bobby Ayres |
A Little Night Music | 1977 | Anne Egerman |
Supernatural | 1977 | TV Mini-Series | Felizitas |
BBC Play of the Month | 1977 | TV Series | Ellie Dunn |
The Pink Panther Strikes Again | 1976 | Olga |
When the Boat Comes In | 1976 | TV Series | Jane Cromer |
Upstairs, Downstairs | 1973-1975 | TV Series | Georgina Worsley Georgina |
The Sweeney | 1975 | TV Series | Caroline Selhurst |
Ten from the Twenties | 1975 | TV Series | Maisie Brand |
Brannigan | 1975 | Luana (as Lesley Anne Down) |
Bedtime Stories | 1974 | TV Series | Monica |
From Beyond the Grave | 1974 | Rosemary Seaton (segment 4 “The Door”) |
Scalawag | 1973 | Lucy-Ann |
Pope Joan | 1972 | Cecilia |
Public Eye | 1971 | TV Series | Anne Biddersloe |
Out of the Unknown | 1971 | TV Series | Diana Carver |
Six Dates with Barker | 1971 | TV Series | Cheeky |
In the Devil’s Garden | 1971/I | Tessa Hurst |
Countess Dracula | 1971 | Ilona Nádasdy, Elisabeth’s Daughter |
All the Right Noises | 1971 | Laura (as Lesley-Ann Down) |
Sin un adiós | 1970 | Marta Greidy (as Lesley Anne Down) |
School for Unclaimed Girls | 1969 | Diana (as Lesley Downs) |
In Extremis | 2017 | completed | Sister Clare |
Justice | 2016/I | post-production | Elizabeth |
The List | 2016 | completed | Victoria |
Of God and Kings | post-production | Madame Renard |
I Am Watching You | 2016 | Margaret |
Absolution | 2015/IV | Zvetlana |
Kill Me, Deadly | 2015 | Lady Clairmont |
Haunted | 2014/IV | Lilian |
The Bold and the Beautiful | 2003-2012 | TV Series | Jacqueline Payne Marone Jacqueline M. Knight Jacqueline Payne … |
Cinnamon | 2011 | Video | Aunt Dora |
Rosewood Lane | 2011 | Dr. Cloey Talbot |
Mercenary for Justice | 2006 | Video | Newscaster (uncredited) |
Seven Days of Grace | 2006 | Lillian |
Today You Die | 2005 | Video | Bank Manager |
13th Child | 2002 | District Attorney Murphy |
You Belong to Me | 2002 | TV Movie | Dr. Susan Chancellor |
The Meeksville Ghost | 2001 | Emily Meeks |
The Perfect Wife | 2001 | TV Movie | Helen Coburn |
Days of Our Lives | 1997-2001 | TV Series | Lady Sheraton |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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A Little Night Music | 1977 | performer: “Now/Soon/Later”, “Every Day A Little Death”, “A Weekend in the Country” |
Upstairs, Downstairs | 1975 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Seven Days of Grace | 2006 | screenplay |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The History of North and South | 2004 | Video documentary short special thanks |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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78th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself |
Dr. Phil | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The Story of the Costume Drama | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Happy Birthday BAFTA | 2007 | TV Movie |
74th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
The Story of Upstairs Downstairs | 2005 | Video documentary | Herself |
The History of North and South | 2004 | Video documentary short | Herself / Madeline Fabray La Motte Main |
SoapTalk | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
The Buzz | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
After They Were Famous | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
After Upstairs Downstairs | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Open House | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling | 1998 | TV Special | Herself |
Arena | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1985 | TV Series | Herself / Herself – Guest |
Wogan | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 1981 | TV Series | Herself |
Clapper Board | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
Don Siegel: Last of the Independents | 1980 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Mike Douglas Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself – Actress / Herself |
The Merv Griffin Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Dinah! | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Everyday | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
Call My Bluff | 1976 | TV Series | Herself |
The Russell Harty Show | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
Celebrity Squares | 1975 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2005 | Golden Rose | Rose d’Or Light Entertainment Festival | Best Soap Female | The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) |
1978 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Most Promising Newcomer – Actress |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2005 | Soap Opera Digest Award | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Favorite Return | The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) |
1986 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | North and South (1985) |
3rd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1987 | Bravo Otto Germany | Bravo Otto | Best Female TV Star (TV-Star w) |
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