Lesley-Anne Down Biography (1954-)
Born March 17, 1954, in London, England; daughter of P. James (a caretaker) and Isabella (maiden name, Gordon-Young) Down; married Henri Gabriel (a cameraoperator), March 2, 1980 (divorced, 1981); married William Friedkin (a director, producer, actor, and writer), 1982 (divorced, 1985); married Don E. FauntLeRoy (a director, producer, and cinematographer), September 27, 1986; children: (second marriage) Josh "Jack" (a director); (third marriage) George Edward, Season-Marie and Juliana (stepdaughters).
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- March 17, 1954
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- (As Lesley Down) Diana, School for Unclaimed Girls (also known asHellhouse Girls, House of Unclaimed Women, and The SmashingBird I Used to Know), 1969, Grand National, 1973
- Laura, All the Right Noises, 1969, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
- Sin un adios, Mercurio Films, 1970
- Tessa Hurst, Assault (also known as The Creepers, In theDevil's Garden, Satan's Playthings, and Tower of Terror),Rank, 1971
- Ilona Nodosheen, Countess Dracula, Hammer Films/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
- Cecilia, Pope Joan (also known as The Devil's Imposter), Warner Bros., 1972
- Rosemary Seaton, "The Door," From beyond the Grave (also known asCreatures, Creatures from beyond the Grave, Tales from beyond the Grave, Tales from the Beyond, and The Undead), Amicus/Howard Mahler Films, 1972
- Lucy-Ann, Scalawag (also known as Un magnifico ceffo di galera and Protuva), Paramount, 1973
- Luana, Brannigan (also known as Joe Battle), United Artists, 1975
- Olga, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, United Artists, 1976
- Anne Egerman, A Little Night Music (also known as Das Laechelneiner Sommernacht), New World, 1977
- Lady Roberta "Bobby" Ayres, The Betsy (also known as Harold Robbins' The Betsy), Allied Artists, 1978
- Miriam/Madame Lucienne/Miss Brigid Lawson, The Great Train Robbery(also known as The First Great Train Robbery), United Artists, 1979
- Margaret Sellinger, Hanover Street, Columbia, 1979
- Gillian Bromley, Rough Cut (also known as Roughcut), Paramount, 1980
- Erica Baron, Sphinx, Warner Bros., 1980
- Dr. Flax, Nomads, Atlantic Releasing, 1984
- Herself, Scenes from the Goldmine, Hemdale, 1987
- Christine Turner, Night Trap (also known as Mardi Gras for theDevil), Prism Entertainment, 1993
- Olivia Regent, Death Wish V: The Face of Death, Trimark Pictures,1993
- Elaine, Out of Control (also known as Over the Line), 1993
- Linda McClelland, Munchie Strikes Back, New Horizons Home Video, 1994
- Jean, In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (also known as Behind Closed Doors and Unfaithful), New Horizons Home Video, 1994
- Morgana, Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (also known as Beastmaster III), MCA Home Entertainment, 1995
- Lillian, Saving Grace, 1996
- Eve, The Secret Agent Club, Hit Entertainment, 1996
- Prostitute nurse, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1997
- Queen Beatrice, The King's Guard, Lions Gate, 2000
- Emily Meeks, The Meeksville Ghost, 2001
- District Attorney Murphy, 13th Child (also known as 13th Child,Legend of the Jersey Devil, Volume 1), Alex Mendoza and Associates, 2002
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Stephanie Rogers, Dallas, CBS, 1990
- Olivia Blake Richards, Sunset Beach, NBC, 1997
- Lady Sheraton, a recurring role, Days of Our Lives, NBC, 2001
- Jacqueline Payne, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Belleza y poder), CBS, beginning 2003
- Miniseries
- Georgina Worsley, Upstairs, Downstairs, London Weekend Television(England), 1971-1975, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1974-1977
- Chloe, The Last Days of Pompeii, ABC, 1984
- Madeline Fabray LaMotte, North and South, ABC, 1985
- Madeline LaMotte Main, North and South, Book II, ABC, 1986
- Madeline Main, Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (also known as John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book IIIand North and South III), ABC, 1994
- Movies
- Ellie Dunn, Heartbreak House (also known as Play of the Month:Heartbreak House), BBC (England), 1977, then PBS
- Unity Mitford (title role), Unity, BBC, 1981, then PBS
- Esmerelda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (also known as Hunchback), CBS, 1982
- Bridget Conway, Murder Is Easy (also known as Agatha Christie's"Murder Is Easy"), CBS, 1982
- Joan Madou, Arch of Triumph, CBS, 1985
- Morganna Ross, Ladykillers, USA Network, 1988
- Anne Kingston, Indiscreet, CBS, 1988
- Geneva Miller, Night Walk, CBS, 1989
- Anna Novacek, Family of Cops (also known as Une famille de flics), CBS, 1995
- Barbara, Young Hearts Unlimited, Fox Family Channel, 1998
- Dr. Susan Chandler, You Belong to Me (also known as Mary Higgins Clark's "You Belong to Me" and Mary Higgins Clark: Tu m'appartiens), PAX, 2001
- Helen Coburn, The Perfect Wife, Lifetime, 2001
- Specials
- Diana Carver, Out of the Unknown: To Lay a Ghost (also known as To Lay a Ghost), BBC-2 (England), 1971
- Phyllis Dixey, The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (also known as Peek-a-Boo and Peek-a-Boo: The One and Only Phyllis Dixey), PBS, 1979
- Third testifier, "Frog Girl: The Jennifer Graham Story" (also known as "The Frog Girl"), CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1989
- An All-Star Party for Aaron Spelling, ABC, 1998
- Herself, After Upstairs Downstairs, ITV (England), 2002
- Episodic
- Cheeky, "2774 AD: All the World's a Stooge," 6 Dates with Barker,London Weekend Television (England), 1971
- Caroline, "Chalk and Cheese," The Sweeney, ITV (England), 1975
- Chloe Simpson, "Maggie the Model," The Nanny, CBS, 1994
- Catherine Windsor, "A Model Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996
- Guest, The Buzz, YTV, 2002
- Pilots
- Cassandra, "Shivers," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
- Annabelle Proctor, 1775, CBS, 1992
- Stage Appearances
- Appeared in productions of Great Expectations, Hamlet, The Marquis, and Pygmalion.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 9, issue 5, 1996, pp. 8-9
- TV Guide, February 26, 1994, p. 24