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Joan Leslie‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

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Popularity

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Joan Leslie

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Joan Leslie

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1925-01-26

Popularity

star3.5

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian who, during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel was born on January 26, 1925, in Highland Park, Michigan, the youngest child of John and Agnes Brodel. At 15, Leslie had her first significant role as the crippled girl in High Sierra (1941), starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino. The same year she played in Sergeant York as York's fiancée. Leslie had a supporting role in The Male Animal (1942) as Olivia de Havilland's younger sister. In Yankee Doodle Dandy (also 1942) she portrayed George M. Cohan's girlfriend/wife. By now, Leslie had become a star whose on-screen image was described as "sweet innocence without seeming too sugary." Leslie was in four motion pictures released during 1943: The Hard Way, starring Ida Lupino and Dennis Morgan; The Sky's the Limit (1943), starring with Fred Astaire; the wartime film This Is the Army (1943) with Ronald Reagan; and finally Thank Your Lucky Stars. During World War II, she was a regular volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen, where she danced with servicemen and signed hundreds of autographs. She was featured with Robert Hutton, among many others, in the Warner Bros. film Hollywood Canteen (1944). In 1946 Leslie's career took a dive when she took Warner Brothers to court in order to get released from her contract based on moral and religious grounds because of the parts they kept giving her. She wanted more serious and mature roles. In 1947, the Catholic Theatre Guild gave Leslie an award because of her "consistent refusal to use her talents and art in film productions of objectionable character." As a result of this, Jack Warner used his influence to blacklist her from other major Hollywood studios. From this point on Leslie had a more irregular film career. In 1947, she signed a two-picture contract with the poverty row studio Eagle-Lion Films. The first one was Repeat Performance (1947), a film noir. The other was Northwest Stampede (1948) in which she performed with James Craig. In 1952, she signed a short-term deal with Republic Pictures. One of the films she made for Republic was Flight Nurse (1953). Her last film was The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956). However, she continued making sporadic appearances in television shows while her children were at school. She retired from acting in 1991, after appearing in the TV film Fire in the Dark. Leslie died on October 12, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. She was 90. Her survivors include her two children and one sister, Betty. On October 8, 1960, Joan Leslie received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street. In 1999, she was one of the 250 actresses nominated for the American Film Institute's selection of the 25 greatest female screen legends to have debuted before 1950. On August 12, 2006, she received a Golden Boot Award for her contributions to Western television shows and movies.

Movie Credits

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Curtains for Roy Earle

Curtains for Roy Earle‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

High Sierra

High Sierra‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

Repeat Performance

Repeat Performance‌
star6.1
calendar 1947

The Hard Way

The Hard Way‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

Hollywood Gangster

Hollywood Gangster‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Man in the Saddle

Man in the Saddle‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue‌
star6.4
calendar 1945

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit‌
star6.1
calendar 1943

This Is the Army

This Is the Army‌
star5.7
calendar 1943

Sergeant York

Sergeant York‌
star7.2
calendar 1941

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen‌
star7.3
calendar 1944

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War‌
star10.0
calendar 1982

The Male Animal

The Male Animal‌
star4.1
calendar 1942

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

The Revolt of Mamie Stover

The Revolt of Mamie Stover‌
star6.4
calendar 1956

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film‌
star6.9
calendar 2008

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody‌
star5.3
calendar 1941

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail‌
star4.6
calendar 1954

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Hellgate

Hellgate‌
star6.7
calendar 1952

Janie Gets Married

Janie Gets Married‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Thieves Fall Out

Thieves Fall Out‌
star5.5
calendar 1941

Men with Wings

Men with Wings‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

High School

High School‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Two Guys from Milwaukee

Two Guys from Milwaukee‌
star4.8
calendar 1946

Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones‌
star3.3
calendar 1946

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Nine Lives Are Not Enough‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

Alice in Movieland

Alice in Movieland‌
star6.3
calendar 1940

Laddie

Laddie‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

Northwest Stampede

Northwest Stampede‌
star2.0
calendar 1948

The Keegans

The Keegans‌
star0.0
calendar 1976

Two Thoroughbreds

Two Thoroughbreds‌
star2.0
calendar 1939

Susan and God

Susan and God‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Star Dust

Star Dust‌
star4.7
calendar 1940

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

Love Affair

Love Affair‌
star7.1
calendar 1939

The Skipper Surprised His Wife

The Skipper Surprised His Wife‌
star4.7
calendar 1950

James Cagney: Top of the World

James Cagney: Top of the World‌
star10.0
calendar 1992

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration‌
star4.4
calendar 1951

Too Young to Know

Too Young to Know‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Hell's Outpost

Hell's Outpost‌
star5.0
calendar 1954

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent‌
star7.0
calendar 1940

Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Camille

Camille‌
star7.0
calendar 1936

Charley Hannah

Charley Hannah‌
star6.0
calendar 1986

Sergeant York: Of God and Country

Sergeant York: Of God and Country‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

I Am an American

I Am an American‌
star5.3
calendar 1944

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

Turn Back the Clock

Turn Back the Clock‌
star4.5
calendar 1989

Young as You Feel

Young as You Feel‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Fire in the Dark

Fire in the Dark‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World‌
star5.3
calendar 1943

So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be in Pictures‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

Stars on Horseback

Stars on Horseback‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Parade of Aquatic Champions

Parade of Aquatic Champions‌
star1.0
calendar 1945

Where Do We Go from Here?

Where Do We Go from Here?‌
star5.3
calendar 1945

Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon‌
star6.7
calendar 1981

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels‌
star6.6
calendar 1976

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Police Story

Police Story‌
star7.1
calendar 1973

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955

Branded

Branded‌
star6.4
calendar 1965

Shades of L.A.

Shades of L.A.‌
star6.0
calendar 1990