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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

Periodicals

• Celebrity Sleuth, Volume 9, issue 5, 1996, pp. 8-9
• TV Guide, February 26, 1994, p. 24