Joan Leslie - Фильмы

Джоан Лесли (born Joan Тереза Агнес Сэди Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress, dancer, and водевильной who, during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. Джоан Агнес Тереза Сэди Brodel что born on January 26, 1925, в Хайленд-парке, штат Мичиган, the youngest child of John and Agnes Brodel. At 15, Лесли had her first significant role as the покалечили girl in High Sierra (1941), в главных ролях Хамфри Богарт и Ида Люпино. The same year, she played в сержант Йорк as York'fiancée. Лесли had a supporting role in The Male Animal (1942) as Olivia de Havilland's younger sister. В Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942 так) she portrayed Джордж м. Cohan's wife girlfriend/. By now, Лесли had become a star whose on-screen image was described as "sweet innocence without seeming too sugary." Лесли что в four motion pictures released during 1943: The Hard Way, в ролях: Ida Lupino and Dennis Morgan; The Sky's the Limit (1943), starring with Фреда Астера; военное время the 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 hundreds of signed автографа. She was featured with Robert Hutton, among many others, in the Warner Bros. фильм Hollywood Canteen (1944). В 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. В 1947, the Catholic Theatre Guild gave Лесли an award because of her "consistent refusal to use her talents and art in film productions of objectionable character." As a result of this, Джек Уорнер used his influence blacklist to her from other major Hollywood studios. From this point on Лесли had a more irregular фильм career. В 1947, she signed a two-picture contract with the poverty row студия Eagle-Lion Films. The first one что Repeat Performance (1947), a film noir. The other Northwest что Stampede (1948) in which she performed with James Craig. В 1952, she signed a short-term deal with Republic Pictures. One of the films she made for Republic что Flight Nurse (1953). Her last film was The Revolt of мейми Стовер (1956). However, she continued making sporadic appearances in television shows while her children were at school. She retired from acting в 1991, after appearing in the TV film Fire in the Dark. Лесли died on October 12, 2015, в Лос-Анджелесе, Калифорния. She was 90. Сюда survivors include her two children and one sister, Бетти. On October 8, 1960, Джоан Лесли received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Вайн-стрит. В 1999, she was one of the 250 актрис nominated for the American Film Institute's selection of the 25 greatest female screen legends to have дебютировал before 1950. On август 12, 2006, she received a Golden Boot Award for her contributions to Western television shows and movies.