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Joan Leslie


Joan Leslie was born in Detroit and began acting as a child performer. She was never able to escape the good girl role in her early work. She married Dr. William Caldwell in 1950. She quit her acting career to raise her identical twin daughters Patrice and Ellen. Both daughters are now Doctors teaching at universities. See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (71 titles)
1991 Fire in the Dark (TV movie)
Ruthie
 
1989 Turn Back the Clock (TV movie)
Party Guest
 
1988 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Lillian Appletree
Mr. Penroy's Vacation (1988) … Lillian Appletree
 
1986 Charley Hannah (TV movie)
Sandy Hannah
 
1983 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Toni Meyers
Shadow of Sam Penny (1983) … Toni Meyers
 
1983 Shadow of Sam Penny (TV movie)
 
1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Lily Beaumont
My Favorite Magician (1979) … Lily Beaumont
 
1978 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Hotel Mgr Catherine Calhoun
The Jade Trap (1978) … Hotel Mgr Catherine Calhoun
 
1976 The Keegans (TV movie)
Mary Keegan
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Mary Devereux
Headhunter (1975) … Mary Devereux
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Emily Cooper
Leap Upon Mountains.... (1965) … Emily Cooper
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Sarah Owens
The Day of the Hanging (1959) … Sarah Owens
 
1958 The Christophers (TV series)
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Peg
Smoke Jumpers (1956) … Peg
 
1956 The Revolt of Mamie Stover
Annalee Johnson
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
Conflict (1956)
 
1955 Studio 57 (TV series)
Jane Merlin
Vacation with Pay (1955) … Jane Merlin
 
1954 Hell's Outpost
Sarah Moffit
 
1953-1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Marie Pasquin / Susan Farrington
Girl in Flight (1954) … Marie Pasquin
Wonderful Day for a Wedding (1954) … Susan Farrington
The Old Man's Bride (1953)
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Vanessa Cook
Pick of the Litter (1954) … Vanessa Cook
 
1954 Jubilee Trail
Garnet Hale
 
1953 Flight Nurse
Lt. Polly Davis
 
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
Secretary
Dream Job (1953) … Secretary
 
1953 Summer Theatre (TV series)
Ada Jordan
Dream Job (1953) … Ada Jordan
 
1953 Woman They Almost Lynched
Sally Maris
 
1952 Toughest Man in Arizona
Mary Kimber
 
1952 Hellgate
Ellen Hanley
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
The Von Linden File (1952)
 
1951-1952 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Ilse
The Imposter (1952)
Black Savannah (1951) … Ilse
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
Flowers for John (1951)
 
1951 Man in the Saddle
Laurie Bidwell Isham
 
1951 Family Theatre (TV series)
Claudia Procles
 
1950 Born to Be Bad
Donna Foster
 
1950 The Skipper Surprised His Wife
Daphne Lattimer
 
1948 Northwest Stampede
Chris Johnson
 
1947 Repeat Performance
Sheila Page
 
1946 Two Guys from Milwaukee
Connie Reed
 
1946 Janie Gets Married
Janie Conway
 
1946 Cinderella Jones
Judy Jones
 
1945 Too Young to Know
Sally Sawyer
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue
Julie Adams
 
1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
Sally Smith/Prudence/Katrina
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Joan
 
1944 I Am an American (short)
Joan Leslie (uncredited)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
Pat Dixon
 
1943 The Sky's the Limit
Joan Manion
 
1943 The Hard Way
Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
 
1942 The Male Animal
Patricia Stanley
 
1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Newspaper Receptionist (uncredited)
 
1941 Thieves Fall Out
Mary Matthews
 
1941 The Wagons Roll at Night
Mary Coster
 
1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
Mary Clover
 
1941 High Sierra
Velma
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent
Jones' Sister (uncredited)
 
1940 Military Academy
Marjorie Blake (as Joan Brodel)
 
1940 Susan and God
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1940 Star Dust
College Girl (uncredited)
 
1940 Young as You Feel
Girl (as Joan Brodel)
 
1940 High School
Patsy (uncredited)
 
1940 Laddie
Shelley Stanton (as Joan Brodel)
 
1940 Alice in Movieland (short)
Alice Purdee
 
1939 Two Thoroughbreds
Wendy Conway (as Joan Brodel)
 
1939 Winter Carnival
Betsy Phillips (as Joan Brodel)
 
1939 Love Affair
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
 
1939 Nancy Drew... Reporter
Mayme - Journalism Student (uncredited)
 
1938 Men with Wings
Patricia Falconer at Age 11 (uncredited)
 
1936 Camille
Marie Jeanette (uncredited)
 
1936 Signing Off (short)
Joan Brodel- Member of the Brodel Sisters (as Joan Brodel)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (12 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (video documentary) (performer: "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" - uncredited)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary) (performer: "You're a Grand Old Flag" - uncredited, "Over There" - uncredited)
 
1946 Cinderella Jones (performer: "If You're Waitin' I'm Waitin' Too", "Cinderella Jones", "When the One You Love Simply Won't Love Back", "You Never Know Where You're Goin' Till You Get There")
 
1945 Rhapsody in Blue (performer: "Embraceable You" - uncredited, "Smiles" - uncredited, "Somebody Loves Me" - uncredited, "Delishious" - uncredited)
 
1945 Where Do We Go from Here? (performer: "If Love Remains")
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen (performer: "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart" 1944)
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "I'm Riding for a Fall" 1943 - uncredited, "No You, No Me" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1943 The Sky's the Limit (performer: "My Shining Hour" - uncredited, "A Lot in Common with You" - uncredited)
 
1943 The Hard Way (performer: "Youth Must Have Its Fling" 1942 - uncredited, "Am I Blue?" 1929 - uncredited, "I'll String Along with You" 1934 - uncredited, "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" 1932 - uncredited, "She's a Latin from Manhattan" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy (performer: "Mary's a Grand Old Name" 1906 - uncredited, "Harrigan" 1908 - uncredited, "The Warmest Baby in the Bunch" 1896 - uncredited)
 
1941 High Sierra (performer: "I Get a Kick out of You 1934" - uncredited)
 
1940 Alice in Movieland (short) (performer: "Will My Dream Come True" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 Warner at War (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
2003 Curtains for Roy Earle: The Story of 'High Sierra' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Let Freedom Sing! The Story of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1992 James Cagney: Top of the World (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2009 The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Gangster (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (TV documentary)
Herself - Interviewee
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (video documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Herself (also archive footage)
 
2006 Sergeant York: Of God and Country (video documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Hollywood Helps the Cause (video documentary short)
 
2003 Curtains for Roy Earle: The Story of 'High Sierra' (video documentary short)
Herself - Actress
 
2003 Let Freedom Sing! The Story of 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (video documentary short)
Herself - Actress
 
1998 Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (documentary)
 
1995 Inside the Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1992 James Cagney: Top of the World (TV documentary)
Herself - Actress
 
1988 Going Hollywood: The War Years (documentary)
Herself
 
1953 Screen Snapshots: Ha! Ha! From Hollywood (documentary short)
Herself - 'House Party' radio show guest
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Herself - Actor
Episode #1.32 (1950) … Herself - Actor
 
1943 Stars on Horseback (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1941 Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1982 Showbiz Goes to War (TV movie)
 
1979 The 31st Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
1943 The Voice That Thrilled the World (documentary short)
Herself (segment "Yankee Doodle Dandy") (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1/18/42) Radio: Appeared in a "Screen Guild Theater" broadcast of "Sergeant York".

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Article  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Joan Brodel

Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on working with James Craig in Northwest Stampede] He was a pill . . . not easy to work with. He seemed to have a chip on his shoulder and it showed in everything he did. See more »

Trivia:

Mentioned in The Andrews Sisters' song "Corns for My Country": "We're not petite like Joan Leslie". See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius