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Leslie Parrish

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0002177
Leslie Parrish in The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Giant spiders from another dimension invade Wisconsin.
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The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
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She started as a model, and in 1955 became an actress. She acted under her birth name, Marjorie Hellen, until 1959. Afterwards she was known as Leslie Parrish. She appeared in more than 100 TV shows. She is known as one of the first women producers. She's always had a passion for music. She was involved in social causes such as the Vietnam war. She met the airplane pilot/writer Richard D. Bach during the making of Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973), and they married in 1981. They divorced in 1999.
BornMarch 18, 1935
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BornMarch 18, 1935
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0002177
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations

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Leslie Parrish in McCloud (1970)
Larry Hagman and Leslie Parrish in McCloud (1970)
Leslie Parrish in McCloud (1970)
Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Ray Anthony, John Carlyle, Janice Carroll, Shirley Doble, Kelly Gordon, Virginia Hunter, Diane Jergens, Eileen Maxwell, Lisa Montell, Liliane Montevecchi, Leslie Parrish, and Pat Sheehan in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Shirley Doble, Virginia Hunter, Diane Jergens, Eileen Maxwell, Lisa Montell, Liliane Montevecchi, Leslie Parrish, Pat Sheehan, and Helen Van Tuyl in Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Raymond Burr and Leslie Parrish in Perry Mason (1957)
Laurence Harvey and Leslie Parrish in The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Laurence Harvey and Leslie Parrish in The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Nina Bara, Laurie Mitchell, Leslie Parrish, and K.T. Stevens in Missile to the Moon (1958)
Vic Morrow and Leslie Parrish in Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Vic Morrow and Leslie Parrish in Portrait of a Mobster (1961)
Leslie Parrish in Portrait of a Mobster (1961)

Known for

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
7.9
  • Jocelyn Jordan
  • 1962
Li'l Abner (1959)
Li'l Abner
6.7
  • Daisy Mae Scragg
  • 1959
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
The Giant Spider Invasion
3.2
  • Ev
  • 1975
Batman (1966)
Batman
7.5
TV Series
  • Emma Strunk
  • Glacia Glaze
  • Dawn Robbins

Credits

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Actress

  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    • Georgie Hayes
    • Mrs. Delaley
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1978
  • No Margin for Error (1978)
    No Margin for Error
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • The Astral Factor (1978)
    The Astral Factor
    • Colleen Hudson
    • 1978
  • Gregory Harrison and Heather Menzies-Urich in Logan's Run (1977)
    Logan's Run
    • Joanna
    • TV Series
    • 1977
  • Crash! (1976)
    Crash!
    • Kathy Logan
    • 1976
  • Brother, Cry for Me (1976)
    Brother, Cry for Me
    • Jenny Noble
    • 1976
  • The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
    The Giant Spider Invasion
    • Ev
    • 1975
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    • Lynne O'Connell
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Bill Bixby in The Magician (1973)
    The Magician
    • Lydia
    • TV Series
    • 1974
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    • Sharon Blake
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • David Janssen in O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
    O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
    • Olga
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)
    Cade's County
    • Jana Gantry
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • James Brolin, Robert Young, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
    • Elaine Perino
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Bearcats! (1971)
    Bearcats!
    • Liz Blake
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Banyon (1971)
    Banyon
    • Ruth Sprague
    • TV Series
    • 1971

Writer

  • The New Land (1974)
    The New Land
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 1974

Additional Crew

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
    Jonathan Livingston Seagull
    • researcher
    • 1973

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Official Trailer
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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • The International Leslie Parrish Website - Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Margaret Hellen
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • March 18, 1935
    • Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouses
      Richard D. Bach1981 - March 8, 1999 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Book: Writes (w/husband Richard D. Bach) "The Bridge Across Forever".
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    • 1 Article
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    1959 Deb Star.
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