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Leslye Headland

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Leslye Headland
Watch our interview with Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis, and writer/director Leslye Headland as they talk about their movie, "Sleeping with Other People," conducted on location in Park City, Utah from the IMDB & AIV Studio at Sundance 2015.
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Leslye Headland was born on 26 November 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Bachelorette (2012), Sleeping with Other People (2015) and Russian Doll (2019). She has been married to Rebecca Henderson since 18 September 2016.
BornNovember 26, 1980
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BornNovember 26, 1980
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 9 nominations total

Photos23

Leslye Headland in Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Leslye Headland
Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Jason Mantzoukas, Margarita Levieva, and Leslye Headland at an event for Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Will Ferrell and Leslye Headland at an event for Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Will Ferrell, Alison Brie, and Leslye Headland at an event for Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Andrea Savage, Alison Brie, Jason Mantzoukas, and Leslye Headland at an event for Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Leslye Headland and Amandla Stenberg in The Acolyte (2024)
Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Leslye Headland, Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Amandla Stenberg, and Joonas Suotamo at an event for The Acolyte (2024)
Lee Jung-jae, Charlie Barnett, Dean-Charles Chapman, Leslye Headland, Rebecca Henderson, Manny Jacinto, Jodie Turner-Smith, Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen, and Joonas Suotamo at an event for The Acolyte (2024)
Leslye Headland and Rebecca Henderson at an event for The Acolyte (2024)
Leslye Headland at an event for The Acolyte (2024)
Leslye Headland and Rebecca Henderson at an event for The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019)

Known for

Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, Andrew Rannells, and Rebel Wilson in Bachelorette (2012)
Bachelorette
5.3
  • Producer
  • 2012
Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie in Sleeping with Other People (2015)
Sleeping with Other People
6.5
  • Producer
  • 2015
Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
Russian Doll
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer(showrunner)
About Last Night (2014)
About Last Night
6.0
  • Writer
  • 2014

Credits

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Producer

  • The Acolyte
    • executive producer (showrunner)
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2024
  • Sofia Black-D'Elia in Single Drunk Female (2022)
    Single Drunk Female
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022–2023
  • Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
    Russian Doll
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Kaydx and Jojo Brown in Pink & Blue (2021)
    Pink & Blue
    • co-producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment, and Brittany Snow in Almost Family (2019)
    Almost Family
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Finding the Asshole: Chapter 3 (2019)
    Finding the Asshole: Chapter 3
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Grace Victoria Cox and James Scully in Heathers (2018)
    Heathers
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Cleansed (2017)
    Cleansed
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie in Sleeping with Other People (2015)
    Sleeping with Other People
    • co-executive producer
    • 2015
  • Assistance
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, Andrew Rannells, and Rebel Wilson in Bachelorette (2012)
    Bachelorette
    • co-producer
    • 2012

Writer

  • The Acolyte
    • Writer
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2024
  • Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
    Russian Doll
    • created by
    • teleplay by
    • written by (creator) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie in Sleeping with Other People (2015)
    Sleeping with Other People
    • written by
    • 2015
  • About Last Night (2014)
    About Last Night
    • screenplay by
    • 2014
  • Assistance
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, Andrew Rannells, and Rebel Wilson in Bachelorette (2012)
    Bachelorette
    • based on the play by
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James in Terriers (2010)
    Terriers
    • staff writer
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Director

  • The Acolyte
    • Director
    • In Production
    • TV Series
    • 2024
  • Sofia Black-D'Elia in Single Drunk Female (2022)
    Single Drunk Female
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Megalyn Echikunwoke, Emily Osment, and Brittany Snow in Almost Family (2019)
    Almost Family
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson in Black Monday (2019)
    Black Monday
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Natasha Lyonne in Russian Doll (2019)
    Russian Doll
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Grace Victoria Cox and James Scully in Heathers (2018)
    Heathers
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Frankie Shaw in SMILF (2017)
    SMILF
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Randall and Hilda Are Not a Couple (2016)
    Randall and Hilda Are Not a Couple
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Patrick Stewart, Adrian Scarborough, Timm Sharp, Jacki Weaver, Dolly Wells, Karan Soni, and Mary Holland in Blunt Talk (2015)
    Blunt Talk
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Zac Efron Pitches Robert De Niro on Movie Reboots
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Robert De Niro's Happy Birthday Greeting to Zac Efron's Girlfriend (2016)
    Robert De Niro's Happy Birthday Greeting to Zac Efron's Girlfriend
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Robert De Niro Tricks Zac Efron Into Making Him a Sandwich
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie in Sleeping with Other People (2015)
    Sleeping with Other People
    • Director
    • 2015
  • Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, Andrew Rannells, and Rebel Wilson in Bachelorette (2012)
    Bachelorette
    • Director
    • 2012
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Videos6

Is "The Acolyte" Based on Creator Leslye Headland's Teenage Fan Fiction?
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Is "The Acolyte" Based on Creator Leslye Headland's Teenage Fan Fiction?
Everything We Know About the Future of Star Wars
Clip 6:03
Everything We Know About the Future of Star Wars
"Russian Doll": 'Groundhog Day' Riff or Rip-Off?
Clip 3:12
"Russian Doll": 'Groundhog Day' Riff or Rip-Off?
Sleeping with Other People
Interview 7:00
Sleeping with Other People
Official Trailer
Trailer 0:55
Official Trailer
Sleeping with Other People
Video 2:40
Sleeping with Other People

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Lesley Headland
  • Born
    • November 26, 1980
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rebecca HendersonSeptember 18, 2016 - present
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Articles

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    She has stated that both Fight Club (1999) and the dark and difficult times of 9/11 are the reason she has an artistic need to make a joke about what is truly painful.
  • Quotes
    I'm attracted to stories about people who created prisons for themselves and are trying to get out of them
  • Trademark
      Themes of cultural vandalism and addiction

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