Lesley Ann Warren

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Lesley Ann Warren
Lesleywarren2009.jpg
Warren in 2009
Born (1946-08-16) August 16, 1946 (age 77)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesLesley Warren
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1963–present
Spouses
(m. 1967;div. 1975)
Ron Taft
(m. 2000)
Partner(s) Jeffrey Hornaday
(1977–1985)
Children1

Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is an American actress, singer and dancer.

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She made her Broadway debut in 110 in the Shade in 1963. In 1965 she received wide recognition for playing the title role in the television musical production of Cinderella . She then had starring roles in the Disney musical films The Happiest Millionaire (1967) and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968).

In the 1970s, Warren worked mostly on television, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for playing Dana Lambert in the CBS drama series Mission: Impossible (1970–71). In 1978, she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the NBC miniseries Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue . In 1983, Warren was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Norma Cassidy in Victor/Victoria . She received two additional Golden Globe nominations for performances in Songwriter (1984) and Family of Spies (1990).

Her other film appearances include Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981), A Night in Heaven (1983), Choose Me (1984), Clue (1985), Burglar (1987), Cop (1988), Life Stinks (1991), Pure Country (1992), Color of Night (1994), The Limey (1999), and Secretary (2002).

Early life

Warren was born in Manhattan, the daughter of real estate agent William C. Warren (né Woronoff), and the former Carol Margot Dorothea Verblow, a nightclub singer who migrated to the US from Eastbourne. [1] [2] She has a younger brother, Richard Lewis Warren. [3] Her family is Jewish, with roots in Russia on both sides. [4]

She attended the Professional Children's School at the age of six and The High School of Music & Art at the age of 13. [4]

Career

1960s and 1970s

Warren as Cinderella in Cinderella (1965), pictured with Stuart Damon as the Prince. Stuart Damon Lesley Ann Warren Cinderella.jpg
Warren as Cinderella in Cinderella (1965), pictured with Stuart Damon as the Prince.

In 1961, Warren began training as a ballet dancer at the School of American Ballet at the age of 14. Her career began in 1962 at age 15 when she made a tape of herself singing the Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute (the first and only time she sang opera). She entered the Actors Studio at the age of 17 — reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. Her Broadway debut came in 1963 in the musical 110 in the Shade . She won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the 1965 flop musical Drat! The Cat! [5] In 1973, she portrayed Scarlett O'Hara in the Los Angeles production of the musical Scarlett ; however, the play was poorly reviewed and did not continue to Broadway as planned. [6]

Warren achieved her first major television success in the title role of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in 1965. [7] She appeared in such TV shows as Dr. Kildare ; Gunsmoke ; The Mod Squad ; Love, American Style ; Columbo ; and The Carol Burnett Show .

Her film debut was in the 1967 musical comedy The Happiest Millionaire , the last movie Walt Disney worked on before his death. The following year, she went to star opposite Walter Brennan in the musical film The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band . This year, she placed at No. 15 on the Laurel Awards list for Female New Face.[ citation needed ]

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Warren with Mission: Impossible cast in 1970

During the 1970s, Warren appeared in only two feature films: Pickup on 101 (1972) and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976). Meanwhile, Warren worked regularly on television. She played the role of Dana Lambert, the leading woman on the CBS action drama Mission: Impossible , during the 1970–71 season. According to The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier by Patrick White, she was inexperienced for the part and left after only one year. For her performance, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. [8]

Throughout the 1970s, Warren was a leading lady of TV movies and miniseries. Her notable credits include The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972), The Letters (1973), The Legend of Valentino (1975), Betrayal (1978), and Pearl (1978). She appeared as a guest star in the third season of The Muppet Show . In 1975, Warren played a fatefully and fatally gullible psychiatric patient opposite Peter Falk and George Hamilton in the Columbo episode "A Deadly State of Mind". Warren also played Lois Lane in the 1975 TV special It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman , adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name. Warren went on to screen test for the role of Lois Lane in the 1978 Superman film, a role given to Margot Kidder (footage of Warren's screen test is included as a supplementary feature on VHS and DVD releases of the film). In 1978, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for the NBC miniseries Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue . [9]

1980s and 1990s

In 1981, Warren returned to the big screen starring alongside Ken Wahl, George Peppard, and Donald Pleasence in Race for the Yankee Zephyr , a New Zealand suspense-action-thriller film directed by David Hemmings. The following year, she played ditzy gun moll Norma Cassidy in Blake Edwards' musical comedy Victor/Victoria for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [7] She went to star in the 1983 romantic drama A Night in Heaven with Christopher Atkins; critics widely panned the film. [10] Warren received another Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for starring opposite Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson in the 1984 musical comedy film Songwriter . [9] That same year, she had a leading role in the love triangle drama Choose Me with Keith Carradine and Genevieve Bujold. [11] She turned down a chance to audition for the Kathleen Turner role in Romancing the Stone . [12] In 1985, she starred as one of the prime murder suspects, Miss Scarlet, in the comedy film version of the popular board game Clue . [13]

Warren played supporting roles in a number of movies, including Burglar (1987) with Whoopi Goldberg, Cop (1988) with James Woods, Worth Winning (1989) with Mark Harmon, Life Stinks (1991) with Mel Brooks and Pure Country (1992) with George Strait. In Color of Night (1994) Warren played a nymphomaniac; the film was poorly received, and she was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. However, it was successful on the home video market. On television, she went to star in Beulah Land (1980), Portrait of a Showgirl (1982), Evergreen (1985) and Baja Oklahoma (1988). She received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film nominations for Family of Spies in 1990. [9] Warren also played Princess Jeanetta in the 1987 Faerie Tale Theatre episode "The Dancing Princesses", an adaptation of the fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". In 1986, Warren was prominently featured in Bob Seger's popular music video for his hit song "American Storm". In 1989, she appeared in the Aerosmith video "Janie's Got a Gun", wherein she played Janie's mother. She was also featured in a video for the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane". In 1995, she co-starred opposite Ben Kingsley in the television film Joseph . She had a major role in Steven Soderbergh's The Limey (1999), starring Terence Stamp.

2000s and 2010s

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Lesley Ann Warren in 2012

In 2000s, Warren appeared in a number of independent films, most notably the 2002 comedy-drama Secretary , playing the mother of the title character. She had recurring roles on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace from 2001 to 2006 as Will Truman's father's mistress and in 2005 in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives as Susan Mayer's mother. [7] Other television credits included Touched by an Angel , The Practice , Crossing Jordan and Less than Perfect . From 2008 to 2012, Warren played the role of Jinx Shannon, the lead character's alcoholic mother in the USA Network drama series In Plain Sight . While working on that show, Warren was offered Mary Steenburgen's role in Step Brothers (2008) but had to turn it down because of scheduling conflicts.

Warren appeared in the films Peep World (2010), Jobs (2013), I Am Michael (2015) and 3 Days with Dad (2019). In 2013, she reunited with Clue castmates Christopher Lloyd and Martin Mull when they guest-starred in an episode of Psych , and again with Martin Mull in 2015 guest-starring on Community. In 2016, she had a recurring role in the Starz comedy Blunt Talk and in 2018 appeared in the Netflix superhero series Daredevil as Esther Falb. [14] In 2019, she co-starred in the short-lived Lifetime comedy-drama series American Princess , [15] and appeared opposite Sarah Drew in the Lifetime Christmas movie Twinkle All the Way. [16]

2020s

In 2021, Warren guest-starred in an episode of the legal series All Rise on CBS. In 2022, she appeared as a regular cast member of the eight-part streaming television series Panhandle.

Personal life

Warren married producer Jon Peters in 1967 and divorced him in 1975 after a two-year separation. [3] [17] They have one son, Christopher Peters. [18] [19]

From 1977 to 1985, she lived with choreographer Jeffrey Hornaday. [3] [20] She also briefly dated producer Robert Evans, saxophonist David Sanborn, singers Bobby Darin and Paul Stanley, and actors Scott Baio, Robert Blake, Val Kilmer, and John Strasberg. [21] [22]

Since 2000, Warren has been married to ad executive Ron Taft, whom she met at a hair salon [21] in 1991. [23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1967 The Happiest Millionaire Cordy
1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Alice Bower Laurel Award for Female New Face (15th place)
1972 Pickup on 101 Nicky
1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York Gloria Fontaine
1981 Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr Sally
1982 Victor/Victoria Norma CassidyNominated — Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
1983 A Night in Heaven Faye Hanlon
1984 Choose Me Eve
1984 Songwriter GildaNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1985 Clue Miss Scarlet
1987 Burglar Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake
1988 Cop Kathleen McCarthy
1989 Worth Winning Eleanor Larimore
1991 Life Stinks Molly
1992 Pure Country Lula Rogers
1994 Color of Night Sondra DorioNominated — Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1995Bird of PreyCarla Carr
1996 Natural Enemy Sandy
1997 Going All the Way Nina Casselman
1998 Love Kills Evelyn Heiss
1998All of ItGlenda Holbeck
1998 Richie Rich's Christmas Wish Regina Rich
1999 The Limey Elaine
1999 Twin Falls Idaho Francine
1999 Teaching Mrs. Tingle Mrs. Faye WatsonUncredited
2000RopewalkCharlie's mom
2000 Trixie Dawn Sloane
2001 Delivering Milo Anna
2001 The Quickie Anna
2001Losing GraceMary Reed
2001 Wolf Girl Dr. Klein
2002 Secretary Joan Holloway
2004My Tiny UniverseVee
2005 Constellation Nancy Boxer
2005 When Do We Eat? Peggy Stuckman
2005 Deepwater Pam
2005The ShoreMrs. Becky Harris
2006Miracle Dogs TooNurse Bleaker
2006 10th & Wolf Tina
2010StiffsJoy Tramontana
2010 A Little Help Joan Dunning
2010 Peep World Marilyn Meyerwitz
2013 Jobs Clara Jobs
2015 I Am Michael Susan
2015The Sphere and the LabyrinthWendy
2016 Between Us Elsa
2017 Ray Meets Helen Executive producer
2018American PetsJudy
2019 3 Days with Dad Dawn
2020 Echo Boomers Author
2022 It Snows All the Time Anne
TBAHome DeliveryLinda Templeton
TBAThe Bay HouseJoan Brooks

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 Cinderella CinderellaTV film
1965 For the People Terry"Dangerous to the Public Peace and Safety"
1966 Dr. Kildare Bonda Jo WeaverGuest role (4 episodes)
1966 Gunsmoke Betsy Payson"Harvest"
1966 Run for Your Life Julie Foster"The Last Safari"
1967 The Carol Burnett Show Herself"The Lost Episodes"
1969 The Mod Squad Virginia 'Ginny' Wells"A Run for the Money"
1969 Seven in Darkness Deborah CabotTV film
1969 Love, American Style Tippi"Love and the Divorce Sale"
1970–71 Mission: Impossible Dana LambertMain role (season 5)
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
1971 Love Hate Love Sheila BlundenTV film
1971Cat BallouCat BallouTV film
1972Assignment: MunichCathy LangeTV film
1972 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe MaeTV film
1973 Dr. Simon Locke Laura March"Requiem for a Canary"
1973 Night Gallery Hyacinth"Death on a Barge"
1973 The Letters Laura ReynoldsTV film
1973Saga of SonoraEmmy LouTV film
1975 It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman Lois Lane TV film
1975 Columbo Nadia Donner"A Deadly State of Mind"
1975 S.W.A.T. Linda"Deadly Tide: Parts 1 & 2"
1975 Doctors' Hospital Sybil Payson"Sleepless and Pale Eyelids"
1975 Harry O Gail Stephens"APB Harry Orwell"
1975 The Legend of Valentino Laura LorraineTV film
1976 Snip BeverlyUnsold TV series
1976 Jigsaw John Claudine"Too Much, Too Soon"
1977 79 Park Avenue Marja Fludjicki / MarianneTV miniseries
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
1978 Betrayal Julie RoyTV film
1978 Pearl Dr. Carol LangTV miniseries
1979 The Muppet Show HerselfEpisode 3.15
1979Portrait of a StripperSusie HansonTV film
1980 Beulah Land Sarah PenningtonTV miniseries
1982Portrait of a ShowgirlJillian BrooksTV film
1985 Evergreen Anna FriedmanTV miniseries
1986 Apology LilyTV film
1986A Fight for JennyKelsey WilkesTV film
1987 Faerie Tale Theatre Jeanetta"The Dancing Princesses"
1988 Baja Oklahoma Juanita HutchinsTV film
Nominated — CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
1990 Family of Spies Barbara WalkerTV miniseries
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
1990American Playwrights Theater: The One-ActsFlora"27 Wagons Full of Cotton"
Nominated — CableACE Award for Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
1990LolaLola BalticTV film
1991A Seduction in Travis CountyMelanie EvansTV film
1992In Sickness and in HealthAnita MattisonTV film
1992 Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story Wanda Holloway TV film
1993A Mother's RevengeCarol SandersTV film
1995Murderous IntentGayleTV film
1995 Joseph Potiphar's WifeTV Miniseries
1999 Jesse Susan"Momma Was a Rollin' Stone"
2000 Twice in a Lifetime Rhonda Finkelstein / Sadie Arnstein"Matchmaker, Matchmaker"
2001–2006 Will & Grace TinaRecurring role
2002St. SassSlim KaplanTV film
2002–2005 Crossing Jordan Arlene Lebowski"Don't Look Back", "Locard's Exchange"
2003 Touched by an Angel Kelly Cartwright"As It Is in Heaven"
2003 The Practice Sylvia Bakey"Choirboys", "Special Deliveries"
2003Recipe for DisasterMarie KordaTV film
2004 Less than Perfect Diane Steadman"Claude's Apartment"
2005–2011 Desperate Housewives Sophie Bremmer Recurring role
2008–2012 In Plain Sight Jinx Shannon Main role
2009Bound by a SecretJane TetleyTV film
2011 Working Class Barbara"Medieval Woman"
2013 Psych Leslie"100 Clues"
2015 Community Deb Perry"Lawnmower Maintenance & Postnatal Care", "Advanced Safety Features"
2015 Gigi Does It Tretchy Feinberg"Wart-a-Colors", "Whine"
2016 Blunt Talk Cornelia3 episodes
2016–17 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Dina"No Means... No", "Let Them Eat Cupcakes"
2018 Daredevil Esther FalbEpisode: "Reunion"
2019 The Cool Kids KathleenEpisode: "Charlie's Angel"
2019 American Princess Joanntha Klein3 Episodes
2019Twinkle All the WayTwinkle HarrisonTelevision film
2020 Broke Alex McBrideEpisode: "Mom's Secret"
2020Blind PsychosisTabatha BurksTelevision film
2021 All Rise Samara StrongEpisode: "Bette Davis Eyes"

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