Lesley Fera

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Lesley Kathleen Fera
Born (1971-11-23) November 23, 1971 (age 52) [1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseNed Mochel (m. 2012)

Lesley Fera (born November 23, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Veronica Hastings on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars . [2] Fera also had a recurring roles in 24 , CSI: Miami and Southland , as well as performing in a number of theater productions. [2] She launched a podcast to discuss Pretty Little Liars in 2020. [3]

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Biography

A native Californian, Lesley is a lover of the stage, she is very active in L.A. theatre and has also enjoyed working at numerous regional theaters. She portrayed Veronica Hastings on Pretty Little Liars from 2010 to 2017.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Herstory Marly
2017 The Lovers Susan
2017 Boone: The Bounty Hunter Madam Sylvia
2020 Seven Days Stacey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 3rd Rock from the Sun Woman #2"The Great Dickdater" (season 3: episode 13)
1999 Absence of the Good BethTelevision film
2000 Titus Paula"Sex with Pudding" (season 1: episode 1)
2001 Gideon's Crossing Janet Beckman"The Crash" (season 1: episode 19)
2001 Strong Medicine Anne"Impaired" (season 2: episode 7)
2001 Thieves Carla Patterson"Home Is Where the Heist Is…" (season 1: episode 10)
2001 The Drew Carey Show Judy"Bus-ted" (season 7: episode 6)
2001 Citizen Baines Eileen McGuire"Out in the Rain" (season 1: episode 7)
2002 Judging Amy Mrs. Moran"Picture of Perfect" (season 4: episode 21)
2003 The Practice A.D.A. Kate Barron"We the People" (season 8: episode 1)
2004–10 CSI: Miami Dr. Joyce Carmel4 episodes
Guest star (Seasons 2, 4, 5, 9)
2004 ER Helen Kolber"NICU" (season 10: episode 12)
2004 Medical Investigation Gladys Halperin"Coming Home" (season 1: episode 3)
2005 NYPD Blue Debra Campo"Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band" (season:12 episode 17)
2006 Numb3rs ATF Agent Annie Wilson"Guns and Roses" (season 2: episode 20)
2006 Cold Case Dana Taylor '04"The War at Home" (season 4: episode 2)
2006–07 Justice DA Jennifer Reese2 episodes
2009–10 24 Angela Nelson6 episodes
Recurring role (Season 7) Guest Star (Season 8)
2009 Without a Trace Cynthia"Heartbeats" (season 7: episode 19)
2009 The Mentalist Leslie Sloop"Throwing Fire" (season 2: episode 10)
2010 Nip/Tuck Daniella Creighton"Christian Troy II" (season 6: episode 17)
2010 Criminal Minds Leslie McBride"The Fight" (season 5: episode 18)
2010–17 Pretty Little Liars Veronica Hastings53 episodes;
Recurring role (Seasons 1–7)
2010 Detroit 1-8-7 Dr. Maya Ehrlich"Shelter" (Season 1: episode 10)
2011 House M.D. Kay"Bombshells" (Season 7: episode 15)
2013 Southland Sergeant Waters4 episodes
Recurring role (Season 5)
2013 Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths Penelope9 episodes
Main role (Season 1)
2014 Stalker Mrs. McCoy"Whatever Happened to Baby James?" (Season 1: episode 2)
2017 Battle of the Network Stars HerselfContestant
2018 American Horror Story: Apocalypse Cooperative AgentCameo, "The End" (Season 8: Episode 1)
2018 The Good Doctor Nicole"Tough Titmous" (Season 2: Episode 4)
2018 The Orville Minister Theece"Primal Urges" (Season 2: Episode 2) [4]

Stage

YearTitleRoleLocation
1995–96Noises OffPoppy Asolo Repertory Theatre
1996The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyMiss Knag (et al.)
1997The Children’s HourMarthaProvincetown Theater Foundation
1997The MousetrapMolliePennsylvania Centre Stage
1997MisallianceHypatia
1998A Sense of PlaceMary TateAmerican Stage
1999Communicating DoorsPoopay / Phoebe San Jose Repertory Theatre
2000–01Lady Chatterley’s LoverLady Chatterley Pacific Resident Theatre
2002 Anna Christie Anna Christie
2002–03 Big Love Olympia
2004Dealing With Clair The Matrix Theatre Company
2005Happy EndLillian Holiday Pacific Resident Theatre
2007The Hasty HeartMargaret
2011Barrie: Back to BackMrs. Beatrice Page
2012Our TownThe Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
2015The HomecomingRuth Pacific Resident Theatre
2016Two Dollar BillJessica McGovern Pioneer Theatre Company
2016BullIsobel Rogue Machine Theatre
2016Two Henrys Pacific Resident Theatre
2017Dinner with Friends

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