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Leslie was born 19th February 1960, and was brought up in Clapham, south London.After leaving the Italia Conti stage school at 16, Leslie was approached by photographer Brian Asis to join Freddie's Modelling Agency, who were looking for teenage girls for magazines and mail order catalouges. Her first big break into acting came with the offer of a part in the Who's film QUADROPHENIA, which Leslie says helped to make up her mind in the model-v's-acting dilemma.Leslie's first television role was with Jill Gascoine in THE GENTLE TOUCH in 1980. "I knew nothing about working in television then., but Jill helped me every step of the way and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it".Leslie appeared in THE CURSE OF THE PINK PANTHER, for which she learnt karate and so performed many of her own stunts, and later in NUTCRACKER, a film about a ballet dancer, in which she appeared alongside Joan Collins. Several television parts followed including popular plays CUPID DARTS, OUTSIDE EDGE and the series THE HAPPY APPLE.She experienced live telly for the first time when she co-presented channel 4's successful pop programme THE TUBE with Jools Holland, interviewing celeb's from all over the world. "I suffered terribly from nerves and I never really felt like I was in control" Leslie says. "Jools was great because he had the gift of the gab, and knew what he was talking about, but I always felt like I was bluffing. I felt I was becoming more of a personality than an actress, and acting always comes first". Leslie is probably better known these days for her role of Debs in MEN BEHAVING BADLY, but in '97 she returned to play a more familiar type of role (to viewers of C.A.T.S.EYES) when she guest starred in two episodes of BUGS (series three). TV CREDITS The Gentle Touch Cupid Darts Good Night and God Bless Worlds End Seconds Out Shelley La Ronde Holding the Fort Outside Edge The Balance of Nature The Happy Apple The Two Ronnies Four Track Live The Tube (co-presenter) Murder-Ultimate Grounds for Divorce C.A.T.S.EYES Sporting Chance The Marksman (mini-series) Home to Roost Natural Causes The Bill Give Us a Clue Men Behaving Badly The Richard and Judy Show (intervewee) Going For a Song (team captain for 6 episodes) Haggard Perfect Scoundrels Love Hurts Stay Lucky Harry Enfield and Chums Paul Merton Show The Lee Evan's Show Shooting Stars Bugs Get Fit with Brittas Noel's House Party (gotcha'd) Holiday Fantasy World Cup '98 The Good Housekeeping Show (presenter) Women of Comedy (narrator) Where the Heart Is Mersey Beat Tonight with Trevor McDonald The Keith Barrett Show ITV Mid Day News Top 50 greatest celebrity animals (a brief clip with Roland Rat) Harry Hill's TV Burp The Story of Sitcoms   FILMS Rosie Dixon Night Nurse Quadrophenia The Nutcracker The Curse Of The Pink Panther Shadey   MISCELLANEOUS Fairy Liquid Advert (aged 4) Woolworths Advert (Xmas) Sky TV Advert Sunday Magazine Advert Homebae Advert (several) Appeared in pop promos in early '80's: Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love Spandau Ballet - Communication plus others...