Lesleh Donaldson

Lesleh Donaldson is a Canadian actress who has worked on stage and in films. Born in Toronto, she received musical training at the Royal Conservatory of Music as a child and appeared in early television commercials. Her first film role came in the drama Running (1979). During the early 1980s she appeared in several horror films, including Cries in the Night (1980), also known as Funeral Home, Happy Birthday to Me (1981), Deadly Eyes (1982), and Curtains (1983). She was nominated for a 1982 Genie Award for best leading actress for her work in Cries in the Night. She also appeared in made-for-television movies in the late 1970s, one of them On My Own, and later guested on Friday the 13th: The Series (1987). Genre fans dubbed her a scream queen.