Leslie Brooks
Biography
Leslie Brooks was an American actress, model, and dancer whose screen career lasted from small Columbia roles to lead parts in film noir. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, she moved to Southern California as a child and began working as a photographic model around 1940, at first under the name Lorraine Gettman. In 1941, she started taking bit roles for Columbia under the name Leslie Brooks and soon earned larger opportunities. Her credits from that period include Nine Girls (1944) and Cover Girl (1944), as well as Blonde Ice (1948), where she played the lead in a noir story. Brooks stepped away from film work in 1949 but returned for one more movie in 1971. She died in 2011.
88years old at death
- Born Lincoln
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Virginia Leslie Gettman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 6 years1942 to 1948
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Rita Hayworth appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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