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Leslie (name)
Leslie is a surname and given name, derived from the name of Clan Leslie. The name derives from a placename in Aberdeenshire, perhaps an anglicisation of an originally Gaelic "holly-garden". In the United Kingdom, the name is spelled ''Leslie'' when given to boys, while for girls it is usually rendered as ''Lesley''. First name The following people bear the first name Leslie: Female * Leslie (singer) (born 1985), French pop-R&B singer * Leslie Cohen Berlowitz (1944–2020), American academic * Leslie Bibb (born 1974), American actress * Leslie Caron (born 1931), French actress * Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, American puppeteer, also known as Abby Cadabby on ''Sesame Street''. * Leslie Carter (1986–2012), 2000s pop and later, pop/rock singer * Mrs. Leslie Carter (1857–1937), American stage actress * Leslie Cheng, American mathematician * Leslie Erganian, American artist * Leslie Feist (born 1976), Canadian singer * Leslie Fish, American musician and songwriter * Lesley Gore (194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unisex Name
A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some countries have Naming laws, laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names. In other countries or cultures, social norms oppose such names and transgressions may result in discrimination, ridicule, and psychological abuse. Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. For example, the Italian male name ''Andrea'' (derived from Greek ''Andreas'') is understood as a female name in many languages, such as English, German, Hungarian, Czech, and Spanish. Parents may name their child in honor of a person of another sex, which – if done widely – can result in the name becoming unisex. For example, Christians, particularly Catholics, may give a child a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Ann Jones
Leslie Ann Jones is a multiple Grammy Award-winning recording engineer working as Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm, Ltd. company. She is a past Chair of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Board of Trustees, the organization that awards Grammys, and in 2018 was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame. She is the daughter of novelty drummer, percussionist and bandleader Spike Jones and his wife, singer Helen Grayco. Early influences Leslie Ann Jones has had an interest in music since her early childhood in the Los Angeles-area TV and music scene. Through her father she was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles. Through her mother, Helen Grayco (who sang with her father's band), she grew to appreciate fine vocalists such as Mel Tormé, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. She was given a Sears Silvertone electric guitar and played in a band beginning when she was fourteen. She played Top 40 hits on guitar and sang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Van Houten
Leslie Louise Van Houten (born August 23, 1949) is an American convicted murderer and former member of the Manson Family. During her time with Manson's group, she was known by various aliases such as Louella Alexandria, Leslie Marie Sankston, Linda Sue Owens and Lulu. Van Houten was arrested and charged in relation to the 1969 killings of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. She was convicted and sentenced to death. However, the California Supreme Court decision on '' People v. Anderson'' then ruled in 1972 that the death penalty was unconstitutional, resulting in her sentence being commuted to life in prison. Her conviction was then overturned in a 1976 appellate court decision which granted her a retrial. Her second trial ended with a deadlocked jury and a mistrial. At her third trial in 1978, she was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of conspiracy and sentenced to seven years to life in prison. Early life Van Houten was born on August 23, 1949 in the Los Angeles suburb of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Marian Uggams (born May 25, 1943) is an American actress and singer. Beginning her career as a child in the early 1950s, Uggams is recognized for portraying Kizzy Reynolds in the television miniseries ''Roots'' (1977), earning Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for her performance. She had earlier been highly acclaimed for the Broadway musical ''Hallelujah, Baby!'', winning a Theatre World Award in 1967 and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 1968. Later in her career, Uggams received renewed notice with appearances alongside Ryan Reynolds as Blind Al in ''Deadpool'' (2016) & ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) and in a recurring role on ''Empire''. Life and career Early life Uggams was born in Harlem, the daughter of Juanita Ernestine (Smith), a Cotton Club chorus girl/dancer, and Harold Coyden Uggams, an elevator operator and maintenance man, who was a singer with the Hall Johnson choir. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Crocker Snyder
Leslie Crocker Snyder (born 1942) is an Americans, American lawyer and former judge, most notable for her challenge of Robert Morgenthau in the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party primary election, primary for the Manhattan District Attorney election in 2005. Morgenthau did not seek re-election in 2009. Snyder ran again. Once again she finished second, this time losing to Cyrus Vance, Jr. by a wide margin. Early life and education Crocker was born in New York to an academic family, the daughter of Billie (née Danziger) - and Lester Crocker - a professor and also a Dean at Case-Western Reserve University. She attended the Bryn Mawr School. Snyder graduated from Radcliffe College (now Harvard) on scholarship in 1962 and completed a certificate from the Harvard-Radcliffe Program in Business Administration in 1963. She then attended the Case Western Reserve University School of Law - where her father was dean of the graduate school. Snyder was admitted to the Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Silva
Leslie Silva (born April 21, 1968) is an American actress who has had long running television roles in ''Odyssey 5'', ''Providence'', and ''Shades of Blue''. Early life and education In 1968, Silva was born in Schenectady, New York. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BFA in dramatic arts (1989) then attended the Juilliard School (1991–1995) where she earned a MFA in drama. Career Silva began her professional acting career in 1995, in an off-Broadway production of ''Macbeth'' in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ... Silva is an activist for Time's Up. Filmography References External links * NYWIFT.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Leslie 1968 births Actresses from New York (state) American expatriate actresses in C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp is an English stage, film and television actress whose roles on British television include ''Clocking Off'' (2000–2001), '' Bob & Rose'' (2001) and ''Afterlife'' (2005–2006). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1997 film ''The Full Monty''. Her other film appearances include ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' (1986), ''Naked'' (1993), ''Priest'' (1994), ''From Hell'' (2001) and ''Vera Drake'' (2004). Between 2011 and 2016, she starred as DC Janet Scott in the ITV drama ''Scott & Bailey''. Early life Sharp was born in Manchester, England. Sharp has stated that she started acting because, as a child, she felt "invisible" and did not "quite fit in".McLean, Gareth"A truly visible woman"''The Guardian'', 10 September 2005 (Retrieved: 21 July 2009) She has said that her inspiration to act came from watching Dick Emery on television.Billen, Andrew"Lesley Sharp shows she's married to the job in The Children"''The Times'', 30 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Pope
Leslie Pope (June 2, 1954 – May 6, 2020) was an American set decorator who was nominated at the 76th Academy Awards for her work on the 2003 film ''Seabiscuit'' in the category of Best Art Direction. She shared her nomination with Jeannine Oppewall. Pope was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She was an alumna of Antioch College, where she received a B.A. in biology. Selected filmography * '' After Hours'' (1985) * ''Angel Heart'' (1987) * '' Ironweed'' (1987) * ''Crocodile Dundee II'' (1988) * ''The Prince of Tides'' (1991) * ''Carlito's Way'' (1993) * ''The Juror'' (1996) * '' Donnie Brasco'' (1997) * '' In & Out'' (1997) * ''The Astronaut's Wife'' (1999) * '' Flawless'' (1999) * ''The Family Man'' (2000) * ''Bad Company'' (2002) * ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002) * ''S1m0ne'' (2002) * ''Seabiscuit'' (2003) * ''Spanglish'' (2004) * ''Failure to Launch'' (2006) * ''Lions for Lambs'' (2007) * '' Spider-Man 3'' (2007) * ''Seven Pounds'' (2008) * ''Funny People'' (2009) * ''Get Him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Phillips (musician)
Leslie Ann Phillips (born June 28, 1962), better known by her stage name Sam Phillips, is an American singer and songwriter. Her albums include the critically acclaimed '' Martinis & Bikinis'' in 1994 and '' Fan Dance'' in 2001. She has also composed scores for the television shows ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Early life Phillips was born in Glendale, California to parents William and Peggy Phillips. She is the second of three children and has a brother and a sister. She was given the nickname Sam, which would later become her stage name. Phillips started singing at a young age, along with dancing, painting, and playing the piano. Phillips also started studying philosophy and fundamentalism at the age of 14. Phillips began writing songs as a teenager to cope with her parents' divorce. Career Phillips began her musical career in the early 1980s in the contemporary Christian music industry, where she sang background vocals for Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Marshall (writer)
Leslie Marshall Weld (born 1953) is an American journalist, magazine editor, and novelist. Early life and education Marshall was born in 1953 in Washington, D.C. and attended the National Cathedral School. She completed a bachelor of arts at Bryn Mawr College. Career Marshall has worked as a magazine writer and novelist. She was a reporter for ''The Washington Post''. Marshall has written for ''Real Simple'', and ''O, The Oprah Magazine''. She was a contributing editor for ''InStyle''. Marshall is the author of the 2004 novel, ''A Girl Could Stand Up.'' Personal life Marshall is the mother of three children, twins Josephine and Beatrice, and son Marshall, from her first marriage to Dominic "Dino" Bradlee, son of ''Washington Post'' editor Ben Bradlee. They divorced in 1998. On June 14, 2003, Marshall married Bill Weld, the former Governor of Massachusetts, a longtime friend and neighbor, on the lawn of their beach house in Bellport, New York. The newlyweds, with Marshall' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Marshall (journalist)
Leslie Marshall is a liberal radio talk host, hosting since 1988, and a commentator on national television since 2001. Leslie became the youngest person ever to be nationally syndicated on radio when she replaced Tom Snyder on the ABC Satellite Radio Network in 1992. She was also the first woman to host an issues-oriented program nationwide. Broadcast career Leslie Marshall hosts the nationally syndicated ''The Leslie Marshall Show'' (in its 5th year), she is also a Fox News contributor and blogs weekly for '' U.S. News & World Report'' as well as ''POLITICO''. Leslie Marshall has been a radio talk hostess for 23 years. Marshall is currently nationally syndicated by TalkUSA Radio. Marshall started her broadcasting career as a radio news reporter in Boston, and then worked in radio and television in Miami, Florida. While in Miami, Marshall did news, traffic, weather and disc jockey work. One night, when hosting an overnight nostalgic music program, she did a special "Remembran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
