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Joan Leslie
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Actor Born: January 26, 1925 in Detroit, MI Biography:A stage actress from the age of 3, "Joan Leslie" toured vaudeville in a singing act with her two sisters. At ten, Leslie was an established advertising model. She came to Hollywood in 1936, making her screen debut in "Camille" under her given name of Brodel. In 1940 she was signed by Warner Bros., who changed her professional name to Leslie. Though not yet 18, Leslie was cast in such meaty and demanding roles as the selfish clubfooted ingenue in "High Sierra" (1941) and Mrs. "George M. Cohan" in "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942). Loaned out to RKO in 1942, Leslie was given an opportunity to display her considerable terpsichorean skills in the "Fred Astaire" vehicle "The Sky's the Limit". In Warners' "Hollywood Canteen" (1944) Lesie played herself, as did her real-life sister "Betty Brodel". When her Warners contract ended in 1947, Leslie free-lanced for several years, turning in admirable performances in... Full Biography
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