Name Leila Kenzle Parents Lee Kenzle, Kurt Kenzle Education Rutgers University | Spouse Neil Monaco (m. 1994) Role Actress | |
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Born July 16, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-07-16 ) Patchogue, Long Island, New York Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Movies and TV shows Mad About You, Identity, The Hot Chick, Other People's Money, DiResta Similar People John Pankow, Helen Hunt, Paul Reiser, Anne Ramsay, Danny Jacobson | ||
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Leslie "Leila" Kenzle (born July 16, 1960) better known for the pen name Leila Kenzle, is an American actress best known for her role as Fran Devanow on Mad About You.
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Leslie Kenzle was born in Patchogue, Long Island, New York, the daughter of Lee, an antiques dealer, and Kurt Kenzle, who worked in electrical supply sales. Before moving to Los Angeles to become an actress she worked as a hotel telephone operator. Her big break came when she was cast as a stripper in the off-Broadway production of Tony n' Tina's Wedding. Her TV credits include appearances on The Golden Girls, Diagnosis Murder, Thirtysomething and The Cosby Show. She has been married to Neil Monaco, a private acting coach, since 1994. Film credits include Other People's Money, White Oleander, Identity and The Hot Chick.
After Mad About You ended, she obtained a master's degree in Clinical Psychology. She currently is a Marriage and Family Therapist, practicing in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
Actress
2003
Rugrats (TV Series) as
Tracy
- Club Fred (2003) - Tracy (voice)
2003
Identity as
Alice York
2003
Judging Amy (TV Series) as
Mrs. McKinney
- Looking for Quarters (2003) - Mrs. McKinney
2002
The Hot Chick as
Julie
2002
White Oleander as
Ann Greenway
2002
Felicity (TV Series) as
Attorney
- The Paper Chase (2002) - Attorney
2001
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Leigh Alcott-Rendon
- Angels Anonymous (2001) - Leigh Alcott-Rendon
2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (TV Movie) as
Squirrel / Forest Animal (voice)
1996
Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) as
Tammy Bomgarden / Marsha McArthur
- All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Die (2000) - Tammy Bomgarden
- The Murder Trade (1996) - Marsha McArthur
2000
Enemies of Laughter as
Woman #1
1999
The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) as
Bobri / Arctic Hare
- You Otter Know (1999) - Bobri (voice)
- Show Me the Bunny (1999) - Arctic Hare (voice)
1999
The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) as
Amy
- Dogmatic (1999) - Amy
1992
Mad About You (TV Series) as
Fran Devanow
- The Final Frontier (1999) - Fran Devanow
- The Finale (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Nat & Arley (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Paul Slips in the Shower (1998) - Fran Devanow
- Mother's Day (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Fire at Riff's (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Baby Video (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Caper (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Coin of Destiny (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The 2nd Mrs. Buchman (1998) - (credit only)
- Back to Work (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Cheating on Sheila (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Separate Planes (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Good Old Reliable Nathan (1998) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Breastfeeding (1998) - Fran Devanow
- The Conversation (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The New Friend (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Le Sex Show (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Magic Pants (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Moody Blues (1997) - Fran Devanow
- Uncle Phil and the Coupons (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Speed Baby (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Letters to Mabel (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Coming Home (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Birth: Part 2 (1997) - Fran Devanow
- The Birth: Part 1 (1997) - Fran Devanow
- The Feud (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Guardianhood (1997) - Fran Devanow
- Dry Run (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Touching Game (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Cockatoo (1997) - Fran Devanow
- On the Road (1997) - Fran Devanow
- Her Houseboy Coco (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Citizen Buchman (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Penis (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Astrology (1997) - Fran Devanow
- The Handyman (1997) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Recital (1997) - Fran Devanow
- Chicken Man (1997) - Fran Devanow
- The Gym (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Outbreak (1996) - Fran Devanow
- Jamie's Parents (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Burt's Building (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Therapy (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Grant (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Dr. Wonderful (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Finale: Part 3 (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Finale: Part 2 (1996) - Fran Devanow
- The Finale: Part 1 (1996) - Fran Devanow
- The Award (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Weed (1996) - Fran Devanow
- The Procedure (1996) - Fran Devanow
- The Sample (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Glue People (1996) - Fran Devanow
- Do Me a Favor (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Everybody Hates Me (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Fertility (1996) - Fran Devanow
- Hot & Cold (1996) - Fran Devanow
- Dream Weaver (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Get Back (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Ovulation Day (1996) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- New Year's Eve (1995) - Fran Devanow
- The Couple (1995) - Fran Devanow
- An Angel for Murray (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Yoko Said (1995) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- I Don't See It (1995) - Fran Devanow
- The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing (1995) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Parking Space (1995) - Fran Devanow
- New Sleep-walking PLUS (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Up in Smoke (1995) - Fran Devanow
- My Boyfriend's Back! (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Cake Fear (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Money Changes Everything (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Two Tickets to Paradise (1995) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Purseona (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Mad Without You (1995) - Fran Devanow
- The Alan Brady Show (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Just My Dog (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Mad About You: Part 2 (1995) - Fran Devanow
- Mad About You: Part 1 (1995) - Fran Devanow
- How to Fall in Love (1995) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Our Fifteen Minutes (1995) - Fran Devanow
- The City (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Once More with Feeling (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Giblets for Murray (1994) - Fran Devanow
- The Ride Home (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Pandora's Box (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Legacy (1994) - Fran Devanow
- When I'm Sixty-Four (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Till Death Do Us Part (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Home (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Escape from New York (1994) - Fran Devanow
- With This Ring (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Up All Night (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Storms We Cannot Weather (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Disorientation (1994) - Fran Devanow
- The Last Scampi (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Love Letters (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Tape (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Instant Karma (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Cold Feet (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Virtual Reality (1994) - Fran Devanow
- The Late Show (1994) - Fran Devanow
- Same Time Next Week (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Paul Is Dead (1994) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Edna Returns (1993) - Fran Devanow
- It's a Wrap (1993) - Fran Devanow
- A Pair of Hearts (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Surprise (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Natural History (1993) - Fran Devanow
- The Unplanned Child (1993) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- So I Married a Hair Murderer (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Married to the Job (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Bedfellows (1993) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Bing, Bang, Boom (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Murray's Tale (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Happy Anniversary (1993) - Fran Devanow
- The Painter (1993) - Fran Devanow
- The Spy Girl Who Loved Me (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Swept Away (1993) - Fran Devanow
- The Man Who Said Hello (1993) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- The Billionaire (1993) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Love Among the Tiles (1993) - Fran Devanow
- The Wedding Affair (1993) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Weekend Getaway (1993) - Fran Devanow (credit only)
- Maid About You (1993) - Fran Devanow
- Met Someone (1992) - Fran Devanow
- Neighbors from Hell (1992) - Fran Devanow
- Riding Backwards (1992) - Fran Devanow
- The Apartment (1992) - Fran Devanow
- Token Friend (1992) - Fran Devanow
- I'm Just So Happy for You (1992) - Fran Devanow
- Sunday Times (1992) - Fran Devanow
- Sofa's Choice (1992) - Fran Devanow
- Romantic Improvisations (1992) - Fran Devanow
1998
DiResta (TV Series) as
Kate DiResta
- Slam Dunkin' Donuts (1999) - Kate DiResta
- Half a Million Clams (1999) - Kate DiResta
- Viagra Falls (1999) - Kate DiResta
- The Torch (1999) - Kate DiResta
- Your Daddy Don't Dance (1999) - Kate DiResta
- The Kid (1998) - Kate DiResta
- Romeo and Juliet Were Lucky (1998) - Kate DiResta
- Walk on the Feminine Side (1998) - Kate DiResta
- Pilot (1998) - Kate DiResta
1999
Love American Style (TV Movie) as
Julie (segment "Love And The Internet)
1998
The Nanny (TV Series) as
Naomi Demble
- The Reunion Show (1998) - Naomi Demble
1997
Breast Men (TV Movie) as
Arlene
1997
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV Series) as
Janeane
- Ebony, Baby (1997) - Janeane (voice)
1996
Bigger Fish (Short)
1996
All She Ever Wanted (TV Movie) as
Jessie Frank
1995
Friends (TV Series) as
Fran Devanow
- The One with Two Parts: Part 1 (1995) - Fran Devanow
1995
Something Wilder (TV Series) as
Lena
- For the Boys (1995) - Lena
1991
Princesses (TV Series) as
Debra Kirshner / Debra Kleckner / Debra Kirshner-Kleckner
- The Showuhs in Yonkuhs Fall Mainly on the Flowuhs (1991) - Debra Kirshner
- Someday My Prince Will Gum (1991) - Debra Kleckner
- Pilot (1991) - Debra Kirshner-Kleckner
1991
Other People's Money as
Marcia
1990
Over My Dead Body (TV Series) as
Hooker
- A Passing Inspection (1990) - Hooker
1990
Thirtysomething (TV Series) as
Student #1
- The Guilty Party (1990) - Student #1
1990
The Golden Girls (TV Series) as
Tamara
- Blanche Delivers (1990) - Tamara
1990
The World According to Straw (TV Movie) as
Gina DeSalvo
1989
The Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Girl #2
- Theo's Women (1989) - Girl #2
Self
2002
Pyramid (TV Series) as
Self - Celebrity Contestant
- Pilot #2 - Self - Celebrity Contestant
1998
Hollywood Squares (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 23 October 1998 (1998) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 22 October 1998 (1998) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 21 October 1998 (1998) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 20 October 1998 (1998) - Self - Panelist
- Episode dated 19 October 1998 (1998) - Self - Panelist
1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 19 October 1998 (1998) - Self
- Episode #1.194 (1997) - Self
1997
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 30 December 1997 (1997) - Self
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Richard Lewis/Leila Kenzle/Nanci Griffith & The Crickets (1997) - Self - Guest
- Mario Van Peebles/Leila Kenzle/The Meat Puppets (1995) - Self - Guest
- LL Cool J/Leila Kenzle/Mark McGrath (1995) - Self - Guest
- Leila Kenzle/Kim Coles/Al Kooper (1994) - Self - Guest
1996
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1994
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.101 (1994) - Self
1992
Circus of the Stars and Sideshow (TV Special documentary) as
Self - High Wire Act
1989
The More You Know (TV Series) as
Self
Archive Footage
2004
TV's Greatest Sidekicks (TV Special)
1995
Mad About You (TV Series) as
Fran Devanow
- Clip Show (1996) - Fran Devanow
- The Test (1995) - Fran Devanow
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