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Occupation
  
Actress

Role
  
Actress

Name
  
Lesleh Donaldson

Years active
  
1979–current


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Born
  
April 7, 1964 (age 59) (
1964-04-07
)
Toronto, Ontario

Spouse
  
Stephen T. Kaiser (m. 1996)

Education
  
Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music

Nominations
  
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Movies
  
Curtains, Happy Birthday to Me, Funeral Home, Deadly Eyes, Tales of Poe

Similar People
  
Richard Ciupka, William Fruet, Bart Mastronardi, Alan Rowe Kelly, Robert Clouse

Children
  
Gavin Kaiser, Liam Kaiser

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Lesleh Donaldson (born April 7, 1964) is a Canadian actress who has worked in stage and film.

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She has appeared in a number of films, but is generally best remembered for her roles in several horror movies - including Funeral Home (1980), Happy Birthday to Me (1981), Curtains (1983), and Deadly Eyes (1982) - as well as for a featured guest appearance on the "Great Montarro" episode of Friday the 13th: The Series.

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Lesleh Donaldson Interview at the New Beverly Cinema


Life and career

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Donaldson was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a child, she studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada and appeared in early television commercials for Ford automobiles. In the late 1970s, she appeared in several made-for-television movies including On My Own about a teeneger suffering from epilepsy.

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Her first theatrical film appearance was in Running (1979) starring Michael Douglas.

Lesleh Donaldson CURTAINSquot SCREENED AS PART OF FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN

She then starred in a number of theatrically released horror movies, including William Fruet's Funeral Home (also known as Cries in the Night) (1980), J. Lee Thompson's Happy Birthday to Me (1981), Deadly Eyes (1982) and Curtains (1983).

In 1982 Lesleh was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Genie Award for her performance in Funeral Home.

She also appeared in an episode of the television horror series Friday the 13th: The Series.

Filmography

Actress
2019
Jett (TV Series) as
Sweeney's Sister
- Frank Sweeney (2019) - Sweeney's Sister
2018
A Simple Favor as
Bus Tourist
2018
The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) as
Neighbouring Martha #2
- The Word (2018) - Neighbouring Martha #2
2018
Abnormal Attraction as
Anne
2017
Léa (Short) as
Fay
2017
Witness Protection (TV Movie) as
Eleanor
2017
Swamp Freak as
Professor Belinda Southworth (voice)
2016
Behind Bars (Short) as
Nancy
2015
High Falls (TV Short) as
Lulu
2015
High Falls (TV Series) as
Lulu
- Episode #1.3 - Lulu
- Episode #1.2 - Lulu
- Episode #1.1 - Lulu
2014
In the Future Love Will Also (Short) as
Multiple (voice)
2014
Tales of Poe as
Evelyn Dyck / Woman in black
2014
The Night Before Easter as
Janice Sykes (Photo)
2014
Fall to Rise as
Melanie
2011
Octoberfeast (Video) as
Heather
2010
What the F*ck Doug E. Doug? (Short) as
Woman in park
1994
You Love Me I Hate You (Short)
1994
Street Legal (TV Series) as
Carol Murphy
- The Firm (1994) - Carol Murphy
1992
Hurt Penguins as
Norma
1988
Chasing Rainbows (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.3 (1988)
- Episode #1.2 (1988)
- Episode #1.1 (1988)
1988
Night Heat (TV Series) as
Janet Crossleigh
- Woof (1988) - Janet Crossleigh
1987
Hearts of Fire as
Penny
1987
Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) as
Lyla Montarro
- The Great Montarro (1987) - Lyla Montarro
1986
Adderly (TV Series) as
Dale
- Brotherly Love (1986) - Dale
1986
Check It Out (TV Series) as
Denise Mitchell
- The Mis-Matchmaker (1986) - Denise Mitchell
1985
Star Wars: Droids (TV Series) as
Kea Moll
- A Race to the Finish (1985) - Kea Moll (voice)
- The Trigon Unleashed (1985) - Kea Moll (voice)
- Escape Into Terror (1985) - Kea Moll (voice)
- The White Witch (1985) - Kea Moll (voice)
1985
The Undergrads (TV Movie) as
Kim Barrett
1984
Special People (TV Movie) as
Robin
1983
The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) as
Natalie Wilson
- Second Sight (1983) - Natalie Wilson
1983
Curtains as
Christie Burns
1983
Thanks for the Ride (Short)
1982
Deadly Eyes as
Martha
1981
Happy Birthday to Me as
Bernadette O'Hara
1980
Funeral Home as
Heather
1979
Hot Wheels (TV Movie)
1979
Stone Cold Dead as
Girl in police station
1979
Running as
Andrea Andropolis
Producer
2015
High Falls (TV Short) (executive producer)
-
High Falls (TV Series) (executive producer - 3 episodes) (producer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 - (executive producer) / (producer)
- Episode #1.2 - (executive producer) / (producer)
- Episode #1.1 - (executive producer) / (producer)
2014
The Night Before Easter (producer)
Thanks
2022
Out in the Ring (Documentary) (the producers wish to thank)
2005
Penny Dreadful (special thanks)
Self
2017
Without Your Head (Podcast Series) as
Self
- Lesleh Donaldson and Jamie Brown (2017) - Self
2014
The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains (Short) as
Self
2014
Deadly Eyes: An Interview with Lesleh Donaldson (Video short) as
Self
2011
Joe Zaso's Cafe Himbo (TV Series) as
Guest star
Archive Footage
2011
Confessions of a Horror Baby (TV Series) as
Christie Burns
- Curtains (2011) - Christie Burns

References

Lesleh Donaldson Wikipedia
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