Leslie Parrish

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Leslie Parrish (ca.1962)

Leslie Parrish (born Marjorie Hellen ) (born March 13, 1935 in Melrose , Massachusetts ) is an American film actress and model .

Life

She began her career as a photo model before starting in 1955 to work as an actress. Until 1959 she worked under her maiden name before she gave herself the pseudonym Leslie Parrish . Parrish was a popular actress, especially in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, who occasionally also worked as a singer . Parrish was also an activist against the Vietnam War .

In the filming of the Oscar -gekrönten masterpiece Jonathan Livingston Seagull learned Leslie Parrish the Air Force - pilots and screenwriter Richard Bach , whom she married 1977th The marriage lasted for 20 years; In 1997 the divorce took place.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1955: The Virgin Queen (The Virgin Queen)
  • 1956: My Wife, The Lieutenant (The Lieutenant wore Skirts)
  • 1958: Beast of horror (Missile to the Moon)
  • 1961: The dead can no longer sing (Portrait of a Mobster)
  • 1962: Ambassador of Fear (The Manchurian Candidate)
  • 1963: The Fox Trap (For Love or Money)
  • 1964: ... and single girls (Sex and the Single Girl)
  • 1966: Three on one couch ; also: Jerry, the patient shock (Three on a couch)
  • 1968: The Devil's 8
  • 1969: The Candy Man
  • 1970: The Hunters of the Inca Treasure (Brother, Cry for Me)
  • 1975: The Giant Spider Invasion (The Giant Spider Invasion)
  • 1976: The Transformer - His hatred was stronger than prison walls (The Astral Factor)
  • 1976: Dracula's death race (crash!)

Awards

Leslie Parrish was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1964 for her portrayal in The Fox Trap .

Web links

Commons : Leslie Parrish  - collection of images