Director

Leslie Zemeckis

Acting

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 42287

IMDb ID: nm0366667

Known for: Acting

Born: February 5, 1969

Age: 57

Place of birth: USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1990 - 2024

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 6.24

Wikidata: Q23767052

Also known as

Leslie Harter • Lesley Lindsay • Leslie Lindsay

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Director (3)

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Biography

Leslie Zemeckis is a best-selling actress, writer and award-winning documentarian. Leslie's critically acclaimed films include Behind the Burly Q, the true story of old-time burlesque in America. She the author of Behind the Burly Q, the definitive oral history of burlesque and Goddess of Love Incarnate; the Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr. Her third book Feuding Fan Dancers was published and became a bestseller October 2, 2018 about Sally Rand, Faith Bacon and the golden age of the showgirl. Specializing in women in American pop culture from the early part of the 20th century Zemeckis is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post, Medium, Talkhouse and has written for W Magazine and Stork Magazine. She has presented her work and spoken at panels and Universities including Santa Barbara City College, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, The Chicago Club, Chicago History Museum, MoMa, Burlesque Hall of Fame, Burly Con. She continues to revisit and shine a light on formerly stigmatize and marginalized female entertainers.