- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 26, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- October 12, 2015
Joan Leslie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joan Leslie (born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel; January 26, 1925 – October 12, 2015) was an American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian who, during the Hollywood Golden Age, appeared in such films as High Sierra, Sergeant York, and Yankee Doodle Dandy. Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel was born on January 26, 1925, in Highland Park, Michigan, the youngest child of John and Agnes Brodel. At 15, Leslie had her first significant role as the crippled girl in High Sierra (1941), starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino. The same year she played in Sergeant York as York's fiancée. Leslie had a supporting role in The Male Animal (1942) as Olivia de Havilland's younger sister. In Yankee Doodle Dandy (also 1942) she portrayed George M. Cohan's girlfriend/wife. By now, Leslie had become a star whose on-screen image was described as "sweet innocence without …
Filmography
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 · Self
Hollywood Gangster
movieHollywood Gangster
2008 · Self
moviePublic Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008 · Self
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008 · Self
movieSergeant York: Of God and Country
2006
Hollywood Helps the Cause
movieHollywood Helps the Cause
2006 · Self
movieCurtains for Roy Earle
2003 · Self
movieGary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998 · Self
movieInside the Dream Factory
1995 · Self
movieJames Cagney: Top of the World
1992 · Self
movieFire in the Dark
1991 · Ruthie
tvShades of L.A.
1990
movieTurn Back the Clock
1989 · Party Guest
movieCharley Hannah
1986 · Sandy Hannah
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Lillian Appletree
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982 · (archive footage)
tvSimon & Simon
1981
tvThe Incredible Hulk
1977
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Catherine
movieThe Keegans
1976 · Mary Keegan
tvPolice Story
1973
tvBranded
1965
movieThe Revolt of Mamie Stover
1956 · Annalee Johnson
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
movieHell's Outpost
1954 · Sarah Moffit
movieJubilee Trail
1954 · Garnet Hale
movieFlight Nurse
1953 · Lt. Polly Davis
movieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953 · Sally Maris
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Sarah Owens
movieToughest Man in Arizona
1952 · Mary Kimber
movieHellgate
1952 · Ellen Hanley
movieMan in the Saddle
1951 · Laurie Bidwell Isham
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
movieHill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951 · Claudia
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Vanessa Cook
movieBorn to Be Bad
1950 · Donna
movieThe Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950 · Daphne Lattimer
movieNorthwest Stampede
1948 · Chris Johnson
So You Want to Be in Pictures
movieSo You Want to Be in Pictures
1947 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRepeat Performance
1947 · Sheila Page
movieTwo Guys from Milwaukee
1946 · Connie Reed
movieJanie Gets Married
1946 · Janie Conway
movieCinderella Jones
1946 · Judy Jones
movieToo Young to Know
1945 · Sally Sawyer
movieParade of Aquatic Champions
1945 · Herself
movieRhapsody in Blue
1945 · Julie Adams
movieWhere Do We Go from Here?
1945 · Sally Smith / Prudence / Katrina
I Am an American
movieI Am an American
1944 · Self (uncredited)
movieHollywood Canteen
1944 · Self
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
1943 · Self (segment 'Yankee Doodle Dandy') (archive footage)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Pat Dixon
movieThis Is the Army
1943 · Eileen Dibble
movieThe Sky's the Limit
1943 · Joan Manion
movieStars on Horseback
1943
movieThe Hard Way
1943 · Katherine 'Katie' Blaine
movieYankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · Mary
movieThe Male Animal
1942 · Patricia Stanley
movieSergeant York
1941 · Gracie Williams
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 · Receptionist (uncredited)
movieThieves Fall Out
1941 · Mary Matthews
movieThe Wagons Roll at Night
1941 · Mary Coster
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941 · Mary Clover
movieHigh Sierra
1941 · Velma
movieForeign Correspondent
1940 · Jones' Sister (uncredited)
movieSusan and God
1940 · Party Guest (uncredited)
movieStar Dust
1940 · College Girl (uncredited)
movieAlice in Movieland
1940 · Alice Purdee (as Joan Brodel)
movieYoung as You Feel
1940 · Girl (as Joan Brodel)
movieHigh School
1940 · Patsy
movieLaddie
1940 · Shelley Stanton
movieTwo Thoroughbreds
1939 · Wendy Conway (as Joan Brodel)
movieWinter Carnival
1939 · Betsy Phillips
movieLove Affair
1939 · Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939 · Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited)
movieMen with Wings
1938 · Young Patricia Falconer
movieCamille
1936 · Marie Jeanette (uncredited)