Leslie Zemeckis

Leslie Zemeckis

Born: February 5, 1969
in USA
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.

Movies for Leslie Zemeckis...

Here
Title: Here
Released: November 22, 2024
Type: Movie
An odyssey through time and memory, centered around a place in New England where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.
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Transcendent
Title: Transcendent
Character: Lisa
Released: May 5, 2023
Type: Movie
Two Aliens take a psychedelic drug and become Human Beings--both having wildly different experiences.
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From Zero to I Love You
Title: From Zero to I Love You
Character: Pamela Finley-Logsdon
Released: March 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Darryl Stephens plays Pete Logsdon-just a guy in Philadelphia who happens to have a history of getting involved with married men. His father, played by veteran Richard Lawson and his soon-to-be step mom, Leslie Zemeckis, are on him to find someone who's actually available and to settle down. Instead, he finds a man named Jack who is fifteen years into a perfect marriage with two beautiful children and an enviable wife.
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Welcome to Marwen
Title: Welcome to Marwen
Character: Suzette
Released: December 21, 2018
Type: Movie
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.
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A Christmas Carol
Title: A Christmas Carol
Character: Fred's Wife (voice)
Released: November 4, 2009
Type: Movie
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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Beowulf
Title: Beowulf
Character: Yrsa
Released: November 5, 2007
Type: Movie
A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.
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The Polar Express
Title: The Polar Express
Character: Sister Sarah / Mother
Released: November 10, 2004
Type: Movie
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
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Sacrifice
Title: Sacrifice
Character: Officer Mercedes Calderon
Released: June 23, 2000
Type: Movie
A convicted bank robber breaks free as he is being transported to prison after learning that his daughter has been killed by a serial killer. Determined to find her killer, he joins with a female cop who is working the case. He quickly discovers that his daughter had recently had an abortion, an action common to all of the murdered women. Meanwhile the FBI agent that he escaped from is hot on his trail.
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Spiders
Title: Spiders
Character: Emma
Released: June 14, 2000
Type: Movie
A DNA experiment on a rare breed of spider is taking place on a NASA space shuttle, when a freak meteor shower engulfs the shuttle, causing everything to go horribly wrong. One survivor is found on the ship and watched over in a secret location deep in the California desert. The problem continues, as the survivor isn't alone, as another deadly spiders climbs out of him and goes on a rampage around the ship. Curious reporter Marci Eyre must now survive, escape and warn everyone before the spider reaches outside the desert.
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Blowback
Title: Blowback
Character: Sandra Carlow
Released: March 10, 2000
Type: Movie
After a psychotic religious killer is captured and sentenced to death, he is instead recruited by the US government and trained to become a professional assassin. He now seeks revenge on all those who participated in sentencing him to death.
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Dark Nova
Title: Dark Nova
Character: Nova
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A former criminal, blackmailed into one last heist, seeks revenge on the partners who double-crossed her.
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Life of a Gigolo
Title: Life of a Gigolo
Character: Rhonda
Released: November 14, 1998
Type: Movie
When Danielle decides to do a story on the life of a sex worker to please her boss and lover Peter, she meets Gage a professional gigolo. She quickly becomes interested in his work and starts to see a change in herself and her life.
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I Married a Monster
Title: I Married a Monster
Character: Bridesmaid #2 (as Leslie Harter)
Released: October 8, 1998
Type: Movie
Kelly's new husband Nick begins behaving oddly, showing a surprising desire to make babies and shun his drinking buddies. Little does she know he's not entirely himself.
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Restless Souls
Title: Restless Souls
Character: Heather
Released: June 18, 1998
Type: Movie
Newlyweds spend the night at a haunted mansion, having had car trouble. When the wife disappears, the husband's rich father sends a team of parapsychologists to get the wife back. Except for the leader, each of the team has a special power... Dr. Donna Hemming is a telekinetic, Anthony Leeds can see things by touching objects, and Heather Siris is sexually irresistible to both the dead and the living. They soon discover a Civil War general has made a pact with the devil, if he can only find a virgin for the devil to procreate with.
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The Sex Files: Double Identity
Title: The Sex Files: Double Identity
Character: Reese (as Lesley Lindsay)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
A call girl marries a politician only to have her secret life cause complications.
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The Sexperiment
Title: The Sexperiment
Character: Audrey / Marcie
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Two sexologists make a bet: that they can induce an inhibited couple to shed their inhibitions by exposing them to a series of interviews with people who recount their erotic adventures. The two "subjects" are told that they are supposed to write summaries of the stories they will hear. The "sexperiment" works: Carson and Dawson overcome their inhibitions, but they discover that they are being manipulated.
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Sex Files: Pleasure World
Title: Sex Files: Pleasure World
Character: Sara (as Lesley Lindsay)
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Vacationers go to "Pleasure World" to make their sexual fantasies come true with the non-human staff.
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Title: Women: Stories of Passion
Character: Emily
Released: August 31, 1996
Type: TV
Women: Stories of Passion is a dramatic series that aired on the American cable television network Showtime and distributed by Playboy Entertainment overseas. The episodes were based on stories of love, and passion from a woman's point of view.
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Damien's Seed
Title: Damien's Seed
Character: Jane Janzen (as Leslie Harter)
Released: April 21, 1996
Type: Movie
A detective is hired by a rich woman to find her runaway step-sister. Little does he know that the step-sister is actually being held by a cult of women who seek to propagate their male cult-leader of 30 years ago by capturing his son, and the detective's client is in on the deal.
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Encounters
Title: Encounters
Character: Diane
Released: April 12, 1996
Type: Movie
Johnny goes to Athena's Palace to ask for a loan. He enters an exciting and seductive world there. Intrigued by the beautiful strip-dancer Brandy, he agrees to value her house. She insists Johnny pays his valuation with a private striptease dance. Her friend Carlo, a villain, is immediately jealous and threatens Brandy.
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Title: Beverly Hills Bordello
Character: Amanda
Released: February 1, 1996
Type: TV
Beverly Hills Bordello was a softcore series aired on premium cable. It was an anthology series that centered around the fictional Winston Spa located in Beverly Hills. The spa was a bordello run by Madam Veronica Winston. The only recurring character was Veronica Winston who was played by Nicole Gian, Monique Parent and Gabriella Hall during the various seasons the show ran.
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Title: Beverly Hills Bordello
Character: Melissa
Released: February 1, 1996
Type: TV
Beverly Hills Bordello was a softcore series aired on premium cable. It was an anthology series that centered around the fictional Winston Spa located in Beverly Hills. The spa was a bordello run by Madam Veronica Winston. The only recurring character was Veronica Winston who was played by Nicole Gian, Monique Parent and Gabriella Hall during the various seasons the show ran.
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Jailbait
Title: Jailbait
Character: Roman's Girlfriend
Released: October 22, 1993
Type: Movie
17 year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister Merci. Merci is on the run after being used to set up a murder. The police and the killers both want her.
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Hollywood Heist
Title: Hollywood Heist
Character: Lilith
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
An agent trying to land an actor tells the story of a movie producer and a fading movie star, as they race against time and defy famous actors, drug lords, and death to save their latest production after their funding is stolen.