Lesley-Anne Down | |
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 Down in 2008 | |
| Born | 17 March 1954[1] Wandsworth, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouses | Enrique Gabriel
(m. 1980; div. 1981) |
| Partner | Bruce Robinson (1969–1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | lesleyannedown |
Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British actress and singer. She made her motion picture debut in the 1969 drama film The Smashing Bird I Used to Know and later appeared in films Assault (1971), Countess Dracula (1971) and Pope Joan (1972). She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama series, Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75).
Down received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), A Little Night Music (1977), The First Great Train Robbery (1979), Hanover Street (1979), Rough Cut (1980), Sphinx (1981) and Nomads (1986). On television, she played the leading roles in The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982), Murder Is Easy (1982), and most notably starred as Madeline Fabray in one of the highest rated miniseries in TV history North and South (1985–86), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1986.
In 1990, Down played the role Stephanie Rogers in the CBS drama series Dallas. During 1997–99, she played Olivia Richards in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach. From April 2003 to February 2012, she portrayed Jackie Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.[2]
- ^ "Lesley-Anne Down - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "Lesley-Anne Down as Jackie Payne Marone". CBS. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.