Lesley Joseph | |
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 Joseph in Cardiff, Wales, May 2011 | |
| Born | Lesley Diana Joseph 14 October 1945 Finsbury Park, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, actress |
| Years active | 1964– |
| Television | Birds of a Feather |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Children | 2 |
Lesley Diana Joseph (born 14 October 1945) is an English actress and broadcaster, whose career on stage and screen spans over fifty years. She is best known for playing Dorien Green in the television sitcom Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1998 and again from 2014 to 2020. Other television credits include Absurd Person Singular (1985) and Night and Day (2001–2003).
Her stage roles include UK touring productions of Thoroughly Modern Millie (2005), Calendar Girls (2011) and Annie (2015). In 2018, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for the original West End production of Young Frankenstein.