Leslie Brooks

Leslie Brooks Headshot

Actress • Model • Dancer

Birth Date: July 13, 1922

Death Date: July 1, 2011

Birth Place: Lincoln, Nebraska

In 1940, Leslie Brooks signed by MGM. Early on in her acting career, Brooks landed roles in various films, including "Underground Agent" (1942), the musical "You Were Never Lovelier" (1942) with Fred Astaire and "City Without Men" (1943). She also appeared in "Two Señoritas From Chicago" (1943). Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like "What's Buzzin' Cousin?" (1943), "Cover Girl" (1944) and the mystery adaptation "Nine Girls" (1944) with Ann Harding.

She also appeared in "Tonight and Every Night" (1945) with Rita Hayworth. Film continued to be her passion as she played roles in "Cigarette Girl" (1947), the mystery "The Corpse Came C.O.D." (1947) with George Brent and "Blonde Ice" (1948). She also appeared in the Paul Henreid crime flick "Hollow Triumph" (1948). Brooks more recently acted in the Jack Carson adventure "Romance on the High Seas" (1948).

Credits

Passage Thru Pamela

Director
Movie
1985

Blonde IceStream

Actor
Claire Cummings Hanneman
Movie
1948

The Scar

Actor
Virginia Taylor
Movie
1948

Cobra Strikes

Actor
Olga Kaminoff
Movie
1948

The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Actor
Peggy Holmes
Movie
1947

Cigarette Girl

Actor
Ellen WIlcox
Movie
1947

It's Great to Be Young

Actor
Terry
Movie
1946

Secret of the Whistler

Actor
Kay Morrell
Movie
1946

I Love a Bandleader

Actor
Ann Stuart
Movie
1945

Cover GirlStream

Actor
Maurine
Movie
1944
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Nine Girls

Actor
Roberta Halloway
Movie
1944

The Man Who Dared

Actor
Lorna Claibourne
Movie
1944

Ciudad Sin Hombres

Actor
Movie
1943

Lucky Legs

Actor
Jewel Perkins
Movie
1942

Overland to Deadwood

Actor
Linda Banning
Movie
1942

You Were Never Lovelier

Actor
Cecy Acuna
Movie
1942

Underground Agent

Actor
Ann Carter
Movie
1942