Trivia

After she made her name in Maîtres et valets (1971), nude photos taken by Kirk Douglas's son Peter Douglas, appeared in British mens' magazine Mayfair. She later went to court to have the originals returned to her.

Began modeling at 10 years old. Left school when she was 12 years old.

Voted "Most Beautiful Teenager" in Britain in 1970.

Originally, Maud Adams was to star in Quand la panthère rose s'emmêle (1976) but after she had been filming for two days the role was recast for some reason and Lesley-Anne Down got the part instead.

She and first husband Enrique Gabriel met on the set of Sphinx (1981) and were married only a few days later. Their marriage was a short one and ended in an annulment. Lesley-Anne recalls her marriage as an "exciting ride". Not long after her annulment, she met director William Friedkin, whom she later married.

For her role as Stephanie Rogers in Dallas (1978), she was paid $250,000 for what amounted to just seven days' work over the course of ten weeks.

At 15 she was playing featured roles in British films and became an international star of calibre after playing Lady Georgina Worsley in the tv series Upstairs , Downstairs.

She spent her early childhood formative years in the Putney area of London, England and spent time with her uncle Michael, a major in the British army.

Currently lives in Malibu, California with her husband, Don E. FauntLeRoy.

She lived with Bruce Robinson for ten years after meeting him at age 15. She came to America at age 17.

She is the mother of two sons - George-Edward, (born 1998) from her marriage to Don E. FauntLeRoy, and Jackson Friedkin, (born 1982) from her marriage to William Friedkin.

She met future husband Don E. FauntLeRoy when she was filming the miniseries Nord et sud (1985).

When she was filming Des jours et des vies (1965), her father was due to leave to go back to England but suddenly had an angiogram, pains in his chest, resulting in a quadruple bypass operation.

Family: Mother Isabella (from Scotland, UK) who passed away in 2000, father Percy James (from UK). Sister Angela Julie Ward.

Resided in Malibu with husband Don E. FauntLeRoy from 1994 until October 2020 when she and FauntLeRoy relocated to Atlanta GA.

She obtained international fame with the television series Upstairs and Downstairs,.

Son Jack born September 1982.

Marriage to film technician Don Fauntleroy in 1986 his daughters from previous marriage Season born 1980, Julianna born 1982,.

Stepmother of Season FauntLeRoy and Juliana FauntLeRoy.

Aunt of Oliver Guy Spencer Ward.

Marriage to director William Friedkin, son Jack. born 1982,.

Is familiar with Rebecca Johansson.