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Lesleh Donaldson

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Lesleh Donaldson
Six college students go into the wetlands to find their missing professor after he takes off in search of the mythical and deadly monster known as the Swamp Freak. Learn more at http://www.rapidheart.com
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Swamp Freak (2017)
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Lesleh hails from Toronto, where she started modeling with International Top Models at the age of 9. she then went on to Star in Gilles Carle's production of "The Homecoming" for CBC's "For the Record" series. After that came roles in "Running" playing Michael Douglas' daughter Andrea Andropolis, "Happy Birthday To Me" directed by J. Lee Thompson and the lead in "Funeral Home" directed by Bill Fruet, for which she was nominated for a Genie award as best actress.

Lesleh's favored roles include originating the role of Sandy Miles in George F. Walker's play called "Criminals in Love". Anne Frank in "The Diary Of Anne Frank" at Manitoba Theatre Centre, Anna in "Burn This" which co-starred Eric McCormack also at Manitoba Theatre Centre, and as Evelyn Dick (another originated role) in Doug Rodger's play "How Could You Mrs. Dick".

Lesleh met her husband Stephen T. Kaiser at The Royal National Theatre School of Great Britain's Summer intensive program. They now live in New York City with their two children Gavin And Liam. Lesleh still pursues acting, doing mostly off-off-Broadway and regional theater productions as well as writing poetry.
BornApril 7, 1964
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BornApril 7, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Happy Birthday : Souhaitez de ne jamais être invité (1981)
    Happy Birthday : Souhaitez de ne jamais être invité
    6.0
    • Bernadette O'Hara
    • 1981
    Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in L'ombre d'Emily (2018)
    L'ombre d'Emily
    6.7
    • Bus Tourist
    • 2018
    Le cri des ténèbres (1980)
    Le cri des ténèbres
    5.1
    • Heather
    • 1980
    Curtains, l'ultime cauchemar (1983)
    Curtains, l'ultime cauchemar
    5.5
    • Christie Burns
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Actress



    • High Falls
      • Lulu
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2015
    • Midnight Dreamers
      • Emma
      • Completed



    • Ominous (2024)
      Ominous
      TV Series
      • Wanda
      • 2024
    • Krysten Ritter in Orphan Black: Echoes (2023)
      Orphan Black: Echoes
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Host
      • 2023
    • Carla Gugino in Jett (2019)
      Jett
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Sweeney's Sister
      • 2019
    • Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in L'ombre d'Emily (2018)
      L'ombre d'Emily
      6.7
      • Bus Tourist
      • 2018
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate (2017)
      The Handmaid's Tale: La Servante écarlate
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Neighbouring Martha #2
      • 2018
    • Malcolm McDowell, Bruce Davison, Leslie Easterbrook, Gilbert Gottfried, Jim Hanks, Nathan Reid, Johnny Collins, Gene Micofsky, Michael Barra, Nicole Balsam, Melanie Iglesias, Steven Della Salla, Michael Leavy, Jason Leavy, Kyle Mullins, Robert Privitera, Briana Calcagno, Sean Imbraguglio, and Christopher McClellan in Abnormal Attraction (2018)
      Abnormal Attraction
      4.2
      • Anne
      • 2018
    • Yancy Butler and Karis Cameron in Witness Protection (2017)
      Witness Protection
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Eleanor
      • 2017
    • Lesleh Donaldson and Marc Geller in Léa (2017)
      Léa
      Short
      • Fay
      • 2017
    • Swamp Freak (2017)
      Swamp Freak
      2.1
      • Professor Belinda Southworth (voice)
      • 2017
    • Lesleh Donaldson, Jeff Wincott, Robert Galinsky, Brad Fryman, Michele Civelli, Joe Pinter, Christian Delevante, Xandra Leigh Stegmaier, Freddy Bosche, Caine Sheppard, Kate Clifford, Andrea Crepaldi, and John Cencio Burgos in Behind Bars (2016)
      Behind Bars
      7.2
      Short
      • Nancy
      • 2016
    • Rutanya Alda, Amanda Cole, Lesleh Donaldson, Carol Jacobanis, Shellen Lubin, Bonnie Rose, Nick Job, Marcy Girt, Mascha Mareen, Emily Frances Kaplan, and Ben Brown in High Falls (2015)
      High Falls
      TV Short
      • Lulu
      • 2015
    • In the Future Love Will Also (2014)
      In the Future Love Will Also
      Short
      • Multiple (voice)
      • 2014
    • Tales of Poe (2014)
      Tales of Poe
      3.8
      • Evelyn Dyck
      • Woman in black
      • 2014
    • The Night Before Easter (2014)
      The Night Before Easter
      3.7
      • Janice Sykes (Photo)
      • 2014
    • Fall to Rise (2014)
      Fall to Rise
      7.8
      • Melanie
      • 2014

    Producer



    • High Falls
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2015



    • Rutanya Alda, Amanda Cole, Lesleh Donaldson, Carol Jacobanis, Shellen Lubin, Bonnie Rose, Nick Job, Marcy Girt, Mascha Mareen, Emily Frances Kaplan, and Ben Brown in High Falls (2015)
      High Falls
      TV Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • The Night Before Easter (2014)
      The Night Before Easter
      3.7
      • producer
      • 2014

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    Lesleh's Demo reel
    Demo Reel 4:36
    Lesleh's Demo reel
    Swamp Freak - Trailer
    Trailer 1:16
    Swamp Freak - Trailer
    Swamp Freak - Trailer
    Trailer 1:16
    Swamp Freak - Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.61 m
    • Born
      • April 7, 1964
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Spouses
        Stephen T. KaiserOctober 12, 1996 - present (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
      • Gavin Kaiser
    • Other works
      (mid 70s) Print: Model in various Sears Catalogs
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female
    • Pronouns
      • she/her
    • Sexual orientation
      • Straight
    • Race / Ethnicity
      • White

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      Screen tested for Role of Constanza Amadeus in "Amadeus" for Milos Forman.
    • Nickname
      • Lester

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