Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 17, 1967
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Leslie Bega
Biography
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American theater, film and television actress. Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. In addition to English, Bega speaks Spanish and French fluently. After graduating as valedictorian from Lycée Français de Los Angeles, Bega attended the University of Southern California. Bega is known for her performances in Head of the Class as Maria Borges, David Lynch's Lost Highway, as a recurring cast member in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, C-16: FBI and The Sopranos as Valentina La Paz. She is also featured as a dancer in the break dancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. She played the role of Anna Lansky in 1991's Mobsters. She has appeared as a guest star in the television shows 21 Jump Street, Beverly Hills, 90210, The New Twilight Zone, and Highway To Heaven. Her theater work includes King Lear, at the Electric Theatre, The Merchant of Venice, Gypsy, Grease, The Sound of Music, and Maria in West Side Story at the Westchester Theatre.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar | Self |
| 2008 | Dating Games People Play | Mona Evans |
| 2000 | The Last Producer | Restaurant Manager |
| 2000 | Time of Her Time | Denise Gondelman |
| 1997 | Lost Highway | Raquel |
| 1997 | Against the Law | Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk |
| 1996 | Power 98 | Denise |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Vikki Vespa |
| 1995 | The American President | White House Staffer Laura |
| 1991 | Uncaged | Mickie |
| 1988 | For Keeps | Carlita |
| 1984 | Silence of the Heart | Cindy |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Talking Sopranos | Self |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Ms. Anderson (voice) |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Grace Walderson |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Leah |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Valentina la Paz |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV | Sandra |
| 1990 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Marianne Moore |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Stephanie 'Stevie' Plummer |
| 1986 | Head of the Class | Maria Borges |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | Girl (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven |