Leslie Brooks

Leslie Brooks

Actor

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
July 13, 1922

Biography

At first acting under her given name of Lorraine Gettman, blonde film actress Leslie Brooks began appearing in movie bit roles in 1941. When her Warner Bros. contract was sold to Columbia, Brooks started landing more sizeable parts in such programs as Nine Girls (1944) and Cover Girl (1944). She was also seen to good advantage in Columbia's series films (The Whistler, Crime Doctor, et al.). Leslie Brooks retired from films in 1949.

Photo

Leslie Brooks 1
Leslie Brooks 2

Representative Works

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl
6.7
/ English
Cover Girl
Cover Girl
6.4
/ English
Hollow Triumph
Hollow Triumph
6.6
/ English
Blonde Ice
Blonde Ice
5.7
/ English
Cigarette Girl
Cigarette Girl
7.0
/ English
Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs
9.0
/ English
The Playgirls
The Playgirls
No Rating Yet
/ English
Nine Girls
Nine Girls
5.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Ziegfeld Girl
1941Nominee

Best Performance

Ziegfeld Girl

Cover Girl
1944Nominee

Best Performance

Cover Girl

You Were Never Lovelier
1942Nominee

Best Performance

You Were Never Lovelier

Career Highlights

Hollow Triumph
1948Highlight

Best Performance

Hollow Triumph

Romance on the High Seas
1948Highlight

Best Performance

Romance on the High Seas