Joan Leslie was born in Detroit and began acting as a child performer. She was never able to escape the good girl role in her early work. She married Dr. William Caldwell in 1950. She quit her acting career to raise her identical twin daughters Patrice and Ellen. Both daughters are now Doctors teaching at universities.
Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | 2008-10-14 |
Movie | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self | 2008-10-21 |
Movie | Hollywood Gangster | Self | 2008-12-27 |
Movie | Sergeant York: Of God and Country | 2006-11-07 | |
Movie | James Cagney: Top of the World | Self | 1992-07-05 |
Movie | Fire in the Dark | Ruthie | 1991-07-01 |
Series | Shades of L.A. | 1990-10-10 | |
Movie | Turn Back the Clock | Party Guest | 1989-11-20 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
Movie | The Keegans | Mary Keegan | 1976-05-03 |
Series | Charlie's Angels | Unknown | 1976-09-22 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Series | Branded | Unknown | 1965-01-24 |
Movie | The Revolt of Mamie Stover | Annalee Johnson | 1956-05-11 |
Movie | Hell's Outpost | Sarah Moffit | 1954-12-15 |
Movie | Jubilee Trail | Garnet Hale | 1954-05-15 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Sally Maris | 1953-03-20 |
Movie | Flight Nurse | Lt. Polly Davis | 1953-11-15 |
Movie | Hellgate | Ellen Hanley | 1952-09-04 |
Movie | Toughest Man in Arizona | Mary Kimber | 1952-10-10 |
Movie | Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration | Claudia | 1951-03-25 |
Movie | Man in the Saddle | Laurie Bidwell Isham | 1951-12-02 |
Movie | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Daphne Lattimer | 1950-06-29 |
Movie | Born to Be Bad | Donna Foster | 1950-09-28 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Northwest Stampede | Chris Johnson | 1948-07-28 |
Movie | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1947-06-07 |
Movie | Repeat Performance | Sheila Page | 1947-05-22 |
Movie | Cinderella Jones | Judy Jones | 1946-03-09 |
Movie | Janie Gets Married | Janie Conway | 1946-06-22 |
Movie | Two Guys from Milwaukee | Connie Reed | 1946-07-26 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Julie Adams | 1945-06-27 |
Movie | Where Do We Go from Here? | Sally Smith / Prudence / Katrina | 1945-05-23 |
Movie | Too Young to Know | Sally Sawyer | 1945-12-01 |
Movie | Hollywood Canteen | Self | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | I Am an American | Self (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
Movie | The Hard Way | Katherine 'Katie' Blaine | 1943-01-13 |
Movie | Stars on Horseback | 1943-04-23 | |
Movie | This Is the Army | Eileen Dibble | 1943-08-14 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Pat Dixon | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | The Sky's the Limit | Joan Manion | 1943-07-13 |
Movie | The Male Animal | Patricia Stanley | 1942-03-12 |
Movie | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Mary | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | The Wagons Roll at Night | Mary Coster | 1941-04-25 |
Movie | High Sierra | Velma | 1941-01-23 |
Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mary Clover | 1941-02-15 |
Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Mary Matthews | 1941-05-03 |
Movie | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Receptionist (uncredited) | 1941-09-20 |
Movie | Sergeant York | Gracie Williams | 1941-09-27 |
Movie | Young as You Feel | Girl (as Joan Brodel) | 1940-02-16 |
Movie | Laddie | Shelley Stanton | 1940-01-18 |
Movie | Alice in Movieland | Alice Purdee (as Joan Brodel) | 1940-03-03 |
Movie | High School | Patsy | 1940-01-26 |
Movie | Star Dust | College Girl (uncredited) | 1940-04-06 |
Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Jones' Sister (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | Susan and God | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited) | 1939-02-18 |
Movie | Love Affair | Autograph Seeker (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Winter Carnival | Betsy Phillips | 1939-07-28 |
Movie | Two Thoroughbreds | Wendy Conway (as Joan Brodel) | 1939-12-08 |
Movie | Men with Wings | Young Patricia Falconer | 1938-07-16 |
Movie | Camille | Marie Jeanette (uncredited) | 1936-12-26 |