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Actress Lesley-Anne Down's career's definitely on the up and up
Lesley-Anne Down's life is far more interesting than most of the roles she's played. The British actress, who was still a teen when she co-starred as the spoiled Georgina in "Upstairs, Downstairs," conquered America with such projects as "North and South, Books II and III," "The Great Train Robbery," "Rough Cut," "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" and the soap, "Sunset Beach."
A breach mid-way in her career didn't stem from a lack of parts, but because of a turbulent divorce from her second husband, director William Friedkin.
"My career was going up and I did 'North and South' and left my then-husband," she says, squeezing a lemon wedge into her tea. "And he was quite horrible ... and behaved abominably about the whole thing, out of pure hurt. When you get hurt I suppose it can do a lot to you. Unfortunately I didn't realize how ghastly humanity can be toward each other," she says in a booth in a Studio City, Calif.,
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Lesley-Anne Down
British actress (born 1954)
Not to be confused with Lesley Ann Downey.
Lesley-Anne Down | |
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Down in 2008 | |
| Born | (1954-03-17) 17 March 1954 (age 70)[1] Wandsworth, London, England |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouses | Enrique Gabriel (m. 1980; div. 1981)William Friedkin (m. 1982; div. 1985) |
| Partner | Bruce Robinson (1969–1979) |
| Children | 2 |
Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British actress and singer. She made her motion picture debut in the 1969 drama film The Smashing Bird I Used to Know and later appeared in films Assault (1971), Countess Dracula (1971) and Pope Joan (1972). She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama series, Upstairs, Downstairs (1973–75).
Down received further recognition for her performances in the films The Pink Panther Str
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Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down | |
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Lesley-Anne Down in 2008 | |
| Born | Lesley Anne Down (1954-03-17) 17 March 1954 (age 70) Wandsworth, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model, singer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) | Enrique Gabriel (m. 1980; div. 1981)William Friedkin (m. 1982; div. 1985) |
| Partner(s) | Bruce Robinson (1969–1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www.lesleyannedown.com |
Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954) is a British actress, former model and singer. She played Georgina Worsley in the ITV skådespel series Upstairs, Downstairs, Stephanie Rogers in the CBS drama series Dallas, Olivia Richards in the NBC series Sunset Beach and Jackie Marone in the CBS soap operaThe modig and the Beautiful.[1]