Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946 in New York City, New York) is an American actress, dancer and singer.
She first trained as a ballet dancer in her teen years, at the School of American Ballet. She then became the youngest applicant to ever be accepted at the Actors Studio at age 17. She is best known for her roles in Mission: Impossible, Clue, and In Plain Sight and for her Academy Award-nominated performance in Victor/Victoria.
Selected Filmography:
- Cinderella (1965) as Cinderella
- The Happiest Millionaire (1967) as Cordy
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) as Alice Bower
- Mission: Impossible (1970-1971) as Dana Lambert.
- Columbo, episode "A Deadly State of Mind" (1975) as Nadia
- It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (1975 TV special) as Lois Lane
- Victor/Victoria (1982) as Norma Cassidy
- Choose Me (1984) as Eve
- Clue (1985) as Miss Scarlet
- Cop (1988) as Kathleen McCarthy
- Life Stinks (1991) as Molly
- Color of Night (1994) as Sondra Dorio
- Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) as Faye Watson
- Secretary (2002) as Joan Holloway
- Desperate Housewives (2004-2011) as Sophie Flickman, née Bremmer
- In Plain Sight (2008-2012) as Jinx Shannon