About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1960-02-19
Place of birth:
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Website:
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Leslie Ash

Overview

Leslie Ash is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Deborah Burton in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, Vanessa Lytton in the BBC medical drama Holby City from 2009 to 2010 and Karen Buckley in the ITV drama Where the Heart Is from 2000 to 2003. Her book My Life Behaving Badly: The Autobiography was published in 2007. Ash appeared in BBC Radio 4's comic radio series, Vent (2007), alongside Neil Pearson, Fiona Allen and Josie Lawrence.

In May 2008, Ash worked with Transparent Television to make a documentary about the unregulated cosmetic beauty industry whilst exploring her own experiences. The programme, Leslie Ash: Face to Face was broadcast on ITV on 23 September 2008.

In 2009 it was announced that Ash would join the cast of BBC medical drama, Holby City from October 2009, playing the role of executive Vanessa Lytton. In 2009, Ash appeared on daytime TV panel programme Loose Women to discuss her new role in Holby City and her previous health problems. Leslie reappeared on Loose Women on 17 February 2012 where she discussed her new on stage tour of All the Single Ladies where she stars alongside Brooke Kinsella and Tara Flynn.

In 2014, Leslie appeared and was a contestant on the BBC programme, Celebrity Masterchef.

Known for

Acting
2021 To Be Someone Actor Judy 58
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2021 Ruth Actor Jennifer N/A
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2019 Quadrophenia: Our Generation Actor Self N/A
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2006 A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia Actor N/A
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2001 Merseybeat Actor 69
Fair
1997 An Audience with Elton John Actor Self N/A
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1994 An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck Actor Self - Audience Member N/A
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1992 Men Behaving Badly Actor Deborah 70
Good
1990 Haggard Actor N/A
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1988 Natural Causes Actor Angie N/A
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1987 The Marksman Actor Hazel N/A
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1985 Shadey Actor Carol Landau 58
Average
1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes Actor 68
Fair
1984 Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce Actor Philippa 59
Average
1983 Curse of the Pink Panther Actor Juleta Shane (AKA Julie Morgan) 55
Average
1983 The Happy Apple Actor 69
Fair
1983 Dead on Time Actor 59
Average
1982 Outside Edge Actor Sharon N/A
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1982 Nutcracker Actor Sharon 58
Average
1982 The Tube Actor N/A
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1981 Seconds Out Actor Hazel 69
Fair
1979 Quadrophenia Actor Steph 62
Fair
1978 Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse Actor Natalie Dixon 58
Average
1974 The Boy with Two Heads Actor N/A
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