Lesley Ann Warren

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birthplace = New York, New York
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goldenglobeawards = Best TV Actress - Drama
1977 "79 Park Avenue"
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spouse = Jon Peters
(13 May 1967 - 1977) (divorced) 1 child
Ronald Taft
(16 January 2000 - present)

Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946), is a Golden Globe Award-winning, Oscar nominated American stage, film and television actress and singer.

Early life

Warren was born in New York City to a Jewish family whose surname was originally "Woronoff". The 5-foot-8 inch actress began her career as a ballet dancer, training at the School of American Ballet.

Career

Warren entered the Actors Studio at the age of 17 — reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. Her Broadway debut came in 1963 in the musical, "110 in the Shade". She won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the 1965 flop musical "Drat! The Cat!". In 1973 she portrayed Scarlett O'Hara in the Los Angeles production of the musical "Scarlett"; however the play was poorly reviewed and didn't continue to Broadway as planned.

Having failed to obtain the role of Liesl in the film version of "The Sound of Music", Warren's first major television success was in the title role of Rodgers and Hammerstein's television special, "Cinderella", in 1965. She later replaced Barbara Bain as the leading female in the "" team during the 1970-1971 television season. According to "The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier" by Patrick White, she was considered too inexperienced for the part and left after only one year.

For her portrayal of a dim-witted gangster's moll in the 1982 musical-comedy "Victor/Victoria", Warren was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Warren is also a five-time Golden Globes nominee and won for the 1977 mini-series "Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue". She was Emmy-nominated for the TV movie "Family of Spies" (1991).

In the comedy film version of the popular board game "Clue" (1985), Warren starred as one of the prime murder suspects, Miss Scarlet.

Warren had recurring roles on "Will & Grace" as Will's father's mistress, and on "Desperate Housewives" as Susan's mother. Other television roles have included Lily Lebowski's mother on "Crossing Jordan" and Kip Stedman's mother in "Less Than Perfect".

Warren currently plays the role of Mary's mother in the USA Network original television series, "In Plain Sight".

Personal life

Her 1967 marriage to producer Jon Peters ended in divorce in 1977. They had one son, Christopher Peters (born 1968, now an actor). She married Ronald Taft in 2000.

elected Filmography

* "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" (1965)
* "The Happiest Millionaire" (1967)
* "The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band" (1967)
* "Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue" (1977)
* "Victor/Victoria" (1982) (Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress)
* "A Night in Heaven" (1983)
* "Choose Me" (1984)
* "Clue" (1985)
* "Burglar" (1987)
* "Life Stinks" (1991)
* "Pure Country" (1992)
* "Color of Night" (1994)
* "Joseph" (1995)
* "All of It" (1998)
* "The Limey" (1999)
* "Deepwater" (2006)
* "Constellation" (2007)

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