Lesley Warren Highlights

  • 2006: Starred as the mom in the Jewish comedy "When Do We Eat?"
  • 2005: Guest-starred as the high-maintenance mother of Susan (Hatcher) on the ABC drama "Desperate Housewives"
  • 2002: Had supporting role in "Secretary" won Special Jury Prize at Sundance
  • 2001: Appeared in crime drama "The Quickie"
  • 2000: Reteamed with Alan Rudolph as co-star of "Trixie"; screened at the Sundance Film Festival
  • 2000: Had occasional recurring role on "Will & Grace" (NBC)
  • 1999: Co-starred in the Steven Soderbergh-directed "The Limey"
  • 1999: Played recurring role as Christina Applegate's mother on the NBC sitcom "Jessie"
  • 1997: Returned to Broadway as co-star of the musical "Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical"
  • 1991: Was Mel Brooks' leading lady in "Life Stinks"
  • 1985: Had leading role in NBC miniseries "Evergreen"
  • 1983: Starred in the critically-drubbed "A Night in Heaven"
  • 1982: Played her best known feature role, Norma Cassidy, the moll of James Garner in Blake Edward's "Victor/Victoria"; earned Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination
  • 1975: Starred as Lois Lane in the ABC-TV adaptation of the Broadway musical, "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman"
  • 1970: Joined the cast of the popular CBS espionage series, "Mission: Impossible" for one season as Dana Lambert
  • 1969: TV-movie debut, "Seven in Darkness", a plane crash drama starring Milton Berle
  • 1967: Feature debut, "The Happiest Millionaire", a Disney musical; final film overseen by Walt Disney
  • 1966: Breakthrough role, starring in the CBS-TV adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella"
  • 1963: Professional Broadway debut at age 16, "110 in the Shade", the musical version of "The Rainmaker"
  • Reportedly was the youngest person ever to be accepted as a member of the Actors Studio
  • Signed to a feature contract by Robert Evans, then president of Paramount