Leslie Bega
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American theater, film and television actress. Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. In addition to English, Bega speaks Spanish and French fluently. After graduating as valedictorian from Lycée Français de Los Angeles, Bega attended the University of Southern California. Bega is known for her performances in Head of the Class as Maria Borges, David Lynch's Lost Highway, as a recurring cast member in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, C-16: FBI and The Sopranos as Valentina La Paz. She is also featured as a dancer in the break dancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. She played the role of Anna Lansky in 1991's Mobsters. She has appeared as a guest star in the television shows 21 Jump Street, Beverly Hills, 90210, The New Twilight Zone, and Highway To Heaven. Her theater work includes King Lear, at the Electric Theatre, The Merchant of Venice, Gypsy, Grease, The Sound of Music, and Maria in West Side Story at the Westchester Theatre. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- 2020 · Talking Sopranos as Self
- 2008 · Dating Games People Play as Mona Evans
- 2005 · American Dad! as Ms. Anderson (voice)
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Grace Walderson
- 2003 · Nip/Tuck as
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Leah
- 2000 · Time of Her Time as Denise Gondelman
- 2000 · The Last Producer as Restaurant Manager
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Valentina la Paz
- 1997 · Against the Law as Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk
- 1997 · Lost Highway as Raquel
- 1996 · Power 98 as Denise
- 1995 · The American President as White House Staffer Laura
- 1995 · Get Shorty as Vikki Vespa
- 1993 · seaQuest DSV as Sandra
- 1991 · Uncaged as Mickie
- 1990 · Beverly Hills, 90210 as Marianne Moore
- 1988 · For Keeps as Carlita
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Stephanie 'Stevie' Plummer
- 1986 · Head of the Class as Maria Borges
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as Girl
- 1984 · Silence of the Heart as Cindy
- 1984 · Highway to Heaven as