Leslie Zemeckis
Leslie Zemeckis | |
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 Zemeckis in 2013 | |
| Born | Leslie Harter February 5, 1969 |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | http://www.lesliezemeckis.com |
Leslie Zemeckis (born 5 February, 1969) is an author, documentary filmmaker and actress. She has directed four documentary films including Behind the Burly Q, Bound by Flesh, Mabel Mabel Tiger Trainer, and Grandes Horizontales.[1] She has also written three non-fiction books. Her work focuses on women involved in burlesque, sex work and the circus.[1] She is married to filmmaker Robert Zemickis.[2]
She also created and starred in her own burlesque show called "Staar: She'd Rather Be A Mistress" ,[3] which she adapted into a short mockumentary "Staar: She’s Back and Mistresser Than Ever!” with Carrie Fisher and Fabio.[2]
She has a monthly book column in the Montecito Journal.[4]
Career
[edit]Behind the Burly Q was first begun as a documentary that Zemeckis later adapted into a book.[2]
For Burly Q, Zemeckis went across the country to interview men and women from burlesque shows of the past for her book and documentary.[2][1] This included gathering over 50 people to interview at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas before it was demolished.[2][1]
Zemeckis has written several articles about burlesque and has participated in brlesque shows, including a clothed reading of her book Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr accompanied by naked women.[5][2][6] She has also performed as her burlesque alter-ego Staar with the Santa Barbara Symphony.[7]
Zemeckis most recent documentary, Grandes Horizontales, concerns the lives of French courtesans navigating upper-class society in the 19th century.[8]
Awards
[edit]In 2023 she was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.[9][10]
Books
[edit]- Behind the Burly Q (2013)
- Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr (2015)
- Feuding Fan Dancers: Faith Bacon, Sally Rand, and the Golden Age of the Showgirl (2018)
Filmography
[edit]- Behind the Burly Q (2010)
- Bound by Flesh (2012)
- Mabel Mabel Tiger Trainor (2018)
- Grandes Horizontales (2022)
She has appeared in movies such as Beowulf, Polar Express, Welcome to Marwen, and Here. [11]
- 2024: Here by Robert Zemeckis : Elizabeth Franklin
- 2018: Welcome to Marwen : Suzette
- 2009: A Christmas Carol : Fred 's wife
- 2008: Prego (short film) : Lisa
- 2007: The Legend of Beowulf (Beowulf) : Yrsa
- 2005: Terrible Children : Finnie
- 2004: The Polar Express : Sarah 's sister / mother
- 2000: Spiders : Emma
- 2000: Sacrifice (TV movie) : Officer Mercedes Calderon
- 2000: Blowback : Sandra Carlow
- 2019: From Zero to I Love You : Pamela Finley-Logsdon
- 1999: Deterrence : Sylvia Charles
- 1999: Dark Nova : Nova
- 1999: Caroline in the City (TV series): Kelly
- 1998: The Sexperiment : Audrey / Marcie
- 1998: Sex Files: Restless Souls : Heather
- 1998: Sex Files: Pleasure World : Sara
- 1998: Life of a Gigolo : Rhonda
- 1998: Intimate Sessions (TV series)
- 1998: I Married a Monster (TV movie): Bridesmaid #2
- 1998: Confessions of a Call Girl : Reese
- 1998: Beverly Hills Bordello (TV series): Melissa / Amanda
- 1997: Women: Stories of Passion (TV series): Emily
- 1996: Encounters : Diane
- 1996: Damien's Seed : Jane Janzen
- 1993: Jailbait : Roman's Girlfriend
- 1993: Ground Zero Texas (video game): DiSalvo
- 1993: Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series): Party Girl
- 1992: Silk Stalkings (TV series): Cynthia Ashmore
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Meet Leslie Zemeckis". canvasrebel.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ a b c d e f "Leslie Zemeckis sashays into the history of burlesque". Chicago Tribune. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Schwab, Jennifer (2014-03-26). "Leslie Zemeckis, an Unconventional Supermom". HuffPost. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Leslie Zemeckis, Author at Montecito". Montecito. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Zemeckis, Leslie (2016-12-20). "Viva la Différence". HuffPost. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (2016-03-28). "'Naked Girls Reading' adds sensuality to the printed word". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Woodard, Josef (2020-11-06). "Santa Barbara Symphony". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ Staff, Indy (2024-04-10). "Leslie Zemeckis's Newest Documentary 'Grandes Horizontales' Screens in Exclusive Event". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "EIHS Medalists". medalists.eihonors.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ The Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) (May 1, 2023). "Ellis Island Honors Society announces the 2023 Ellis Island Medals of Honor recipients". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (2023-02-08). "Filmmaker Leslie Zemeckis Signs With Buchwald". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ^ "Leslie Zemeckis | Actress, Director, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
External links
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- Living people
- 1969 births
- American actresses
- American documentary film directors
- American women film directors
- American documentary film producers
- American women film producers
- 21st-century American women writers
- English-language writers
- American women non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers