Leslie Brooks
Known for
Acting
Life
1922 – 2011 (aged 88)
Born in
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Credits
View on IMDb26 acting credits
Biography
At first acting under her given name of Lorraine Gettman, blonde film actress Leslie Brooks began appearing in movie bit roles in 1941. When her Warner Bros. contract was sold to Columbia, Brooks started landing more sizeable parts in such programs as Nine Girls (1944) and Cover Girl (1944). She was also seen to good advantage in Columbia's series films (The Whistler, Crime Doctor, et al.). Leslie Brooks retired from films in 1949.
Known For
The Talk of the Town
20 Aug 1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
24 Dec 1941
Cover Girl
22 Mar 1944
You Were Never Lovelier
19 Nov 1942
Hollow Triumph
18 Aug 1948
Blonde Ice
24 Jul 1948
Ziegfeld Girl
25 Apr 1941
Romance on the High Seas
25 Jun 1948
Photos
Filmography
1971
- How's Your Love Life?as Dr. Maureen John
1948
- Hollow Triumphas Virginia Taylor
- Blonde Iceas Claire Cummings Hanneman
- Romance on the High Seasas Miss Medwick
- The Cobra Strikesas Olga Kaminoff
1947
- The Corpse Came C.O.D.as Peggy Holmes
- Cigarette Girlas Ellen WIlcox
1946
- The Secret of the Whistleras Kay Morrell
- It's Great to Be Youngas Terry
- The Man Who Daredas Lorna Claibourne
1945
- I Love a Bandleaderas Ann Stuart
- Tonight and Every Nightas Angela
1944
- Cover Girlas Maurine Martin
- Nine Girlsas Roberta Halloway
1943
- Two Señoritas from Chicagoas Lena Worth
- City Without Menas Gwen
1942
- Underground Agentas Ann Carter
- You Were Never Lovelieras Cecy Acuña
- Lucky Legsas Jewel Perkins
- Overland to Deadwoodas Linda Banning
- The Talk of the Townas Secretary (uncredited)
- The Playgirlsas Sexette Membee
1941
- You're in the Army Nowas Navy Blues Sextette Member
- The Man Who Came to Dinneras Hollywood Blonde (uncredited)
- Navy Bluesas Navy Blues Sextet Member (as Loraine Gettman)
- Ziegfeld Girlas Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)