Leslie Brooks
Known for
Acting
Born
July 13, 1922
Birthplace
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Died
July 1, 2011 (aged 88)
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.
Best known work
The Talk of the Town
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
Cover Girl
1944
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
Hollow Triumph
1948
Blonde Ice
1948
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Tonight and Every Night
1945
The Secret of the Whistler
1946Filmography
1971
How's Your Love Life?as Dr. Maureen John
1948
Hollow Triumphas Virginia Taylor
1948
Blonde Iceas Claire Cummings Hanneman
1948
Romance on the High Seasas Miss Medwick
1948
The Cobra Strikesas Olga Kaminoff
1947
The Corpse Came C.O.D.as Peggy Holmes
1947
Cigarette Girlas Ellen WIlcox
1946
The Secret of the Whistleras Kay Morrell
1946
It's Great to Be Youngas Terry
1946
The Man Who Daredas Lorna Claibourne
1945
I Love a Bandleaderas Ann Stuart
1945
Tonight and Every Nightas Angela
1944
Cover Girlas Maurine Martin
1944
Nine Girlsas Roberta Halloway
1943
Two Señoritas from Chicagoas Lena Worth
1943
City Without Menas Gwen
1942
Underground Agentas Ann Carter
1942
You Were Never Lovelieras Cecy Acuña
1942
Lucky Legsas Jewel Perkins
1942
Overland to Deadwoodas Linda Banning
1942
The Talk of the Townas Secretary (uncredited)
1942
The Playgirlsas Sexette Membee
1941
You're in the Army Nowas Navy Blues Sextette Member
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinneras Hollywood Blonde (uncredited)
1941
Navy Bluesas Navy Blues Sextet Member (as Loraine Gettman)