Lesley-Anne Down

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Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down by Jonny Kahleyn
Born	17 March 1954 (1954-03-17) (age 55) Wandsworth, London, England
Spouse(s)	Enrique Gabriel (1980-1981) William Friedkin (1982-1985) 1 son Don E. FauntLeRoy (1985-present) 1 son

Lesley-Anne Down (born 17 March 1954(1954-03-17)) in Wandsworth, London, England, is a British actress who is best known for her roles as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs, Olivia Blake in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach and Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main in North and South.

Since March 2003 she has portrayed Jacqueline Payne Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.^[1]

Biography

Down was born in the Wandsworth area of London, England.^[2] She began acting and modeling, and in her teenage years had won several beauty pageants. She was voted Britain's most beautiful teenager at the age of fifteen.^[1][2]

After ending a ten-year relationship with actor-writer Bruce Robinson, she married Enrique Gabriel in 1980, but ended their marriage after a year and a half.^[2] Down's second marriage was to film director William Friedkin from 1982 to 1985 with whom she shares one son, Jack (b. 1982).^[2] She met her third husband, cinematographer Don E. Fauntleroy, during filming of the television miniseries North and South in 1985. They began an adulterous relationship which ended Down's marriage to Friedkin and Fauntleroy's marriage to Susan Ducat.^[3] The resulting legal proceedings interrupted the careers of both Down and Fauntleroy for two years while legal custody proceedings ultimately cost Down and Friedkin US$1 million apiece.^[2][3] Down and Fauntleroy have a son, George-Edward (b. 1998).^[3][4]

Career

Down portrayed Georgina Worsley on the popular British series, Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. She then went on to act in films such as The Pink Panther Strikes Again, A Little Night Music, and Hanover Street, opposite Harrison Ford.

She has played opposite leading men Laurence Olivier, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins and Donald Sutherland in various films. Down is known for her roles in television movies and miniseries including, North and South and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

In 1990 Down had a starring role in the soap opera Dallas, playing Stephanie Rogers. She portrayed Olivia Blake on the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach since the show's debut in January 1997, and until the show was cancelled in December 1999. Down has been playing the role of Jacqueline Payne Marone on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful since March 2003.

Filmography

Television

• Six Dates with Barker as Cheeky (1 episode, 1971)
• Out of the Unknown as Diana Carver (1 episode, 1971)
• Public Eye as Anne Biddersloe (1 episode, 1971)
• From Beyond the Grave (1973) as Rosemary Seaton (segment \"The Door\")
• Bedtime Stories as Monica (1 episode, 1974)
• The Sweeney as Caroline Selhurst (1 episode, 1975)
• Upstairs, Downstairs as Georgina /(22 episodes, 1973-1975)
• When the Boat Comes In as Jane Cromer (1 episode, 1976)
• Play of the Month as Ellie Dunn (1 episode, 1977)
• Supernatural as Felizitas (1 episode, 1977)
• The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978) (TV) as Phyllis Dixey
• BBC2 Playhouse as Unity Mitford (1 episode, 1981)
• Murder Is Easy (1982) (TV) as Bridget Conway
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) as Esmeralda
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) TV mini-series as Chloe
• Arch of Triumph (1985) (TV) as Joan Madou
• North and South (1985) TV mini-series as Madeline Fabray LaMotte
• North and South, Book II (1986) TV mini-series as Madeline LaMotte Main
• Indiscreet (1988) (TV) as Anne Kingston
• Ladykillers (1988) (TV) as Morganna Ross
• CBS Summer Playhouse as Cassandra (1 episode, 1989)
• Night Walk (1989) (TV) as Geneva Miller
• CBS Schoolbreak Special as Speaker (1 episode, 1989)
• Dallas as Stephanie Rogers (8 episodes, 1990)
• 1775 (1992) (TV) as Annabelle Proctor
• The Nanny as Chloe Simpson (1 episode, 1994)
• Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (1994) TV mini-series as Madeline Main
• Family of Cops (1995) (TV) as Anna Novacek
• Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (1996) (TV) as Morgana
• Diagnosis Murder as Catherine Windsor (1 episode, 1996)
• Young Hearts Unlimited (1998) (TV) as Barbara Young
• Sunset Beach as Olivia Richards (348 episodes, 1997-1999)
• You Belong to Me (2001) (TV) as Dr. Susan Chancellor
• The Perfect Wife (2001) (TV) as Helen Coburn
• Days of Our Lives as Lady Sheraton (5 episodes, 2001)
• The Bold and the Beautiful as Jacqueline Payne Marone (2003-present)

Movies

• All the Right Noises (1969) as Laura
• School for Unclaimed Girls (1969) as Diana
• Assault (1971/I) as Tessa Hurst
• Countess Dracula (1971) as Ilona Nodosheen, Elisabeth's Daughter
• Pope Joan (1972) as Cecilia
• Scalawag (1973) as Lucy-Ann
• Brannigan (1975) as Luana
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) as Olga Bariosova
• A Little Night Music (1977) as Anne Egerman
• The Betsy (1978) as Lady Bobby Ayres
• The First Great Train Robbery (1979) as Miriam
• Hanover Street (1979) as Margaret Sellinger
• Rough Cut (1980) as Gillian Bromley
• Sphinx (1981) as Erica Baron
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) as Esmeralda
• Nomads (1986) as Flax
• Out of Control (1992) as Elaine Patterson
• Night Trap (1993) as Christine Turner
• Munchie Strikes Back (1994) as Linda McClelland
• Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994) as Olivia Regent
• In the Heat of Passion as aka Unfaithful
• The Secret Agent Club (1996) as Eve
• Meet Wally Sparks (1997) as Hooker Nurse
• The King's Guard (2000) as Queen Beatrice
• The Meeksville Ghost (2001) as Emily Meeks
• 13th Child (2002) as District Attorney Murphy
• Today You Die (2005) .... Bank Manager
• Seven Days of Grace (2006) as Lillian
• Mercenary for Justice (2006) (uncredited) as Newscaster

Awards

Awards Won

Evening Standard British Film Awards

• (1978) Evening Standard British Film Award Most Promising Newcomer - Actress

Rose D'Or Light Entertainment Festival

• (2005) Rose d'Or Best Soap Actress for The Bold and the Beautiful

Awards Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

• (1986) Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for North and South

References

External links

• Lesley-Anne Down
• Lesley-Anne Down at the Internet Movie Database
• Lesley-Anne Down at soapcentral.com