Caroline Lesley
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| Alma mater | Ryerson University |
| Occupation | Actor |
Caroline Lesleyis an American-Canadian actor and singer.
She had a role in the movieFruitvale Stationwhich won the Grand Jury and Audience Awards atSundance Film Festival,and the Future Award atCannes Film Festival.[1][better source needed]
Lesley's recent work includes roles onFX on HuluseriesY: The Last Man (TV series),Amazon StudiosseriesThe Boys,[2]National Geographic ChannelshowAir Crash Investigation (TV series),Metro-Goldwyn-MayershowCondor (TV series),Ion TelevisionseriesPrivate Eyes (TV series).
Lesley performed at theUpright Citizens Brigade Theatre(UCB) in New York City, andThe Groundlingsin Los Angeles.
Lesley guest-starred on the satire TV seriesThe Onion News NetworkonIndependent Film Channel.[3]
Her one-woman show, Doppelganger Joe, premiered at theNew York International Fringe Festival.[4]
Lesley co-created Periscope's first TV Channel, Parachute TV. Parachute TV won the Digital Entertainment World startup award.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Caroline attended theRyerson Theatre Schoolin Toronto, where she received her BFA with honors.[4][failed verification]
She played Queen Isabella in her graduate production of Richard II directed byJohn Neville.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]She was a guest host on Toronto's urban FLOW 93.5 radio (where she was also a copywriter) and she lent her voice to numerous radio and TV commercials.
Lesley continued her work in theater and performed improv shows in Ontario with the Canadian Improv Showcase.
She also appeared in shows at the Summerworks Festival in Toronto and the Toronto Fringe Festival.
She starred in 13 episodes ofRogers Cableimprov showThe Canadian Improv Showcase.
She performed in the playIn Betweenat the Centre for the Arts in Toronto. Caroline received rave reviews for her role as Wendy, a neurotic misfit, trying to find her place.
She guest-starred onSoul FoodonShowtimeandBET.
She also appeared in a number of short films and TV commercials, includingBud Light,Bell Canada,andTJ Maxx.
Hosting work
[edit]In 2004, Lesley was a host on theCanadian Broadcasting Corporationtelevision seriesThe X.
Lesley was a red carpet correspondent forEntertainment Weekly.
She performed one-on-one celebrity sit-down interviews and covered red carpets for EW parties, film festivals (includingSundanceandToronto International Film Festival) andEmmyandOscarevents.
Caroline was the official periscope live-streaming red carpet Daytime Emmy host for the 2016 Daytime Emmy Awards.[5]
Lesley covered the red carpet for the opening ofBilly Ellioton Broadway and appeared in theFinding Billydocumentary produced byUniversal PictureswithElton John.
She also covered theTony Awards.
She hosted several YouTube shows called "Simple Do's and Don'ts", "The Captain Humphrey's Project", and created the comedic mom show "Eating My Cake Too."
She created a weekly show on Parachute TV called "Puppet's Place" that she hosted and voiced the puppet.
Voice work
[edit]Lesley was the voice of Yoplait[3]and is the voice of the little boyKam KamazakionMedabots,an anime television series.[citation needed]She is the voice of Lidda on theDungeons & Dragonsmovie:Scourge of Worlds.[6][failed verification]
Caroline was also the sultry intermission voice on early episodes ofThe Starterswhen it was known as the Basketball Jones podcast.[7][failed verification]
Other work
[edit]Caroline filmed a television pilot with Eddie Steeples in Los Angeles.
Lesley did several episodes of theCBSdaytime soap operaAs the World Turns
She starred in the indie film:Sister Blisterin New York City and jumped out of a plane for the role.
Lesley appeared in a TV commercial forAnderson Cooper's daytime talk show:Anderson.
She wrote, produced, and directed her own short film,Audio Guide,which screened at the NYC Downtown Short Film Festival and the Long Island International Film Festival.[8][failed verification]
She has several sketch comedy videos onFunny or Dieand appeared in sketches for Details.com and EW.com.
Lesley was the face ofFarmland Dairiesmilk ad seen inShapeand on billboards across New York City and New Jersey.
She released a single calledThe Rainbow.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title |
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| 2018 | Condor (TV series) |
| 2019 | Private Eyes (TV series) |
| 2020 | The Boys |
References
[edit]- ^MaximoTV (28 April 2017)."Caroline Lesley Interview" Fruitvale Station "Premiere - 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival - video Dailymotion".Dailymotion.Retrieved2021-03-13.
- ^"Meet Caroline Lesley | Actor, Writer, Resin Artist & Photographer".SHOUTOUT LA.2020-11-09.Archivedfrom the original on 2020-11-09.
- ^ab"Meet Caroline Lesley of Caroline Lesley Photography in Santa Monica - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide".voyagela.com.2020-11-09.Retrieved2021-03-13.
- ^ab"Ryerson Alumni - 2018 Summer [44]".www.nxtbook.com.
- ^"Caroline Lesley: Movies, TV, and Bio".www.amazon.co.uk.
- ^"Caroline LESLEY - Anime News Network".www.animenewsnetwork.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2005-01-07.
- ^"The Basketball Jones".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-11-02.Retrieved2007-11-01.
- ^"Open Film | Online Video Platform for Filmmakers & Film Festivals. Short films contests".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.
