Lesley-Anne Down

Lesley-Anne Down
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) is an English actress who is best known for her roles as Georgina Worsley in the ITV period drama 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 been Jacqueline Payne Marone in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

Biography

Lesley-Anne Down was born in London. At the age of ten, she began modeling and acting, and won several beauty pageants and, at the age of 15, she was voted Britain's Most Beautiful Teenager. At about this time she began a ten-year relationship with British actor/director Bruce Robinson.

Her first marriage was to Enrique Gabriel (1980 - 1981). They married days after meeting on the film Spinx & had their marraige annuled. Her second marraige was to film director William Friedkin (1982-1985) and they have son Jack (1982). She has been married to her third husband cinematographer Don E FauntLeRoy since 1985. Together they have son George-Edward (1998 by FauntLeRoy); in addition to FauntLeRoy's two daughters Season(18 Feb 80) and Juliana(4 Nov 81) with his ex-wife Susan Ducat.

In January 2008 Down was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. She underwent a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy soon after.

Down resides in Malibu, California with her family.

Career

From 1973 to 1975 Down portrayed Georgina Worsley on the popular British series Upstairs, Downstairs. She went on to star in such feature films as The Pink Panther Strikes Again, A Little Night Music, and Hanover Street, opposite Harrison Ford. After she made her name in Upstairs, Downstairs, nude photos taken by Kirk Douglas' son Peter Douglas appeared in British mens' magazine Mayfair. She later went to court to have the originals returned to her.

Down had some memorable scenes in the film The Betsy in 1978 opposite Laurence Olivier. She played opposite Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland in the movie adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Great Train Robbery.

Down is also known for her roles in television movies and miniseries, including North and South and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

In 1990 she had a starring role in the soap opera Dallas, playing the part of Stephanie Rogers.

She portrayed Olivia Blake on the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach from the show's debut in January 1997 until the show's cancellation in December 1999.

She has played Jacqueline Payne Marone on CBS's The Bold and the Beautiful since March 2003.

Filmography

• The Bold and the Beautiful as Jacqueline Payne Marone /(532 episodes, 2003-2008)
• Mercenary for Justice (2006) (V) (uncredited) as Newscaster
• Seven Days of Grace (2006) as Lillian
• Today You Die (2005) (V) .... Bank Manager
• 13th Child (2002) as District Attorney Murphy
• Days of Our Lives as Lady Sheraton (5 episodes, 2001)
• The Perfect Wife (2001) (TV) as Helen Coburn
• The Meeksville Ghost (2001) as Emily Meeks
• You Belong to Me (2001) (TV) as Dr. Susan Chancellor
• The King's Guard (2000) as Queen Beatrice
• Sunset Beach as Olivia Richards (348 episodes, 1997-1999)
• Young Hearts Unlimited (1998) (TV) as Barbara Young
• Meet Wally Sparks (1997) as Hooker Nurse
• Diagnosis Murder as Catherine Windsor (1 episode, 1996)
• The Secret Agent Club (1996) as Eve
• Beastmaster: The Eye of Braxus (1996) (TV) as Morgana
• Family of Cops (1995) (TV) as Anna Novacek
• In the Heat of Passion as aka Unfaithful
• Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (1994) TV mini-series as Madeline Main
• The Nanny as Chloe Simpson (1 episode, 1994)
• Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994) s Olivia Regent
• Munchie Strikes Back (1994) as Linda McClelland
• Night Trap (1993) as Christine Turner
• 1775 (1992) (TV) as Annabelle Proctor
• Out of Control (1992) as Elaine Patterson
• Dallas as Stephanie Rogers (8 episodes, 1990)
• CBS Schoolbreak Special as Speaker (1 episode, 1989)
• Night Walk (1989) (TV) as Geneva Miller
• CBS Summer Playhouse as Cassandra (1 episode, 1989)
• Ladykillers (1988) (TV) as Morganna Ross
• Indiscreet (1988) (TV) as Anne Kingston
• North and South, Book II (1986) TV mini-series as Madeline LaMotte Main
• Nomads (1986) as Flax
• North and South (1985) TV mini-series as Madeline Fabray LaMotte
• Arch of Triumph (1985) (TV) as Joan Madou
• The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) TV mini-series as Chloe
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982) (TV) as Esmeralda
• Murder Is Easy (1982) (TV) as Bridget Conway
• BBC2 Playhouse as Unity Mitford (1 episode, 1981)
• Sphinx (1981) as Erica Baron
• Rough Cut (1980) as Gillian Bromley
• Hanover Street (1979) as Margaret Sellinger
• The First Great Train Robbery (1979) as Miriam
• The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978) (TV) as Phyllis Dixey
• The Betsy (1978) as Lady Bobby Ayres
• A Little Night Music (1977) as Anne Egerman
• Supernatural as Felizitas (1 episode, 1977)
• Play of the Month as Ellie Dunn (1 episode, 1977)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) as Olga Bariosova
• When the Boat Comes In as Jane Cromer (1 episode, 1976)
• Upstairs, Downstairs as Georgina /(22 episodes, 1973-1975)
• The Sweeney as Caroline Selhurst (1 episode, 1975)
• Brannigan (1975) as Luana
• Bedtime Stories as Monica (1 episode, 1974)
• Scalawag (1973) as Lucy-Ann
• From Beyond the Grave (1973) as Rosemary Seaton (segment "The Door")
• Public Eye as Anne Biddersloe (1 episode, 1971)
• Out of the Unknown as Diana Carver (1 episode, 1971)
• Six Dates with Barker as Cheeky (1 episode, 1971)
• Countess Dracula (1971) as Ilona Nodosheen, Elisabeth's Daughter
• Assault (1971/I) as Tessa Hurst
• School for Unclaimed Girls (1969) as Diana
• All the Right Noises (1969) as Laura

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

External links

• Lesley-Anne Down at IMDb
• Lesley-Anne Down at soapcentral.com

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