Joan Leslie was born in Detroit and began acting as a child performer. She was never able to escape the good girl role in her early work. She married Dr. William Caldwell in 1950. She quit her acting career to raise her identical twin daughters Patrice and Ellen. Both daughters are now Doctors teaching at universities.
Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | Self | 2008-10-14 |
Movie | Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film | Self | 2008-10-21 |
Movie | Hollywood Gangster | Self | 2008-12-27 |
Movie | Sergeant York: Of God and Country | 2006-11-07 | |
Movie | Curtains for Roy Earle: The Story of 'High Sierra' | Herself - Actress | 2003-11-04 |
Movie | James Cagney: Top of the World | Self | 1992-07-05 |
Movie | Fire in the Dark | Ruthie | 1991-07-01 |
Movie | Turn Back the Clock | Party Guest | 1989-11-20 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | The Incredible Hulk | Unknown | 1977-11-04 |
Series | Charlie's Angels | Unknown | 1976-09-22 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | The Revolt of Mamie Stover | Annalee Johnson | 1956-05-11 |
Movie | Jubilee Trail | Garnet Hale | 1954-05-15 |
Movie | Hell's Outpost | Sarah Moffit | 1954-12-15 |
Movie | Flight Nurse | Lt. Polly Davis | 1953-11-15 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Sally Maris | 1953-03-20 |
Movie | Hellgate | Ellen Hanley | 1952-09-04 |
Movie | Toughest Man in Arizona | Mary Kimber | 1952-10-10 |
Movie | Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration | Claudia | 1951-03-25 |
Movie | Man in the Saddle | Laurie Bidwell Isham | 1951-12-02 |
Movie | The Skipper Surprised His Wife | Daphne Lattimer | 1950-06-29 |
Series | Lux Video Theatre | Unknown | 1950-10-02 |
Movie | Northwest Stampede | Chris Johnson | 1948-07-28 |
Movie | So You Want to Be in Pictures | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1947-06-07 |
Movie | Repeat Performance | Sheila Page | 1947-05-22 |
Movie | Janie Gets Married | Janie Conway | 1946-06-22 |
Movie | Cinderella Jones | Judy Jones | 1946-03-09 |
Movie | Two Guys from Milwaukee | Connie Reed | 1946-07-26 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Julie Adams | 1945-06-27 |
Movie | Where Do We Go from Here? | Sally Smith / Prudence / Katrina | 1945-05-23 |
Movie | Too Young to Know | Sally Sawyer | 1945-12-01 |
Movie | Hollywood Canteen | Self | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | I Am an American | Self (uncredited) | 1944-12-23 |
Movie | The Hard Way | Katherine 'Katie' Blaine | 1943-01-13 |
Movie | The Sky's the Limit | Joan Manion | 1943-07-13 |
Movie | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Pat Dixon | 1943-09-25 |
Movie | This Is the Army | Eileen Dibble | 1943-08-14 |
Movie | The Male Animal | Patricia Stanley | 1942-03-12 |
Movie | Yankee Doodle Dandy | Mary | 1942-05-29 |
Movie | The Great Mr. Nobody | Mary Clover | 1941-02-15 |
Movie | High Sierra | Velma | 1941-01-23 |
Movie | The Wagons Roll at Night | Mary Coster | 1941-04-25 |
Movie | Thieves Fall Out | Mary Matthews | 1941-05-03 |
Movie | Sergeant York | Gracie Williams | 1941-09-27 |
Movie | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Receptionist (uncredited) | 1941-09-20 |
Movie | High School | Patsy | 1940-01-26 |
Movie | Laddie | Shelley Stanton | 1940-01-18 |
Movie | Alice in Movieland | Alice Purdee (as Joan Brodel) | 1940-03-03 |
Movie | Young as You Feel | Girl (as Joan Brodel) | 1940-02-16 |
Movie | Star Dust | College Girl (uncredited) | 1940-04-06 |
Movie | Foreign Correspondent | Jones' Sister (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
Movie | Susan and God | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1940-06-07 |
Movie | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited) | 1939-02-18 |
Movie | Love Affair | Autograph Seeker (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Winter Carnival | Betsy Phillips | 1939-07-28 |
Movie | Two Thoroughbreds | Wendy Conway (as Joan Brodel) | 1939-12-08 |
Movie | Men with Wings | Young Patricia Falconer | 1938-07-16 |
Movie | Camille | Marie Jeanette (uncredited) | 1936-12-26 |
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