Portrait of Joan Leslie

Acting

Joan Leslie

Career

Active from 1939 to 1991, with a break from 1957 to 1975, busiest in 1941 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for High Sierra
High Sierra
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Leslie Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • 1940s 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Showbiz 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Fire in the Dark
Fire in the Dark (1991)

as Ruthie

Shades of L.A.
Shades of L.A. (1990)

TV show

1980s

5 titles ยท average score 61
Turn Back the Clock
Turn Back the Clock (1989)

as Party Guest

Charley Hannah
Charley Hannah (1986)

as Sandy Hannah

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Lillian Appletree

Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

as (archive footage)

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

1970s

4 titles ยท average score 63
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Catherine

The Keegans
The Keegans (1976)

as Mary Keegan

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

1960s

1 title ยท average score 71
Branded
Branded (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1950s

15 titles ยท average score 60
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

as Annalee Johnson

The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Garnet Hale

Hell's Outpost
Hell's Outpost (1954)

as Sarah Moffit

Flight Nurse
Flight Nurse (1953)

as Lt. Polly Davis

Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sally Maris

Hellgate
Hellgate (1952)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ellen Hanley

Toughest Man in Arizona
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)

as Mary Kimber

Man in the Saddle
Man in the Saddle (1951)
GoodWatch score 59

as Laurie Bidwell Isham

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration (1951)

as Claudia

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Daphne Lattimer

Born to Be Bad
Born to Be Bad (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

as Donna

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 61
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance (1947)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sheila Page

Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
GoodWatch score 57

as Connie Reed

Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
GoodWatch score 46

as Julie Adams

Where Do We Go from Here?
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sally Smith / Prudence / Katrina

This Is the Army
This Is the Army (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eileen Dibble

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Katherine 'Katie' Blaine

The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joan Manion

Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
GoodWatch score 81

as Mary

The Male Animal
The Male Animal (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Patricia Stanley

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Gracie Williams

The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mary Clover

High Sierra
High Sierra (1941)
GoodWatch score 83

as Velma

1930s

6 titles ยท average score 76
Two Thoroughbreds
Two Thoroughbreds (1939)

as Wendy Conway (as Joan Brodel)

Winter Carnival
Winter Carnival (1939)

as Betsy Phillips

Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
GoodWatch score 80

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited)

Men with Wings
Men with Wings (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Young Patricia Falconer

Camille
Camille (1936)
GoodWatch score 85

as Marie Jeanette (uncredited)