Leslie Bega
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1967
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American theater, film and television actress. Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. In addition to English, Bega speaks Spanish and French fluently. After graduating as valedictorian from Lycée Français de Los Angeles, Bega attended the University of Southern California. Bega is known for her performances in Head of the Class as Maria Borges, David Lynch's Lost Highway, as a recurring cast member in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, C-16: FBI and The Sopranos as Valentina La Paz. She is also featured as a dancer in the break dancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. She played the role of Anna Lansky in 1991's Mobsters. She has appeared as a guest star in the television shows 21 Jump Street, Beverly Hills, 90210, The New Twilight Zone, and Highway To Heaven. Her theater work includes King Lear, at the Electric Theatre, The Merchant of Venice, Gypsy, Grease, The Sound of Music, and Maria in West Side Story at the Westchester Theatre. (Source: Wikipedia)
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood 2019
as Cameo (uncredited)
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar 2017
as Self
Dating Games People Play 2008
as Mona Evans
Time of Her Time 2000
as Denise Gondelman
The Last Producer 2000
as Restaurant Manager (as Leslie Rae Bega)
Against the Law 1997
as Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk
Lost Highway 1997
as Raquel
Power 98 1996
as Denise
The American President 1995
as White House Staffer Laura (as Leslie Rae Bega)
Get Shorty 1995
as Vikki Vespa
Mobsters 1991
as Anna Lansky
Uncaged 1991
as Mickie
For Keeps 1988
as Carlita
Tuff Turf 1985
as Dancer
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo 1984
as Dancer
Silence of the Heart 1984
as Cindy
Credits from TMDB.