Leslie Browne was born on June 29,1957 and is an American prima ballerina and actress.
11 Facts About Leslie Browne
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Leslie Browne was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New York City from 1986 until 1993.
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Leslie Browne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, as well as a Golden Globe Award at age 20, for portraying a young dancer invited to join a large New York ballet company in The Turning Point.
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Leslie Browne was born in New York, the daughter of dancers Isabel Mirrow and Kelly Kingman Brown.
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Leslie Browne has two brothers and one sister; her brother Kevin is a film producer.
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Leslie Browne earned a scholarship to study at the School of American Ballet, then joined the distinguished New York City Ballet.
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Leslie Browne studied acting at HB Studio in Greenwich Village.
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Leslie Browne added an "e" to her last name for her stage name, considering it more feminine after being mistaken as male in a playbill.
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Leslie Browne went on to be nominated for a Golden Globe award and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
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Leslie Browne appeared in the dance films Nijinsky and Dancers, both directed by Herbert Ross.
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Leslie Browne appeared on the television series Happy Days as a special guest star as a dancer-girlfriend of Fonzie's.