Taylor Dayne

Acting

Taylor Dayne

Born
(age 64)
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
26 titles

Biography

Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962), also known as Les Lee, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single "Tell It to My Heart". She achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will Lead You Back", "With Every Beat of My Heart", "Prove Your Love", and "I'll Always Love You".

In late 1987, she scored her first major hit when her debut single "Tell It to My Heart" reached No. 7 on the Hot 100. She then went on to have a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including the No. 1 Billboard hit "Love Will Lead You Back". Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine. These include most recently, the 2011 American and international hit "Floor on Fire" and the 2008 song "Beautiful", which reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. She has also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart three times.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 25

YearTitleRole
2025 KPOPPED TV Self (1 ep)
2020 RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race TV Electra Owl - Contestant (3 ep)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self (1 ep)
2019 The Masked Singer TV Popcorn (archive footage), Self
2014 Telling of the Shoes Film Brook
2013 RuPaul Drives... TV Self - Guest (1 ep)
2012 I Am Bad Film Beth
2012 This American Life Live: The Invisible Made Visible Film Self
2009 Beautiful Loser Film Sharon Dolan
2008 I Love the New Millennium TV Self (8 ep)
2008 Gone Country TV Self (6 ep)
2007 Taylor Dayne: Live in Canada 2006 Film Self
2004 Rescue Me TV Shirley (1 ep)
1999 Jackie's Back! Film Taylor Dayne
1999 Where Are They Now? TV Self (1 ep)
1998 Martial Law TV Elena Finn (1 ep)
1998 Rude Awakening TV Maureen (7 ep)
1997 The Gift of Song: Music for UNICEF Film Self
1997 Nightman Film Carla Day
1997 The View TV Self (1 ep)
1997 Stag Film Serena
1997 Fool's Paradise Film Samantha
1994 Love Affair Film Marissa
1993 RuPaul's Christmas Ball Film Self
1972 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest TV Self (1 ep)

Crew credits 1

YearTitleJob
2006 Normal People Scare Me Film Music
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