Leslie Brooks

Acting

Leslie Brooks

Born
Died
(aged 88)
Birthplace
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Credits
26 titles

Biography

At first acting under her given name of Lorraine Gettman, blonde film actress Leslie Brooks began appearing in movie bit roles in 1941. When her Warner Bros. contract was sold to Columbia, Brooks started landing more sizeable parts in such programs as Nine Girls (1944) and Cover Girl (1944). She was also seen to good advantage in Columbia's series films (The Whistler, Crime Doctor, et al.). Leslie Brooks retired from films in 1949.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 26

YearTitleRole
1971 How's Your Love Life? Film Dr. Maureen John
1948 Hollow Triumph Film Virginia Taylor
1948 Blonde Ice Film Claire Cummings Hanneman
1948 Romance on the High Seas Film Miss Medwick
1948 The Cobra Strikes Film Olga Kaminoff
1947 The Corpse Came C.O.D. Film Peggy Holmes
1947 Cigarette Girl Film Ellen WIlcox
1946 The Secret of the Whistler Film Kay Morrell
1946 It's Great to Be Young Film Terry
1946 The Man Who Dared Film Lorna Claibourne
1945 I Love a Bandleader Film Ann Stuart
1945 Tonight and Every Night Film Angela
1944 Cover Girl Film Maurine Martin
1944 Nine Girls Film Roberta Halloway
1943 Two Señoritas from Chicago Film Lena Worth
1943 City Without Men Film Gwen
1942 Underground Agent Film Ann Carter
1942 You Were Never Lovelier Film Cecy Acuña
1942 Lucky Legs Film Jewel Perkins
1942 Overland to Deadwood Film Linda Banning
1942 The Talk of the Town Film Secretary (uncredited)
1942 The Playgirls Film Sexette Membee
1941 You're in the Army Now Film Navy Blues Sextette Member
1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner Film Hollywood Blonde (uncredited)
1941 Navy Blues Film Navy Blues Sextet Member (as Loraine Gettman)
1941 Ziegfeld Girl Film Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
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