Leslie Bega
ActingAlso Known As
Leslie Rae Bega
Biography
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)
Movies
(16 total)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Cameo (uncredited)
Lost Highway
as Raquel
Get Shorty
as Vikki Vespa
The American President
as White House Staffer Laura (as Leslie Rae Bega)
Mobsters
as Anna Lansky
For Keeps
as Carlita
Tuff Turf
as Dancer
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
as Dancer
Against the Law
as Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk
Uncaged
as Mickie
Power 98
as Denise
The Last Producer
as Restaurant Manager (as Leslie Rae Bega)
Silence of the Heart
as Cindy
Time of Her Time
as Denise Gondelman
Dating Games People Play
as Mona Evans
TV Shows
(16 total)
The Sopranos
as Valentina la Paz
American Dad!
as Ms. Anderson (voice)
Beverly Hills, 90210
as Marianne Moore
CSI: NY
as Grace Walderson
Nip/Tuck
as Photographer
The Twilight Zone
as Girl (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
Freddy's Nightmares
as Stacy
21 Jump Street
as Stephanie 'Stevie' Plummer
Small Wonder
as Mary
seaQuest DSV
as Sandra
Martial Law
as Didi Kirkus
Hardcastle and McCormick
as Betty
Head of the Class
as Maria Borges
Talking Sopranos
as Self