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Jane Bethel Leslie was an American actress and screenwriter. In her career spanning half a century, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Laurel Award in 1964, a Tony Award in 1986, and a CableACE Award in 1988.
Birth Name
Jane Bethel Leslie
Born
Saturday, 03 August 1929
Died
Sunday, 28 November 1999
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Uninvited | Mrs. Wentworth | 2000 |
| Message in a Bottle | Marta / Marta Land | 1999 |
| Saint Maybe | Mrs. Dulcimer | 1998 |
| In Cold Blood | Bess Hartmann | 1996 |
| Terror on Track 9 | 1992 | |
| Ironweed | Librarian | 1987 |
| Long Day's Journey Into Night | Mary Tyrone | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1986 |
| The Equalizer | Woman on Street | 1985 |
| Girl on the Edge of Town | Mrs. Morton | 1981 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Uninvited | Mrs. Wentworth | 2000 |
| Message in a Bottle | Marta / Marta Land | 1999 |
| Saint Maybe | Mrs. Dulcimer | 1998 |
| In Cold Blood | Bess Hartmann | 1996 |
| Terror on Track 9 | 1992 | |
| Ironweed | Librarian | 1987 |
| Long Day's Journey Into Night | Mary Tyrone | 1987 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1986 |
| The Equalizer | Woman on Street | 1985 |
| Girl on the Edge of Town | Mrs. Morton | 1981 |
| Old Boyfriends | Mrs. Vantil | 1979 |
| Beyond Death's Door | 1979 | |
| The Gift of Love | Agnes | 1978 |
| The White Shadow | Mrs. Lawrence | 1978 |
| Visions | Mary | 1976 |
| The Last Survivors | Inez Haynes | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The New Perry Mason | Elinor Furley | 1973 |
| Kung Fu | Rita Coblenz | 1972 |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | Martha Crane | 1971 |
| Dr. Cook's Garden | Essie Bullitt | 1971 |
| The Molly Maguires | Mrs. Kehoe | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Anita Hamilton | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | Miss Haggblad / Celia | 1968 |
| Mannix | Beverly Miller / Lois Graham | 1967 |
| The High Chaparral | Annie Simmons | 1967 |
| A Rage to Live | Amy Hollister | 1965 |
| The Loner | Ellen Jameson | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Melanie Nolan | 1965 |
| The Ambassadors | Maria Gostrey | 1965 |
| Daniel Boone | Zerelda Fluellen | 1964 |
| Captain Newman, M.D. | Mrs. Helene Winston | 1963 |
| The Animals | Co-narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Jean Rice / Clarissa | 1963 |
| The Richard Boone Show | (credit only) / Maggie Clements / Saloon Girl #3 / Ruthie McNeil / Ruth Mitchell / Peggy Harriman / Nell Braley / Miss Morales / Min Adams / Mary Graham / Margareta Crespi / Katy Hensel / Jean Barden / Girlfriend / Ellen Dudley / Dodo's Wife / Connie Wyler / Art Teacher | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Marcie King | 1963 |
| The Doctors | Dr. Maggie Powers / Dr. Maggie Powers (credit only) / Dr. Maggie Van Alen / Maggie (credit only) / Maggie | 1963 |
| The Eleventh Hour | Liz McKenzie | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Empire | Charlotte Robbins | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Mrs. Cloud / Catherine Cantrell / Lydia Turner | 1962 |
| The Lloyd Bridges Show | Donna Mae Apple | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Julie Wakeman | 1961 |
| Straightaway | Jeanne | 1961 |
| The Investigators | Jessica Price | 1961 |
| Frontier Circus | Millie Carno | 1961 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Laura Saunders / Dr. Jean Howard | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Flo | 1961 |
| Target: The Corruptors | Ellen | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Frances Olney | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | Ruth Curtis | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Emily Yager | 1961 |
| Kraft Mystery Theater | (archive footage) | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Lori Barton / Jo Galloway | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Mary Kelly | 1960 |
| Insight | Karen | 1960 |
| Hong Kong | Kate Martin | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Cynthia Jordan / Bess Sironde | 1960 |
| Thriller | Gale Hattering / Ann Merriweather | 1960 |
| Moment of Fear | (archive footage) | 1960 |
| Dow Hour of Great Mysteries | Dale Ogden | 1960 |
| Pony Express | Marie D'Arcy | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Kate Heinie | 1959 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Mrs. Menzies / Sheila Downey | 1959 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Carol Legrange / Barbara Lyons | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Ann Royce | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Cathy Norris / Juliet | 1959 |
| The Man and the Challenge | Eleanor Beck / Nina Robinson | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Ann Grant | 1959 |
| The Rabbit Trap | Abby Colt | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Betty Barrett | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Martha Hastings | 1959 |
| Bat Masterson | Mildred Conrad | 1958 |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Lucinda Cabot | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Tess Miller | 1958 |
| Naked City | Amy Langan | 1958 |
| The Texan | Julie Bofert | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Carole Easter | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Arlene Sandborg | 1958 |
| Trackdown | Marcy James | 1957 |
| Suspicion | Marguerite Gennaro | 1957 |
| Maverick | Janet Kilmer | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Sylvia Sutton / Janet Morris / Evelyn Girard | 1957 |
| M Squad | Doris Holt | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Mary Lee McIntosh / Helen Martin / Greta Halstadt | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Kim Sing and Jin Ho | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Faith Dryden / Harriet Morrow | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Miss Tripp | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mabel | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Elsa Poe / Rose Ellen | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Dorothy Ferris | 1955 |
| Climax! | Jessica Colby | 1954 |
| December Bride | Nancy Lee Fairburn | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Jen Bradley | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Shirley Parker | 1953 |
| Broadway Television Theatre | Olivia / Elizabeth Rimplegar | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Esther Morris | 1952 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | The Girl | 1951 |
| The Prudential Family Playhouse | Henrietta Moulton-Barrett | 1950 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Susan Haggett | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Pieta | 1950 |
| The Arthur Murray Party | Self | 1950 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | Miss Freemantle | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Girls | Cornelia Otis Skinner | 1950 |
| Studio One | Martha / Marian Metcalf | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Tabby Harkness | 1947 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
