Leslie Ash
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1960-02-19 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Biography
Leslie Ash is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Deborah Burton in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, Vanessa Lytton in the BBC medical drama Holby City from 2009 to 2010 and Karen Buckley in the ITV drama Where the Heart Is from 2000 to 2003. Her book My Life Behaving Badly: The Autobiography was published in 2007. Ash appeared in BBC Radio 4's comic radio series, Vent (2007), alongside Neil Pearson, Fiona Allen and Josie Lawrence.
In May 2008, Ash worked with Transparent Television to make a documentary about the unregulated cosmetic beauty industry whilst exploring her own experiences. The programme, Leslie Ash: Face to Face was broadcast on ITV on 23 September 2008.
In 2009 it was announced that Ash would join the cast of BBC medical drama, Holby City from October 2009, playing the role of executive Vanessa Lytton. In 2009, Ash appeared on daytime TV panel programme Loose Women to discuss her new role in Holby City and her previous health problems. Leslie reappeared on Loose Women on 17 February 2012 where she discussed her new on stage tour of All the Single Ladies where she stars alongside Brooke Kinsella and Tara Flynn.
In 2014, Leslie appeared and was a contestant on the BBC programme, Celebrity Masterchef.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Casualty
1986
as Vanessa Lytton
The Bill
1984
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Bugs
1995
Where the Heart Is
1997
as Karen Buckley
Judge John Deed
2001
Harry Hill's TV Burp
2002
Men Behaving Badly
1992
as Deborah
The Gentle Touch
1980
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Fred Smith
Harry Enfield and Chums
1994
as Self
Home to Roost
1985
as Susie Perkins
Merseybeat
2001
Fantasy World Cup
1998
as Self
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
The Tube
1982
Perfect Scoundrels
1990
as Daisy Garland
This Morning
1988
as Self
The Keith Barret Show
2004
The Happy Apple
1983
Saturday Live
1996
as Self
The Marksman
1987
as Hazel
Haggard
1990
Seconds Out
1981
as Hazel
Movies (17)
Quadrophenia
1979
as Steph
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
as Juleta Shane (AKA Julie Morgan)
Outside Edge
1982
as Sharon
Nutcracker
1982
as Sharon
An Audience with Elton John
1997
as Self
Dead on Time
1983
Shadey
1985
as Carol Landau
Natural Causes
1988
as Angie
The Story of Quadrophenia
as Self
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
as Self - Audience Member
A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
2006
Quadrophenia: Our Generation
2019
as Self
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Natalie Dixon
The Boy with Two Heads
1958
as Jill Page
Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce
1984
as Philippa
Ruth
2021
as Jennifer
To Be Someone
2021
as Judy
About Leslie Ash
Leslie Ash is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Deborah Burton in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, Vanessa Lytton in the BBC medical drama Holby City from 2009 to 2010 and Karen Buckley in the ITV drama Where the Heart Is from 2000 to 2003. Her book My Life Behaving Badly: The Autobiography was published in 2007. Ash appeared in BBC Radio 4's comic radio series, Vent (2007), alongside Neil Pearson, Fiona Allen and Josie Lawrence. In May 2008, Ash worked with Transparent Television to make a documentary about the unregulat… With 44 credits spanning from 1958 to 2021, Leslie Ash has appeared in 17 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leslie Ash Movies
- Quadrophenia (1979) — as Steph
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) — as Juleta Shane (AKA Julie Morgan)
- Outside Edge (1982) — as Sharon
- Nutcracker (1982) — as Sharon
- An Audience with Elton John (1997) — as Self
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