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Leading Women
DENISE ST. LEGER
c/o Universal Film Lexicon, 6, Bouverie Street,
London, E.C. 4 T: Haida Vale 4596
phot : Walter Bird, London
HEIGHT: 5ft. 5ins. HAIR: Fair. EYES: Dark
ROLES: Straight, Character, Comedy, Musical Comedy, Danring
LANGUAGES: English, French, Spanisli
DIALECTS: American, Irish, North Country, West Counlry DANCING: Stage, Classic, Acrobatic, Ballroom SPORTS and RECREATIONS: Swimming, Motoring, Riding. Golf, Yachting, Motor Boating
At the age of 12, won the Bristol Eistedfodd for Dramatic Art and Elocution; started under Andre Charlot at the Duke of York's in "London Galling", followed by "The Punch Bowl'" at the same theatre; played several numbers in "The Five O'Clock Follies" at the Prince's, with Bobbie Howes; subsequently took her own dancing act round the London niusic halls and cabarets, with Max Rivers as producer; played principal boy in pantomime at the Prince's, Bristol; later, transferred from variety to straight plays, starring in "The Trial of Mary Dugan", "Crime", "The Spider", "Broadway", and other plays; played lead in Edgar Wallace's "On the Spot" and "Persons Unknown"; played, on tour, the only female part in "Cape Forlorn"; played lead in "Her First Affaire" at the Regent Theatre, London; has played a number of minor parts for most of the British film producing companies.
GRÖSSE: 1,71 ra. HAARFARBE: Blond. ALGEN: Dunkel ROLLENFÄCHER: Ernste Rollen, Charakterrollen, komische
Rollen, Operette, Tanz SPRACHEN: Englisch. Französisch, Spanisch DIALEKTE: Amerikanisch, Irisch, North Country, West Country TANZ: Bühnentanz, klassischer Tanz, akrobatischer Tanz,
Gesellschaftstanz SPORTS: Schwimmen. Chauffieren. Reiten. Golf. Segeln, Motorbootfahren
Errang im Alter von 12 Jahren den BristolEistedfodd-Preis für Schauspielkunst und Sprachtechnik. Begann ihre Bühnenlaufbahn am Duke of York's Theater in „London Calling", spielte gleich darauf im selben Theater in „The Punch Bowl". Trat in verschiedenen Szenen in „The Five O'Clock Follies" am Prince's auf. Hierauf machte die Künstlerin unter ihrem Manager Max Rivers eine Tanztoumee durch alle Londoner Music Halls und Kabaretts und trat dann in Bristol im Prince's Theater in einer Pantomime auf. Später ging sie vom Variete auf das ernste Rollenfach über und spielte die Hauptrollen in „The Trial of Mary Dugan", „Crime", „The Spider", „Broadway", in Edgar Wallaces „On the Spot" und ..Persons L nknown", gab ferner auf einer Tournee die einzige weibliche Rolle in „Cape Forlorn" und am RegentTheater in London die weibliche Hauptrolle in „Herr First Affaire". Die Künstlerin hat bereits in einer Reihe von Filmen der meisten englischen Filmgesellschaften in kleineren Rollen mitgewirkt.
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