Leslie Lyles
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Leslie Lyles is an American stage and screen actor, and a playwright.[1][2] She also wrote the film Me and Veronica.[3]
Her play Cleveland and Half-Way Back played at Ensemble Studio Theatre in February 1987, directed by James Hammerstein. It starred Cynthia Nixon and Keith Reddin as patients who escape from an inpatient mental institution. Critic Mel Gussow described the play as "derivative."[4]
Lyles's play A Lifetime of Reasons was presented by All Seasons Theatre Group in the Art-Mart in New York City in January 1999, directed by Shirley Kaplan. The two-act play is about three sisters in a well-off family growing up in Ossining, New York. The first act features the sisters as children, the second act as adults.[5]
Personal life
Lyles was married to playwright and actor Keith Reddin.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Wall Street | Natalie | [7] | |
| 1995 | My Teacher's Wife | Elaine Boomer | [8] | |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Janice Kaufman | [7] | |
| 1999 | The Waiting Game | Therapist | [8] | |
| 2000 | The Photographer | Zora | ||
| 2003 | Particles of Truth | Mrs. Wiley | [8] | |
| 2004 | Speak | Hairwoman | [8] | |
| 2006 | Slippery Slope | Judy Black | [8] | |
| 2007 | Gracie | Chairwoman Connie Bowsher | [8] | |
| 2008 | Side by Each | Patty | [8] | |
| 2009 | Landlocked | Martha Hall | [8] | |
| 2011 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | Smash Lady | ||
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Hal and Jasmine's Friend | ||
| The Harvest | Grandmother | [8] | ||
| 2014 | Fall to Rise | Ina Renwick | [8] | |
| 2015 | Louder Than Bombs | Principal | ||
| 2017 | Marjorie Prime | Mrs. Salveson | [8] | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Woman | Episode: "A Place to Stay" | |
| 1987 | Kate & Allie | Dr. Mitchell | 1 episode | [8] |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Reberty's Ex-Wife | Episode: "Sonata for Solo Organ" | |
| 1992 | Law & Order | Sharon Sacks | Episode: "Wedded Bliss" | |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Tennis Coach | Episode: "Doubles" | [8] |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Chatman | Episode: "A Single Life" | |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Karin | Episode: "Formerly Famous" | |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Clarissa Elkins | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mrs. Hagman | Episode: "Dead" | [8] |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mrs. Trebay | Episode: "Renewal" | [8] |
| 2010, 2011 | The Good Wife | Judge Jane Moretti | 2 episodes | [8] |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Mrs. Freelander | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | [8] |
| 2014 | Orange Is the New Black | Louise | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2015 | Jessica Jones | Maureen Denton | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Doubt | Gail Meyers | 1 episode | [8] |
| 2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sylvia Williams | Episode: "No Surrender" | [8] |
References
- ↑ Willis, John (2000). "Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre". Theatre World. 49 (1992–1993): 148. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Witchel, Alex (1992). "Culkin Dropped from New York Cast". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (24 September 1993). "Review/Film; A Tale of 2 Sisters and Their Quirks". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Gussow, Mel (17 February 1987). "STAGE: 'CLEVELAND AND HALF-WAY BACK'". The New York Times. p. C20. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Hogan, Jane (5 February 1999). "Review". Backstage. Vol. 40, no. 6. p. 41. Retrieved 10 August 2026 – via EBSCOhost.
- ↑ "Leslie Lyles: Credits". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Leslie Lyles". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Leslie Lyles". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
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