Leslie Lyles

Leslie Lyles
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Dramatist
SpouseKeith Reddin (m. 1986; div. 2003)

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

Leslie Lyles film credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1987 Wall Street Natalie [7]
1995My Teacher's WifeElaine Boomer[8]
1999 Man on the Moon Janice Kaufman [7]
1999The Waiting GameTherapist[8]
2000 The Photographer Zora
2003Particles of TruthMrs. Wiley[8]
2004 Speak Hairwoman [8]
2006Slippery SlopeJudy Black[8]
2007 Gracie Chairwoman Connie Bowsher [8]
2008Side by EachPatty[8]
2009LandlockedMartha Hall[8]
2011 We Need to Talk About Kevin Smash Lady
2013Blue Jasmine Hal and Jasmine's Friend
The Harvest Grandmother [8]
2014Fall to RiseIna Renwick[8]
2015 Louder Than Bombs Principal
2017 Marjorie Prime Mrs. Salveson [8]

Television

Leslie Lyles television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1987 The Equalizer Woman Episode: "A Place to Stay"
1987Kate & AllieDr. Mitchell1 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"
2002The Education of Max BickfordClarissa Elkins1 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]
2014Orange Is the New BlackLouise1 episode[8]
2015 Jessica Jones Maureen Denton 1 episode
2017DoubtGail Meyers1 episode[8]
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sylvia Williams Episode: "No Surrender" [8]

References

  1. ↑ Willis, John (2000). "Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre". Theatre World. 49 (1992–1993): 148. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Witchel, Alex (1992). "Culkin Dropped from New York Cast". Chicago Tribune.
  3. ↑ Holden, Stephen (24 September 1993). "Review/Film; A Tale of 2 Sisters and Their Quirks". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Gussow, Mel (17 February 1987). "STAGE: 'CLEVELAND AND HALF-WAY BACK'". The New York Times. p. C20. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Hogan, Jane (5 February 1999). "Review". Backstage. Vol. 40, no. 6. p. 41. Retrieved 10 August 2026 – via EBSCOhost.
  6. ↑ "Leslie Lyles: Credits". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Leslie Lyles". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  8. 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.