---
name: "Leigh Zimmerman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leigh-zimmerman"
fi1m_id: "leigh-zimmerman"
imdb_id: "nm0956748"
tmdb_id: 59148
wikidata_id: "Q6519708"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 March 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T08:08:24.567413+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Leigh Zimmerman

## Identity

Leigh Zimmerman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/leigh-zimmerman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** leigh-zimmerman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0956748
- **TMDB ID:** 59148
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6519708
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Zimmerman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6519708, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956748/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59148

Actor. Born 28 March 1969 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 March 1969, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- **Active:** 2005–2006
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Zimmerman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6519708, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0956748/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/59148

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Proof*](https://film.one/film/proof.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Leigh Zimmerman is an American-British actress, singer and dancer. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she trained in ballet before moving to New York and beginning her career on Broadway in the early 1990s.

She has appeared in films including *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), *Proof* (2005) as Friend at Party, *United 93* (2006) and *W.E.* (2011). On television she has had roles in series such as *Numb3rs*, *Person of Interest* and *Doctors*.

Zimmerman is known for her extensive stage work, originating roles on Broadway in *Chicago* and appearing in West End productions of *Chicago*, *The Producers* and *A Chorus Line*, for which she won an Olivier Award in 2013. She is married to actor and musician Domenick Allen.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, leighzimmerman.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *United 93* (2006), Fi1m 88, as Christine Snyder — [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *Proof* (2005), Fi1m 64, as Friend at Party — [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Sasha — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *W.E.* (2011), as East Side Woman
- *Sparky & Mikaela* (2008), as Mikaela's Mom
- *Moon in a Bottle* (2007), as Irene
- *Are You Ready for Love?* (2006), as Candy
- *The Outsiders* (2006), as Helen Harlow
- *Feel the Force* (2006), series, Actor
- *Land of the Blind* (2006), as Anchorwoman
- *United 93* (2006), as Christine Snyder — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/united-93.md)
- *Proof* (2005), as Friend at Party — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/proof.md)
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as Leslie Dennis
- *The Defender* (2004), as Reporter
- *Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon* (2002), as Lesley Peters
- *Rear Window* (1998), as Business Woman
- *Mr. Jealousy* (1998), as Lois
- *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), as Fashion Model

## Gallery

- ![Leigh Zimmerman](https://film.one/media/person/302517/gallery-667b51ed5650.jpg) Leigh Zimmerman — Image via TMDB
- ![Leigh Zimmerman](https://film.one/media/person/302517/gallery-e31d9c3deab7.jpg) Leigh Zimmerman — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical 2013: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (won)
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical 2005: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/leigh-zimmerman