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name: "Leslie Lyles"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-lyles"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T07:49:09.458114+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."
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# Leslie Lyles

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 1987–2013
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 74 (1), 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 82 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Thriller 2, Crime 1, History 1, Horror 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $483m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6530982, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0528125/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/19469

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*We Need to Talk About Kevin*](https://film.one/film/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin.md) (81)

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## Biography

Leslie Lyles is an American actress. She has appeared in films and television series since the late 1980s, with credits including *Wall Street* (1987), *Man on the Moon* (1999), *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003), *Black Swan* (2010), *We Need to Talk About Kevin* (2011) as Smash Lady, *Blue Jasmine* (2013), *Orange Is the New Black* (2013) and *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015).

Lyles has also worked extensively in theatre, with Broadway credits as a performer and stage manager, and has written for stage and screen. She was previously married to actor and playwright Keith Reddin.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Blue Jasmine* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Hal and Jasmine's Friend — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-jasmine.md)
- *We Need to Talk About Kevin* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Smash Lady — [page](https://film.one/film/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin.md)
- *Black Swan* (2010), Fi1m 82, as Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/black-swan.md)
- *Che: Part One* (2008), Fi1m 72, as Partygoer #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/che-part-one.md)
- *Wall Street* (1987), Fi1m 74, as Natalie — [page](https://film.one/film/wall-street.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Dr. Chatman, Sylvia Williams
- *Marvel's Jessica Jones* (2015), Maureen Denton
- *Man on the Moon* (1999), Janice Kaufman
- *Mona Lisa Smile* (2003), Housing Director
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Mrs. Freelander
- *Law & Order* (1990), Sharon Sacks, Tennis Coach, Karin, Reberty's Ex-Wife
- *Speak* (2004), Hairwoman
- *Louder Than Bombs* (2015), Principal

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