---
name: "Leslie Silva"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-silva"
fi1m_id: "leslie-silva"
imdb_id: "nm0798407"
tmdb_id: 155705
wikidata_id: "Q1820821"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 April 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-07T15:06:58.840695+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."
---

# Leslie Silva

## Identity

Leslie Silva

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/leslie-silva
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** leslie-silva
- **IMDb ID:** nm0798407
- **TMDB ID:** 155705
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1820821
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Silva, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1820821, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798407/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155705

Actor. Born 21 April 1968 in Schenectady, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 April 1968, Schenectady, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 89 (1), 2000s 72 (1), 2020s 73 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $61m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Silva, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1820821, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0798407/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/155705

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Babygirl*](https://film.one/film/babygirl.md) (73)

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

## Biography

Leslie Silva is an American actress. She was born on 21 April 1968 in Schenectady, New York, and trained at the University of Connecticut, where she earned a BFA, and at the Juilliard School, where she earned an MFA.

Silva began her professional career on stage in 1995 with a production of *Macbeth* in Washington, D.C. She has appeared in numerous television series, including regular roles as Dr Helen Reynolds in *Providence* (1999) and Gail Baker in *Shades of Blue* (2016–2018), as well as guest roles in *The Blacklist*, *Person of Interest*, *Elementary*, *CSI: Miami* and *ER*.

Her film credits include *Babygirl* (2024), in which she played Hazel, and earlier roles in *Vox Lux* (2018) and *Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood* (2002). More recent television work includes *So Help Me Todd* and *Poker Face*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Babygirl* (2024), Fi1m 73, as Hazel — [page](https://film.one/film/babygirl.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), Fi1m 72, as Receptionist — [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, as Sister Dyanne Attwood — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *Babygirl* (2024), as Hazel — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/babygirl.md)
- *Poker Face* (2023), series, as Donna Owens — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *So Help Me Todd* (2022), series, as Beverly Crest
- *Mike* (2022), series, as Ruth Givens
- *The Sleepless* (2020), as Anna
- *In the Dark* (2019), series, as Rhonda
- *FBI* (2018), series, as NSA Agent Dawson
- *Vox Lux* (2018), as Stylist
- *Bull* (2016), series, as Judge Maya Lamkin
- *Allegiance* (2015), series, as Jane Abbott
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Ms. Hardwick
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Caroline Eikendoll — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as ATF Agent Hernan
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Nurse Abbott — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Elizabeth — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Receptionist — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Reversion* (2008), as Eva
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, as M.E. Ridenhour
- *Cold Case* (2003), series, as Sarah Tucker
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Felicia Hill
- *Odyssey 5* (2002), series, as Sarah Forbes
- *Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood* (2002), as Willetta
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as FBI Special Agent Shelton
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, as Danica Erickson
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as The Nanny
- *The '70s* (2000), as Yolanda
- *Providence* (1999), series, as Dr. Helen Reynolds
- *Fools Rush In* (1997), as Process Server
- *ER* (1994), series, as Sonya Bassett — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Sister Dyanne Attwood — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

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