Biography
Leslie Zemeckis is an American actress, writer and documentary filmmaker. Born Leslie Harter on 5 February 1969, she has appeared in films including The Polar Express (2004) as Sister Sarah and the Mother, Beowulf (2007) as Yrsa, A Christmas Carol (2009) as Fred's Wife, Welcome to Marwen (2018) as Suzette, and Here (2024) as Elizabeth Franklin. Earlier credits under names such as Leslie Harter and Leslie Carter include Spiders (2000) and an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.
She is married to filmmaker Robert Zemeckis. Zemeckis has directed documentaries including Behind the Burly Q (2010), Bound by Flesh (2012), Mabel Mabel Tiger Trainer (2018) and Grandes Horizontales (2022), and is the author of the books Behind the Burly Q (2013), Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr (2015) and Feuding Fan Dancers (2018). In 2023 she received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
