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name: "Leslie Zemeckis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-zemeckis"
fi1m_id: "leslie-zemeckis"
imdb_id: "nm0366667"
tmdb_id: 42287
wikidata_id: "Q23767052"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 February 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 49
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-10T18:52:54.540123+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 Zemeckis

## Identity

Leslie Zemeckis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/leslie-zemeckis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** leslie-zemeckis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0366667
- **TMDB ID:** 42287
- **Wikidata ID:** Q23767052
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Zemeckis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23767052, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42287

Actor. Born 5 February 1969 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 February 1969, USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Leslie Harter, Lesley Lindsay, Leslie Lindsay
- **Average Fi1m score:** 49, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 54 (2), 2020s 40 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 49 to 49 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 2, Drama 2, Family 2, Fantasy 2, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $659m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Zemeckis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23767052, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366667/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/42287

## 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.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Here* (2024), Fi1m 40, as Elizabeth Franklin — [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Fi1m 50, as Fred's Wife (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *The Polar Express* (2004), Fi1m 58, as Sister Sarah / Mother — [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

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

- *Here* (2024), as Elizabeth Franklin — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/here.md)
- *Transcendent* (2023), as Lisa
- *From Zero to I Love You* (2019), as Pamela Finley-Logsdon
- *Welcome to Marwen* (2018), as Suzette
- *Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer* (2018), Writer, Director
- *Bound by Flesh* (2012), Producer, Director, Screenplay
- *Behind the Burly Q* (2010), Director, Writer
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), as Fred's Wife (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *Beowulf* (2007), as Yrsa
- *Pepper Dennis* (2006), series, as Liz
- *The Polar Express* (2004), as Sister Sarah / Mother — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-polar-express.md)
- *Sacrifice* (2000), as Officer Mercedes Calderon
- *Spiders* (2000), as Emma
- *Blowback* (2000), as Sandra Carlow
- *Dark Nova* (1999), as Nova
- *Life of a Gigolo* (1998), as Rhonda
- *I Married a Monster* (1998), as Bridesmaid #2 (as Leslie Harter)
- *Restless Souls* (1998), as Heather
- *Intimate Sessions* (1998), series, as Laura's friend
- *The Sex Files: Double Identity* (1998), as Reese
- *Sex Files: Pleasure World* (1998), as Sara
- *The Sexperiment* (1998), as Audrey / Marcie
- *Women: Stories of Passion* (1996), series, as Emily
- *Damien's Seed* (1996), as Jane Janzen
- *Encounters* (1996), as Diane McConnell
- *Beverly Hills Bordello* (1996), series, as Amanda, Melissa
- *Caroline in the City* (1995), series, as Kelly
- *Jailbait* (1993), as Roman's Girlfriend
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, as Party Girl — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *National Lampoon's Hollywood Heist*, as Lilith
- *Deep Tissue*, as Barb

## Gallery

- ![Leslie Zemeckis at San Diego Writers Festival in Coronado, California in April 2025](https://film.one/media/person/331712/gallery-ab14374b6543.jpg) Leslie Zemeckis at San Diego Writers Festival in Coronado, California in April 2025 — Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025.jpg/1280px-Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Leslie Zemeckis at San Diego Writers Festival in Coronado, California in April 2025](https://film.one/media/person/331712/gallery-6ea17426f36b.jpg) Leslie Zemeckis at San Diego Writers Festival in Coronado, California in April 2025 — Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Leslie Zemeckis, actress, writer, director, at San Diego Writers Festival in Coronado, California in April 2025](https://film.one/media/person/331712/gallery-f27525bf4216.jpg) Leslie Zemeckis, actress, writer, director, at San Diego Writers Festival in Coronado, California in April 2025 — Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025_01.jpg/1280px-Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Leslie Zemeckis](https://film.one/media/person/331712/gallery-5e3ddd3930c2.jpg) Leslie Zemeckis — Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Leslie_Zemeckis_at_San_Diego_Writers_Festival_2025_01_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Leslie Zemeckis](https://film.one/media/person/331712/gallery-d79a16113303.jpg) Leslie Zemeckis — Image via TMDB

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