Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 17, 1967
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
32 titles
Leslie Bega
Biography
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American theater, film and television actress. Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. In addition to English, Bega speaks Spanish and French fluently. After graduating as valedictorian from Lycée Français de Los Angeles, Bega attended the University of Southern California. Bega is known for her performances in Head of the Class as Maria Borges, David Lynch's Lost Highway, as a recurring cast member in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, C-16: FBI and The Sopranos as Valentina La Paz. She is also featured as a dancer in the break dancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. She played the role of Anna Lansky in 1991's Mobsters. She has appeared as a guest star in the television shows 21 Jump Street, Beverly Hills, 90210, The New Twilight Zone, and Highway To Heaven. Her theater work includes King Lear, at the Electric Theatre, The Merchant of Venice, Gypsy, Grease, The Sound of Music, and Maria in West Side Story at the Westchester Theatre. (Source: Wikipedia)
Known For
Filmography
Talking Sopranos
Self
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Cameo (uncredited)
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Self
Dating Games People Play
Mona Evans
American Dad!
Ms. Anderson (voice)
CSI: NY
Grace Walderson
Nip/Tuck
Photographer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Leah
Time of Her Time
Denise Gondelman
The Last Producer
Restaurant Manager (as Leslie Rae Bega)
The Sopranos
Valentina la Paz
Martial Law
Didi Kirkus
Against the Law
Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk
Lost Highway
Raquel
Power 98
Denise
The American President
White House Staffer Laura (as Leslie Rae Bega)
Get Shorty
Vikki Vespa
seaQuest DSV
Sandra
Mobsters
Anna Lansky
Uncaged
Mickie
Beverly Hills, 90210
Marianne Moore
Freddy's Nightmares
Stacy
For Keeps
Carlita
21 Jump Street
Stephanie 'Stevie' Plummer
Head of the Class
Maria Borges
The Twilight Zone
Girl (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes")
Small Wonder
Mary
Tuff Turf
Dancer
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Dancer
Silence of the Heart
Cindy
Highway to Heaven
Hardcastle and McCormick
Betty