Leslie Brooks born Virginia Leslie Gettman, was an American film actress.

At the beginning of her career she appeared as "Lorraine Gettman". As Leslie Brooks, she began appearing in movie bit roles in 1941. Brooks started landing more sizable parts in such movies as Nine Girls (1944), Cover Girl (1944) and the lead in the film noir

Film noir

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...

 classic Blonde Ice

Blonde Ice

- Cast :*Robert Paige as Les Burns*Leslie Brooks as Claire Cummings Hanneman*Russ Vincent as Blackie Talon, the Pilot*Michael Whalen as Stanley Mason, Attorney*James Griffith as Al Herrick*Emory Parnell as Police Capt. Bill Murdock*Walter Sande as Hack Doyle...

(1948). Brooks retired from films in 1949.

Personal

Brooks had four daughters: one (Leslie Victoria) by her first husband, and three (Dorena Marla, Gina and Darla) by her second husband.

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