Leslie Wing
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Leslie Wing Pomeroy, also known as Leslie Wing, is an American actress who is most famous for the short role of Lucille Bolton, mother to Troy Bolton (Zac Efron
) in the High School Musical trilogy.
She was one of the final three actresses - Wing, Jennifer Beals
and Demi Moore
, considered for the lead role of Alex Owens in Flashdance
.
Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander "Zac" Efron is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and became known with his lead roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, the WB series Summerland, and the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray...
) in the High School Musical trilogy.
She was one of the final three actresses - Wing, Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals is an American actress and a former teen model. She is known for her roles as Alexandra "Alex" Owens in the 1983 film Flashdance, and as Bette Porter on the Showtime drama series The L Word. She earned an NAACP Image Award and a Golden Globe Award nomination for the former...
and Demi Moore
Demi Moore
Demi Guynes Kutcher , known professionally as Demi Moore, is an American actress. After minor roles in film and a role in the soap opera General Hospital, Moore established her career in films such as St...
, considered for the lead role of Alex Owens in Flashdance
Flashdance
Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance...
.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1983 | Girls of the White Orchid | Lisa | Television Film |
| 1984 | The Lonely Guy The Lonely Guy The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Steve Martin. The screenplay was written by Neil Simon, based on the book The Lonely Guy's Book of Life by Bruce Jay Friedman.... |
Brenda | |
| 1984 | The Cowboy and the Ballerina | Natalia | Television Film |
| 1985 | The Dungeonmaster The Dungeonmaster The Dungeonmaster, , is a 1984 low-budget science fiction/fantasy film, rated PG-13, starring Jeffrey Byron, Charles Moll and Leslie Wing... |
Gwen Rogers | |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | Jill | Television Film |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love | Woman | Uncredited Role, Television Film |
| 1987 | Retribution | Jennifer Curtis | |
| 1993 | Calendar Girl Calendar Girl (1993 film) Calendar Girl is a 1993 film starring Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, and Jerry O'Connell. The movie, set in 1962, tells the story of three young men who go on a trip to Hollywood to fulfil their dream of meeting Marilyn Monroe.... |
Ned's Mother | |
| 1996 | The Frighteners The Frighteners The Frighteners is a 1996 comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his wife, Fran Walsh. The film's cast includes Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey and Chi McBride... |
Mrs Waterhouse | |
| 1998 | Strangeland Strangeland Strangeland is an American horror film released in 1998. The movie was directed by John Pieplow and written by Dee Snider. The film focuses on the body modification underground culture's rituals.-Plot:... |
Madeline Roth | |
| 2006 | High School Musical High School Musical High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and... |
Lucille Bolton- one scene only | Telefilm |
| 2006 | Return to Halloweentown Return to Halloweentown Return to Halloweentown is a Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on October 20, 2006. It is the fourth and final film in the Halloweentown series. In this sequel, Marnie Piper and her brother, Dylan Piper , go to Witch University to attend college in Halloweentown... |
Dr. Goodwyn | Telefilm |
| 2007 | High School Musical 2 | Lucille Bolton | Telefilm |
| 2008 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American romantic musical film and the third and final installment in the High School Musical trilogy. Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008... |
Lucille Bolton-supporting role. | Theatrical Release |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1983 | Knight Rider | Layla Charon Callan | Episode: "Ring of Fire" |
| 1984 | Simon & Simon Simon & Simon Simon & Simon is an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.-History:The original 1978 pilot called Pirate's Key was set in Florida... |
Ballerina Holly McGinnis | Episode: "Heels and Toes" |
| 1985 | This Is the Life This is the Life (TV series) This Is the Life is an American Christian television dramatic series. This anthology series aired in syndication from the 1950s through 1980s. The series was originally produced by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and distributed by the International Lutheran Laymen's League.-Format:This Is... |
Unknown Role | Episode: "How Shall We Then Live?" Episode: "The Stranger" |
| 1985 | The Fall Guy The Fall Guy The Fall Guy is an American action/adventure television program produced for ABC and originally broadcast from November 4, 1981 to May 2, 1986. It starred Lee Majors, Douglas Barr, and Heather Thomas. Majors and Barr are the only two actors to appear in all 112 episodes of the series... |
Kate Hillman | Episode: "Tailspin" |
| 1985 | Moonlighting Moonlighting (TV series) Moonlighting is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 3, 1985, to May 14, 1989. The network aired a total of 66 episodes... |
Mary Goodman | Episode: "Twas The Episode Before Christmas" |
| 1985 | Shadow Chasers Shadow Chasers Shadow Chasers is a 1985 American mystery television series created by Brian Grazer and Kenneth Johnson. It includes 13 episodes, nine of which were shown on the ABC television network, the remaining four on the Armed Forces Network... |
Amelia | Episode: "The Many Lives of Jonathan" |
| 1986 | Mike Hammer Mike Hammer Michael "Mike" Hammer is a fictional detective created by the American author Mickey Spillane in the 1947 book I, the Jury .-Description:... |
Unknown Role | Episode: "Deirdre" |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse CBS Summer Playhouse CBS Summer Playhouse is an American anthology series that ran from June 12, 1987 to August 22, 1989 on CBS. It aired unsold television pilots during the summer season.-Overview:... |
Annie | Episode: "Travelin' Man" |
| 1988 | Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network.... |
Miss Rockwell | Episode: "Unfinished Business" |
| 1992 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill The Trials of Rosie O'Neill The Trials of Rosie O'Neill is an American television drama series, which aired on CBS from 1990 to 1992. The show starred Sharon Gless as Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill, a lawyer working in the public defender's office for the City of Los Angeles... |
Unknown Role | Episode: "Double Bind" |
| 1993 | Melrose Place | Therapist | Episode: "State of Need" |
| 1989, 1993 | Matlock Matlock (TV series) Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of attorney Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The show's format was similar... |
Hillary Benson (1989) Jane Dryden (1993) |
Episode: "The Other Woman" (1989) Episode: "The Play" (1993) |
| 1995 | Babylon 5 Babylon 5 Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262... |
Mother | Episode: "And Now For a Word And Now For a Word "And Now For a Word" is an episode from the second season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. The documentary format used in this episode was later revisited for the fourth season episode "The Illusion of Truth".-Synopsis:... " |
| 1995 | Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... |
Queen Karis | Episode: "Death in Chains" Show releated to Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... |
Queen Karis | Episode: "Highway to Hades" Show releated to Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001.... |
| 2005 | Everwood Everwood Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,... |
Registration Woman | Episdode: "Giving Up the Girl" |