Leslie Bega

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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)

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2020
Talking Sopranos
TV show Self
2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Movie Cameo (uncredited)
2017
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Movie Self
2008
Dating Games People Play
Movie Mona Evans
2005
American Dad!
TV show Ms. Anderson (voice)
2004
CSI: NY
TV show Grace Walderson
2003
Nip/Tuck
TV show Photographer
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV show Leah
2000
Time of Her Time
Movie Denise Gondelman
2000
The Last Producer
Movie Restaurant Manager (as Leslie Rae Bega)
1999
The Sopranos
TV show Valentina la Paz
1998
Martial Law
TV show Didi Kirkus
1997
Against the Law
Movie Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk
1997
Lost Highway
Movie Raquel
1996
Power 98
Movie Denise
1995
The American President
Movie White House Staffer Laura (as Leslie Rae Bega)