Leslie Bega

Main experience as an established actress, with reocurring roles on shows like 'The Sopranos' & 'CSI'. After being nic-named 'The Dub-u-tant', I have had much sucess in voice over dubs for both T.V. & Film. My experience in animation, commercials, media and video games and toys/dolls extends back to my early teens & are available upon request!! I work consistantly with CBS Digital on many of their diverse projects. I began my voice over career at the age of 7 in a Kool Aid commercial, a Mc Donalds (Mc Rib's) commercial. and Matell Toys. Many other commercials followed, and my main love & forte is creating diverse characters for animation!! I have studied extensively at "Blupka" with Susan Blu & Cynthia Songe, as well as other great teachers like Pat Torres. I have done many Voice Over & Singing workshops with Jan Linder, Extensive Shakespeare and voice training with Patsy Rodenburg - a member of the RSC and am a well established actress with vast credits. Have been under the tutaliage of Mr. Larry Moss for the last (near) decade. LESLIE BEGA BIOGRAPHY Veteran film, television and Voice Over actress Leslie Bega can now be seen co-starring as “Valentina La Paz” on the HBO Emmy Award winning television series “The Soprano’s” as Tony Soprano’s girlfriend. In addition, Leslie also can be seen as a diametrically opposite character to Valentina, named Leah Banks on CBS’s Emmy Award winning show “CSI”. Leslie recently completed a starring role in the independent feature film “Dating Games People Play”, a romantic comedy directed by Stephen Marc. The film is scheduled for release in late 2007. A Los Angeles native, Leslie spent a great deal of her childhood in New York. After graduating with honors as her high school class valedictorian from 11 years at the prestigious Los Angeles private French school Le Lycee Francais, she attended college at The University of Southern California majoring in cinema with a minor in drama. Making her acting debut at the age of six in the Broadway play “The Patriots”, Leslie went on to star in countless television commercials and then moved into episodics and film. Throughout this time in her childhood, she was sharpening her skills and establishing a solid foundation to her successful career as an actor in television films and voice overs. In the late eighties, Leslie landed a starring role in the long running top-ten ABC television sitcom “Head Of The Class”, portraying the brilliant yet socially awkward Maria Borges. Her follow up television series was ABC’s “C-16 FBI” along side Eric Roberts, Angie Harmon and DB Sweeney. Leslie quickly went on to establish herself in the Motion Picture arena, sharing the screen with such Hollywood stars as John Travolta, Michael Douglas, Annette Benning, Anthony Quinn and Helen Mirren. Leslie has been in 15 motion pictures including David Lynch’s “Lost Highway”, “Get Shorty”, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and Rob Reiners “The American President.” After 19 years of vocal / singing training, in 2001, Leslie performed a solo singing performance at Lincoln Center. She recently completed producing Public Service Announcements for “Women At Risk” with actors Billy Zane and Phil Buckman and “Outreach”; educational programs designed for inner city kids. LESLIE BEGA - RESUME TELEVISION SERIES: THE SOPRANOS RECURRING HBO CSI(Vegas) RECURRING CBS C-16 FBI RECURRING ABC HEAD OF THE CLASS SERIES REGULAR ABC TELEVISION: CSI-N.Y. GUEST STAR CBS 21 JUMP STREET GUEST STAR ABC BEVERLY HILLS 90210 (2 HR. PILOT) GUEST STAR ABC TWILIGHT ZONE GUEST STAR CBS HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN GUEST STAR NBC SILENCE OF THE HEART SUPPORTING ABC - MOW FILM: DATING GAMES PEOPLE PLAY LEAD DIR: STEFAN MARC THE LAST PRODUCER CAMEO DIR: BURT REYNOLDS THE TIME OF HER TIME LEAD DIR: FRANCIS DELIA LOST HIGHWAY SUPPORTING DIR: DAVID LYNCH GET SHORTY SUPPORTING DIR: BARRY SONNENFELD THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT SUPPORTING DIR: ROB REINER MOBSTERS SUPPORTING DIR: MICHAEL KARBELNIKOF AGAINST THE LAW SUPPORTING DIR: JIM WYNORSKI THE LAST FLAME LEAD DIR: URI ZIEGHELBOIM POWER 98 SUPPORTING DIR: JAIME HELLMAN ANGELS LEAD DIR: LOUIS MORNEAU FOR KEEPS SUPPORTING DIR: JOHN AVILDSEN THEATER: KING LEAR CORDELIA ELECTRIC THEATRE MIDSUMMER NIGHT”S DREAM HERMIA/TITANIA ELECTRIC THEATRE THE MERCHANT OF VENICE PORTIA ELECTRIC THEATRE SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS ELECTRIC THEATRE GYPSY GYPSY ROSE LEE WESTCHESTER THEATER WEST SIDE STORY MARIA WESTCHESTER THEATER GREASE SANDRA DEE/RIZ WESTCOAST THEATER THE SOUND OF MUSIC LEISL, GRETL WEST COAST THEATER THE PATRIOTS ANN WESTCHESTER THEATER TRAINING: USC CINEMA MAJOR, DRAMA MINOR THE LARRY MOSS STUDIO: LARRY MOSS MICHELLE DANNER PATSY RODENBURG – SHAKESPEARE / VOICE INTENSIVES: TIER I, II, III & IV ROY LONDON THE LOFT STUDIO - PEGGY FEURY, BILL TRAILOR LEE STRASBERG THE YOUNG ACTORS SPACE - DIANE HARDEN VOCAL AND OPERA TRAINING - 19 YEARS: RON ANDERSON, AND SETH RIGGS VOICE OVER TRAINING: SUSAN BLU, CYNTHIA SONGE, PAT TORRES, JAN LINDER ROBERT EASTON – DIALECT COACH OTHER: MEMBER: RSC – ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY YOUTH IN FILM AWARD FOR “HEAD OF THE CLASS” LIVE SOLO SINGING PERFORMANCE AT ALICE TULLY HALL - LINCOLN CENTER