Leslie Ash

Leslie Ash

Leslie Ash is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Deborah Burton in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly, Vanessa Lytton in the BBC medical drama Holby City from 2009 to 2010 and Karen Buckley in the ITV drama Where the Heart Is from 2000 to 2003. Her book My Life Behaving Badly: The Autobiography was published in 2007. Ash appeared in BBC Radio 4's comic radio series, Vent (2007), alongside Neil Pearson, Fiona Allen and Josie Lawrence. In May 2008, Ash worked with Transparent Television to make a documentary about the unregulated cosmetic beauty industry whilst exploring her own experiences. The programme, Leslie Ash: Face to Face was broadcast on ITV on 23 September 2008. In 2009 it was announced that Ash would join the cast of BBC medical drama, Holby City from October 2009, playing the role of executive Vanessa Lytton. In 2009, Ash appeared on daytime TV panel programme Loose Women to discuss her new role in Holby City and her previous health problems. Leslie reappeared on Loose Women on 17 February 2012 where she discussed her new on stage tour of All the Single Ladies where she stars alongside Brooke Kinsella and Tara Flynn. In 2014, Leslie appeared and was a contestant on the BBC programme, Celebrity Masterchef.

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Filmography

2021

Ruth
Ruth
as Jennifer
Movie - Released: 3/12/2021
To Be Someone
To Be Someone
as Judy
Movie - Released: 7/9/2021

2019

Quadrophenia: Our Generation
Quadrophenia: Our Generation
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/21/2019

2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
TV - Released: 10/24/2011

2007

Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/16/2007

2006

A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
Movie - Released: 8/7/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2004

TV
The Keith Barret Show
TV - Released: 7/5/2004

2002

Harry Hill's TV Burp
Harry Hill's TV Burp
TV - Released: 11/14/2002

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
TV - Released: 11/2/2001
Judge John Deed
Judge John Deed
TV - Released: 11/26/2001
Merseybeat
Merseybeat
TV - Released: 7/16/2001

1999

TV
It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
TV - Released: 6/3/1999

1998

TV
Fantasy World Cup
as Self
TV - Released: 6/9/1998

1997

An Audience with Elton John
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/27/1997
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
TV - Released: 4/6/1997

1995

Bugs
Bugs
TV - Released: 4/1/1995

1994

An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
as Self - Audience Member
Movie - Released: 10/22/1994
Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Self
TV - Released: 11/4/1994

1993

Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
as Self
TV - Released: 12/27/1993

1992

Men Behaving Badly
Men Behaving Badly
as Deborah
TV - Released: 2/18/1992

1990

TV
Haggard
TV - Released: 1/27/1990
Perfect Scoundrels
Perfect Scoundrels
as Daisy Garland
TV - Released: 4/22/1990

1988

Natural Causes
Natural Causes
as Angie
Movie - Released: 9/11/1988
This Morning
This Morning
as Self
TV - Released: 10/3/1988

1987

The Marksman
The Marksman
as Hazel
TV - Released: 12/4/1987

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Vanessa Lytton
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

Shadey
Shadey
as Carol Landau
Movie - Released: 5/31/1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes
C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV - Released: 4/12/1985
Home to Roost
Home to Roost
as Susie Perkins
TV - Released: 4/19/1985

1984

Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce
Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce
as Philippa
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984

1983

Dead on Time
Dead on Time
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
Curse of the Pink Panther
as Juleta Shane (AKA Julie Morgan)
Movie - Released: 8/12/1983
The Happy Apple
The Happy Apple
TV - Released: 6/20/1983

1982

Nutcracker
Nutcracker
as Sharon
Movie - Released: 12/17/1982
Movie
Outside Edge
as Sharon
Movie - Released: 12/19/1982
The Tube
The Tube
TV - Released: 11/5/1982

1981

Seconds Out
Seconds Out
as Hazel
TV - Released: 1/6/1981

1980

The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
TV - Released: 4/11/1980

1979

Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
as Steph
Movie - Released: 9/14/1979

1978

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
as Natalie Dixon
Movie - Released: 2/1/1978

1974

The Boy with Two Heads
The Boy with Two Heads
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974