Leigh Christian
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Leigh Christian is an American actress best known for her Guest Starring roles on many major television series during the 1970s and 80s including The Rockford Files
, Hawaii Five-O
, The Six Million Dollar Man
, Knight Rider, Starsky and Hutch
, The Ghost Busters
, amongst others.
In 1977 she married and in 1978 gave birth to her son, Tao-by A. Aleman. Now semi-retired and divorced as of 1983, she resides on a ranch in the California High Desert since 2008.
She maintains close friendships with many of the actors she has worked with including Sondra Currie
, wife of producer/director Alan J. Levi
; and Barbara Leigh
, now Assistant Photo Editor at Playboy Studio West, and former girlfriend of Elvis Presley
and Jim Aubrey as well as longtime girlfriend of Steve McQueen
.
Leigh had a co-starring role in the debut movie of Pia Zadora directed by Matt Cimber called Butterfly; Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete and two Cult Classics: The Doll Squad directed by Ted Mikels and Beyond Atlantis directed by the famous Filipino impresario of horror genre films, Eddie Romero. Leigh's role in Beyond Atlantis as Syrene, the undersea princess, placed her in an Australian Film Company's documentary entitled Machete Maidens Unleashed due for release in America sometime around 2012.
Movies of the Week include:
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah...
, Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
, The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for the OSI...
, Knight Rider, Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch
Starsky and Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC...
, The Ghost Busters
The Ghost Busters
The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran from 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Only 15 episodes were created....
, amongst others.
Personal life
Leigh Christian was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania daughter of Dorothy Mae Close; she is the oldest of six siblings. Graduating high school with high honors, she continued her education and holds an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Santa Monica College. Her interests in psychology and physical health have led her to pursue further education in those fields obtaining proficiency certificates as a Sports Nutritionist and Fitness Instructor, Educational Kinesiology techniques, and practicing Aromatherapy and Physical Therapy.In 1977 she married and in 1978 gave birth to her son, Tao-by A. Aleman. Now semi-retired and divorced as of 1983, she resides on a ranch in the California High Desert since 2008.
She maintains close friendships with many of the actors she has worked with including Sondra Currie
Sondra Currie
Sondra Marie Currie is an American actress.Sondra Currie was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actress Marie Harmon, who made several movies in the 1940s. She is the sister of the twin singers Cherie Currie and Marie Currie. She began her acting career in several B movies...
, wife of producer/director Alan J. Levi
Alan J. Levi
Alan J. Levi is an American fiilm, television director, television producer and writer.-Career:Working in television since the 1960s, Levi has amassed a notable credits, beginning his career as a writer on the television series National Velvet...
; and Barbara Leigh
Barbara Leigh
Barbara Leigh is an American former actress and fashion model. In 1972 she appeared in the film Junior Bonner with former boyfriend Steve McQueen....
, now Assistant Photo Editor at Playboy Studio West, and former girlfriend of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
and Jim Aubrey as well as longtime girlfriend of Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen was an American movie actor. He was nicknamed "The King of Cool." His "anti-hero" persona, which he developed at the height of the Vietnam counterculture, made him one of the top box-office draws of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination...
.
Career
She began her entertainment career in Kansas City, Missouri shooting two commercials that qualified her for a SAG card when she moved to Hollywood in 1968 and she continued doing commercials throughout her career totaling over 100 shoots.Leigh had a co-starring role in the debut movie of Pia Zadora directed by Matt Cimber called Butterfly; Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete and two Cult Classics: The Doll Squad directed by Ted Mikels and Beyond Atlantis directed by the famous Filipino impresario of horror genre films, Eddie Romero. Leigh's role in Beyond Atlantis as Syrene, the undersea princess, placed her in an Australian Film Company's documentary entitled Machete Maidens Unleashed due for release in America sometime around 2012.
Filmography
- The Rockford FilesThe Rockford FilesThe Rockford Files is an American television drama series which aired on the NBC network between September 13, 1974 and January 10, 1980. It has remained in regular syndication to the present day. The show stars James Garner as Los Angeles-based private investigator Jim Rockford and features Noah...
- Hawaii Five-OHawaii Five-OHawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...
- The Six Million Dollar ManThe Six Million Dollar ManThe Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a former astronaut with bionic implants working for the OSI...
- Knight Rider
- Starsky and HutchStarsky and HutchStarsky and Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC...
- The Ghost BustersThe Ghost BustersThe Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran from 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Only 15 episodes were created....
- Barnaby JonesBarnaby JonesBarnaby Jones is a television detective series starring Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether as father- and daughter-in-law who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles. A spin-off from Cannon, the show ran on CBS from January 28, 1973 to April 3, 1980, beginning as a midseason replacement...
- Hunter
- The Fall GuyThe Fall GuyThe 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...
- T.J. Hooker
- Jessie
- Matt HoustonMatt HoustonMatt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.-Synopsis:...
- EmergencyEmergencyAn emergency is a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may not be possible and agencies may only be able to offer palliative...
- Sword of JusticeSword of JusticeA Sword of Justice, or executioner's sword, was used by trained executioners for carrying out capital punishment in many cultures. Given their special 'ceremonial' purpose, they were usually very well-made of the highest quality metal and were extremely sharp...
- TomaToma (TV series)Toma was a short-lived television series that ran on ABC in 1973 and 1974.-Overview:The series starred Tony Musante and Susan Strasberg and was based on the real-life story and published biography of police detective David Toma. Toma had compiled an amazing arrest record during his years on the...
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawOwen Marshall: Counselor at LawOwen Marshall, Counselor at Law is an American legal drama, jointly created by David Victor and former law professor Jerry McNeely, that starred actor Arthur Hill. The series was broadcast on ABC from 1971 to 1974...
- GriffGriff (TV series)Griff is a 13-episode ABC crime drama starring Lorne Greene and Ben Murphy, which aired from September 29, 1973, to January 4, 1974. Nine months after the expiration of his nearly 14-year role as Ponderosa Ranch patriarch Ben Cartwright on NBC's Bonanza western series, the Canadian native Greene...
- Flying High
- Night GalleryNight GalleryNight Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, The Twilight Zone, served both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor of scripts, although...
- The D.A.
- Marcus Welby M.D.
- CannonCannonA cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,...
- ChaseChase (1973 TV series)Chase is an American television series that aired on the NBC network from September 11, 1973 to August 28, 1974. The show was a production of Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television and marked the first show produced by Stephen J...
- Vega$Vega$Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series, was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas...
Movies of the Week include:
- Intimate Agony
- Delta County U.S.A.
- Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping
External links
- http://www.imdb.me/leighchristian