Leni Harper is a Scottish actress, best known for playing Maddie in Me And My Girl

Me and My Girl (TV series)

Me and My Girl was a 1980s British television situation comedy starring Richard O'Sullivanwhich centred on the challenges faced by a widower raising his adolescent daughter. It was broadcast on ITV between 1984 and 1988.-Plot:...

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Her breakthrough role was in a 1981 West End

West End theatre

West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...

 production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall...

. In 1982, she was recruited for the role of spinning the Whirly Wheel on the first series of The Late Late Breakfast Show, but her "whirlybird" role was dropped after three shows, although pre-filmed inserts were seen for a further three weeks. During 1982 / 1983 Leni appeared in the BBC teatime sketch show 'Dear Heart' which also featured Billy Hartman (later to become a regular on the ITV soap 'Emmerdale') Nicky Croydon, Bob Goody (former comedy partner of 'Not The Nine O' Clock News' actor Mel Smith, before the Smith / Griff Rhys Jones days) and Trevor Laird. Soon after, she landed a part in ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

's hit sitcom Me And My Girl starring Richard O'Sullivan.

Harper played the hostess in BBC1's So You Want to be Top (1984-85) and found a longer-running role in LWT's comedy Me and My Girl (1984-85). She played Meg in a touring production of The Meg and Mog Show

Meg and Mog

Meg and Mog are the heroes of a series of children’s books written by Helen Nicoll and illustrated by Jan Pienkowski. First published in the 1970s, the books are about Meg, a witch whose spells always seem to go wrong, her striped cat Mog, and their friend Owl....

, appeared in Radio 2's McKay the New (1989-91), and had a recurring role in the 1994 series of Chucklevision

ChuckleVision

ChuckleVision is a popular British television series shown mainly on CBBC. New episodes are always first aired on BBC One, and occasionally episodes are shown on BBC Two. The first episode was shown on 26 September 1987. It follows the adventures of the Chuckle Brothers & the Patton Brothers, who...

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Television

Year	Programme	Role
1982	The Late, Late Breakfast Show The Late, Late Breakfast Show The Late, Late Breakfast Show was a BBC television light entertainment show broadcast live on Saturday evenings from 4 September 1982 to 8 November 1986. It was presented by Noel Edmonds, initially with co-host Leni Harper and also featured Mike Smith and John Peel...	Herself
1982 / 1983	Dear Heart Dear Heart Dear Heart is a 1964 American comedy film, starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page. It was directed by Delbert Mann.- Plot :The story takes place in New York, where Evie Jackson attends a convention in the city and meets Harry Mork , a womanizer who has become engaged to prove his maturity.-Cast:...	Various Characters
1984-1985	Me And My Girl Me and My Girl (TV series) Me and My Girl was a 1980s British television situation comedy starring Richard O'Sullivanwhich centred on the challenges faced by a widower raising his adolescent daughter. It was broadcast on ITV between 1984 and 1988.-Plot:...	Maddie
1994-1995	Chucklevision ChuckleVision ChuckleVision is a popular British television series shown mainly on CBBC. New episodes are always first aired on BBC One, and occasionally episodes are shown on BBC Two. The first episode was shown on 26 September 1987. It follows the adventures of the Chuckle Brothers & the Patton Brothers, who...	Mrs McAlastair
1997	Chucklevision	Manager's wife
1999	Chucklevision	Mrs Hepplewhite