Leslie Ash
Born
February 19, 1960 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
To Be Someone
Judy
2021
Ruth
Jennifer
2021
Quadrophenia: Our Generation
Self
2019
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
2011
Would I Lie to You?
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
A Way of Life: Making Quadrophenia
2006
The Keith Barret Show
(1 episode)
2004
Harry Hill's TV Burp
(1 episode)
2002
Judge John Deed
(1 episode)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Merseybeat
(38 episodes)
2001
It's Only TV But I Like It
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Fantasy World Cup
Self · (1 episode)
1998
An Audience with Elton John
Self
1997
Where the Heart Is
(62 episodes)
1997
Saturday Live
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Bugs
(1 episode)
1995
Harry Enfield and Chums
Self · (1 episode)
1994
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
Self - Audience Member
1994
Shooting Stars
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Men Behaving Badly
Deborah · (41 episodes)
1992
Perfect Scoundrels
Daisy Garland · (1 episode)
1990
Haggard
(14 episodes)
1990
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
Natural Causes
Angie
1988
The Marksman
Hazel · (3 episodes)
1987
Casualty
Vanessa Lytton · (1 episode)
1986
Shadey
Carol Landau
1985
Home to Roost
Susie Perkins · (1 episode)
1985
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Fred Smith · (30 episodes)
1985
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce
Philippa
1984
Curse of the Pink Panther
Juleta Shane (AKA Julie Morgan)
1983
The Happy Apple
(7 episodes)
1983
Dead on Time
1983
Outside Edge
Sharon
1982
Nutcracker
Sharon
1982
The Tube
(118 episodes)
1982
Seconds Out
Hazel · (13 episodes)
1981
The Gentle Touch
(1 episode)
1980
Quadrophenia
Steph
1979
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Natalie Dixon
1978
The Boy with Two Heads
1974