Leslie Bega
Born
April 17, 1967 (58 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Leslie Rae Bega (born April 17, 1967) is an American theater, film and television actress. Bega was born in Los Angeles to a Sephardi Jewish father and Russian Jewish mother. Her paternal grandparents came to the United States from Spain. In addition to English, Bega speaks Spanish and French fluently. After graduating as valedictorian from Lycée Français de Los Angeles, Bega attended the University of Southern California. Bega is known for her performances in Head of the Class as Maria Borges, David Lynch's Lost Highway, as a recurring cast member in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, C-16: FBI and The Sopranos as Valentina La Paz. She is also featured as a dancer in the break dancing films Breakin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. She played the role of Anna Lansky in 1991's Mobsters. She has appeared as a guest star in the television shows 21 Jump Street, Beverly Hills, 90210, The New Twilight Zone, and Highway To Heaven. Her theater work includes King Lear, at the Electric Theatre, The Merchant of Venice, Gypsy, Grease, The Sound of Music, and Maria in West Side Story at the Westchester Theatre.
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Known For

Talking Sopranos
Self · (1 episode)
2020

Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Self
2017

Dating Games People Play
Mona Evans
2008

American Dad!
Ms. Anderson (voice) · (1 episode)
2005

CSI: NY
Grace Walderson · (1 episode)
2004

Nip/Tuck
(1 episode)
2003

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Leah · (3 episodes)
2000

Time of Her Time
Denise Gondelman
2000

The Last Producer
Restaurant Manager
2000

The Sopranos
Valentina la Paz · (7 episodes)
1999

Against the Law
Lucia the Liquor Store Clerk
1997

Lost Highway
Raquel
1997

Power 98
Denise
1996

The American President
White House Staffer Laura
1995

Get Shorty
Vikki Vespa
1995

seaQuest DSV
Sandra · (1 episode)
1993

Uncaged
Mickie
1991

Beverly Hills, 90210
Marianne Moore · (1 episode)
1990

For Keeps
Carlita
1988

21 Jump Street
Stephanie 'Stevie' Plummer · (1 episode)
1987

Head of the Class
Maria Borges · (66 episodes)
1986

The Twilight Zone
Girl (segment "Dead Woman's Shoes") · (1 episode)
1985

Silence of the Heart
Cindy
1984

Highway to Heaven
(1 episode)
1984