Ewen, Lesley (Leslie Ewen)

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EWEN, Lesley (Leslie Ewen)


PERSONAL


Career: Actress, director, producer, and writer. Director of 30 Helens, a comedy troupe; publicist for theatrical productions; speaker at various venues.


Member: Canadian Actors' Equity Association.


Awards, Honors: Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination, outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role, 1998, for WASPS.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Schoolgirl, Fire with Fire (also known as Captive Hearts ), Paramount, 1986.

Airport xray guard, Who's Harry Crumb?, TriStar, 1989.

Debbie, Look Who's Talking Too, TriStar, 1990.

Larner's secretary, Narrow Margin, TriStar, 1990.

Night receptionist, Bird on a Wire, Universal, 1990.

Photo editor, The Crush, Warner Bros., 1993.

Carmen the casting director, Double Happiness (also known as Bonheur aigredoux ), Fine Line, 1994.

Private nurse, Magic in the Water (also known as Glenorky and Le lac magique ), TriStar, 1995.

Slam Dunk Ernest (video), Buena Vista, 1995.

Person at party, Shoes Off! (short film), 1998.

Revisited (short film), 1998.

Casino bartender, Trixie, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Envy, Lift (short film), 2000.

Voice of Turaga Nokama, Bionicle: Mask of Light (animated video; also known as Bionicle: Mask of LightThe Movie ), Miramax, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) representative, Atomic Train, NBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sarah, That Secret Sunday, CBS, 1986.

Second intern, Stranger in My Bed, NBC, 1986.

Dispatcher, Backfire, Showtime, 1987.

Young Christian woman, Omen IV: The Awakening, Fox, 1991.

Liar, Liar (also known as Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter ), CBC and CBS, 1992.

Ms. Williams, Green Dolphin Beat (also known as Green Dolphin Street ), Fox, 1994.

Alicia Jennings, Deceived by Trust: A Moment of Truth Movie, NBC, 1995.

Marina, Mixed Blessings (also known as Danielle Steel's "Mixed Blessings "), NBC, 1995.

Jennifer, For Hope, ABC, 1996.

Social worker, A Kidnapping in the Family, ABC, 1996.

First nurse, Contagious (also known as Virus ), USA Network, 1997.

Linda Keesler, Daughters (also known as Our Mother's Murder ), USA Network, 1997.

Security chief, The Stepsister, USA Network, 1997.

Duty officer, Outrage, ABC, 1998.

Social worker, The Baby Dance, Showtime, 1998.

(As Leslie Ewen) Truck driver, The Long Way Home, CBS, 1998.

Belinda, Becoming Dick, E! Entertainment, 2000.

Francine, LifeSize, ABC, 2000.

Wendy, Dodson's Journey, CBS, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Beneath the Pacific," Mom P.I., CBC, 1990.

Detective Lyons, The Round Table, NBC, 1992.

Jane Goodwin, The Heights, Fox, 1992.

First agent, "Genderbender," The XFiles, Fox, 1994.

Carina Maywald, "Revelations," The XFiles, Fox, 1995.

Nurse Sally Scofield, "Living Hell," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1995.

O'Neill, "Time and Again World" (some sources cite "Time Again and World"), Sliders, Fox, 1996.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "Deep Water," The Sentinel, UPN, 1996.

Renee Davenport, "Unrequited," The XFiles, Fox, 1997.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "His Brother's Keeper," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "Pennies from Heaven," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "Secret," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "Smart Alec," The Sentinel, UPN, 1997.

Marian Price, "The People's Choice," Night Man, The Disney Channel and syndicated, 1998.

Tilley Sarakalean, "Deleted," The Net, USA Network, 1998.

"Jane Doe: Part 2," Cold Squad, CTV and Lifetime, 1998.

Diane, "People Like Us," Viper, syndicated, 1999.

Dr. Hilary Heath, "Darwin's Eye," Millennium, Fox, 1999.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "Dead End on Blank Street," The Sentinel, UPN, 1999.

Serena Chang (some sources cite Serena Baxter), "The Waiting Room," The Sentinel, UPN, 1999.

Nola, "Voodoo," So Weird, Disney Channel, 2000.

Samantha Ludwig, "The Dunwych Madness," Seven Days, UPN, 2000.

"Intentions," Mysterious Ways, PAX, 2000.

Maggie Tyner (some sources cite Maggie Tyler), "Descent," The Dead Zone, USA Network, 2003.

Meter maid, "Arms and the Girl," Jake 2.0, UPN, 2003.

Mrs. Hart, Black Sash, The WB, 2003.


Appeared as Margaret Page, The Commish, ABC.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Receptionist, The XFiles, Fox, 1993.

Glenda Frank, Family Law, CBS, 1999.

Stage Appearances:

Writing with Our Feet, Dark Horse Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1990.

Marg, WASPS, Vancouver Little Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1997.

An Understanding of Brown (solo show), Little Reeve Theatre, Canada, also Norm Theatre, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, and Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, all 2002.


Also appeared in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Stage Work; Director:

A Bordello of Comedy (musical), Vancouver Fringe Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2001.

An Understanding of Brown (solo show), Little Reeve Theatre, Canada, 2002.


Assistant director of Wildcat, Richmond Gateway Theatre; director or producer of various productions; also involved in set production.

WRITINGS

Stage Plays:

An Understanding of Brown (solo show), Little Reeve Theatre, Canada, also Norm Theatre, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada, and Douglas College, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, all 2002.