JOAN LESLIE: Girlish and unassuming, at 17, she shines brightly as a full-fledged star able to sing, dance, act Joan Leslie at 17 looks every bit the schoolgirl that she is. Yet in two pictures, Sergeant York and Yankee Doodle Dandy, she has comes to stardom as Hollywood's youngest triple-threat girl. Able to sing, dance, and act dramatic roles from her own age to a woman of 60, she has won both the respect and acclaim of Hollywood and Main Street. A great asset is her manner of projecting sweet innocence without seeming too sugary. In her latest movie with Warner Bros., The Hard Way, Joan plays a naive high-school girl who sings and dances to a successful stage career via the small-time vaudeville circuits. No Newcomer to real-life hard ways of sleeper jumps and four-a-days, Joan, born Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodell, started in vaudeville at the age of 2. Thereafter she joined her two sisters in a song-and-dance act that toured the country until a movie scout saw her in a New York nightclub. Despite a long backstage career Joan remains refreshing, unassuming, a kid at heart. While being considered for Fred Astaire's next dancing partner, she sent him a telegram: "Heard a rumor and hope it's true. I'm paying daily visits to the wishing well." Her dreams came true. Favorite Joan Leslie Film Select your favorite Joan Leslie film here. High Sierra The Great Mr. Nobody The Wagons Roll at Night Sergeant York The Male Animal Yankee Doodle Dandy The Hard Way This Is the Army The Sky's the Limit Thank Your Lucky Stars Hollywood Canteen Where Do We Go From Here? Rhapsody in Blue Too Young to Know Cinderella Jones Two Guys from Milwaukee Repeat Performance Northwest Stampede The Skipper Surprised His Wife Man in the Saddle The Woman They Almost Lynched Flight Nurse Jubilee Trail Hell's Outpost Other Current Results [Sign My Guestbook] [View My Guestbook]