Biography
The star of the Lucifer series Leslie Ann Brandt has done a long way to Hollywood - Born in Africa, lived in New Zealand and found a professional vocation in America. Dark-skinned beauty pleases the fans of the American TV series with their work since 2009.Childhood and youth
Leslie Ann was born on December 2 (on the sign of the Zodiac Sagittarius) of 1981 in Cape Town, South Africa. Father - Gary Brandt, Mother - Shamein Brandt. With its exotic appearance, the actress is obliged not to plastic, but a multi-ethnic pedigree. Its nationality is difficult to determine since the ancestors were people from East India, Germany, Spain, Holland, Great Britain.
In the family brought up two children. Childhood of the girl, as well as her younger brother, passed in Athlon, suburb of Cape Town. According to Leslie Ann, such an adultery allowed her to increase the "thick skin" and become more intelligent, because on the streets of the South African capital it was unsafe. Subsequently, these qualities helped the girl to break through the world of cinema.
The girl went to the local school Pinelands High School. In addition to study, as a child, the future star of the series sang in the choir and participated in school productions. But, as the brandt is recognized, South Africa at that time was not a place where the development of art in every way is patronic. Seeing this, parents decided to change the place of residence and, having waited when the daughter graduates from school, left for New Zealand. For a teenager, it was a big stress.
"I literally fibers, and I rested my legs," she tells with a laugh.At 18 years old, the girl was difficult to say goodbye to friends, childhood and adolescence. Although now she understands that everything was for the better. In 1999, Family Brandt arrived in New Zealand Auckland. Here she began a labor biography - worked as a seller, then a consultant on information technology issues. In parallel, he worked out a lamp and model (height 170 cm, weight of 60 kg), starred in a number of commercials.
In 2008, the acting skills was studied on a special method of American teacher Sanford Maizner.
Personal life
Sources call the personal life of celebrities almost flawless: it is not seen in loud scandals and forbidden connections. On September 5, 2015, Brandt married the actor of Chris Pain Gilbert, who met for 3 years. Soon the pair was born firstborn - the son of Kingston Pain Gilbert. Together with the Leslie-Ann family lives in Los Angeles.In the actress account in "Instagram" thousands of photos, among which there are pictures with her husband and baby, from the shooting sites, from numerous travels. Mother calls her son "the greatest gift from all." Like many busy parents, a woman cannot spend a lot of time. The actress celebrates in an interview that it looks forward to the completion of the filming to see his child.
In the 2nd Lucifer season, Leslie Ann starred pregnant, but the tummy successfully masked baggy clothing. She quickly restored an excellent figure after childbirth and with pleasure demonstrates the body without scars and tattoos as in a swimsuit, and without it. Photo in underwear and even in nude style are published in famous magazines.
Brandt is one of the most successful South African actresses of Hollywood.
Films
In 2008, Leslie Ann received the first prominent role in the New Zealand TV, playing Leylany in the popular comedy TV series "Diplomatic Immunity" in Tandem with the famous Craig Parker.
The next role of the actress has become a real breakthrough. She starred in the American historical project "Spartak: Blood and Sand" (2010). Initially, the producers invited the girl to the role of Sura - Spartak's wife, but the director of casting saw her in the role of Having - an excellent slave, in love with Gladiator Criches.
In 2011, Leslie Ann starred in the adventure of Spartacus - Project "Spartak: the gods of the arena." But in the 3rd part of the epic, the artist is no longer in the credits. After the death of Andy Whitfield, who played the main character, the production of the series underwent a number of delays, Brandt was already busy in other projects. As a result, Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
Participation in the popular TV show became for Leslie Ann a happy ticket. Thanks to him, she grew up professionally and began to receive interesting sentences about the roles. So, soon the brandt appeared in the episodes of such popular projects as "the legend of the seeker" (2010), "This is not my life" (2010), "Chuck" (2011), "C. S. I.: The crime scene of New York "(2011).
In 2010, the actress made his debut in the cinema - she was offered a role in the full-length New Zealand ribbon "Hope and Dreams of Jazzz Snell". A year later she played nurse Valery Hoyri in the American detective drama "Vision". In the same 2011 in the filmography of Leslie Ann, finally, the main role of Cassie appears in the horror movie of the same name.
Until 2014, the artist was interrupted by small roles in the episodes of little-known serials. The only major work during this time was the Australian film "on the ridge" (2013), in which Brandt played with Sam Worthington. South African appeared in the image of the Lani Surfer, which the whole film does not part with the surfboard and goes into a wiking or swimsuit, demonstrating luxurious forms.
But in 2014, Leslie Ann approved for a permanent major role in the postpocalyptic series "Lottery", but the project, alas, closed after the 1st season due to low ratings. The sketchy of the failure of the brandt with his head went to work on the new film "Librarians". In it, the heroine of the actress Lamia fights on the side of the Evil's forces, being an assistant to the immortal and invincible head of the Snake Brotherhood Lancelot du Laka. The series lasted 4 seasons.
In September 2014, the 1st season of the comic series "Gotham" started, in which Leslie Ann got a bright negative character of the Killer Larissa Diaz. The project was successful and stretched out for 5 seasons that filmed the next 5 years. Despite the high ratings, in 2019 the authors decided to beautifully finish the series at the peak of popularity.
In 2015, the actress was noted by participation in a serious genre of the psychological drama - the film "Painty". Her heroine is a participant in special operation in Afghanistan. On the set, the brandt first took advantage of his perfect knowledge of Afrikaans.
Then Leslie-Ann began to the most famous role for today in her career - Maji from the Lucifer series. Fox TV channel released 2 seasons at once, and the third came out in 2017.
The project scenario is written on the comics of the same name. Lucifer who bored on his dark throne takes the image of an attractive modern man and goes to Los Angeles, where it is not bad for a nightclub manager and having fun at the full coil. Brandt plays a Lucifer's devotional allied, which lives on Earth in the image of a mulatto girl, owns a variety of martial arts. She creates not the most favorable deeds, but at the same time is not devoid of good qualities.
Colleagues Leslie Ann on the shooting area of the series were Lauren Jerman (Chloe Decker), Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Trisha Helfer (Charlotte), Inbar Lavi (Eva), Kevin Alejandro (Dan).
In 2018, the actress played in full meter - the Black Comedy "Murder of Winston Jones".
In May 2019, the premiere of the 4th season of the series "Lucifer", which has already released Netflix TV channel.
Leslie Ann Brandt now
The popularity of "Lucifer" led to the release of the 5th season, which consists of 16 episodes. The premiere was planned for May 2020, but due to a coronavirus infection pandemic, the date was transferred to August. According to the Netflix Announcement, the premiere of another eight episodes took place until the end of the 2020th. The ratings of the series are high, and therefore the leadership of the TV channel decided not to stop and extend the project on the 6th season, which Netflix officially announced in June.Filmography
- 2009 - "Diplomatic Immunity"
- 2010 - "Spartak: Blood and Sand"
- 2010 - "Legend of the Seeker"
- 2011 - "Chuck"
- 2011 - "Spartak: the gods of the arena"
- 2013 - "On Graben"
- 2014 - "Lottery"
- 2014 - "Gotham"
- 2014 - "Librarians"
- 2015 - "Painty"
- 2016 - "Lucifer"
- 2018 - "Murder Winston Jones"