莱斯利的父亲是一名骑警、严格的执法者,母亲是威尔士 人。第二次世界大战末期,为了远离战争,逃避服兵役,父亲极力怂恿他加入娱乐圈,莱斯利先是在多伦多的加拿大国家艺术学院进修广播专业,然后前往纽约百老 汇的奈瓦福特剧院深造。曾先后与Monica Boyer、Alisande Ullman及Brooks Oliver有过三段婚姻,但均以离婚告终。
Barbara Parkins is best remembered as an icon of the Sixties who had starring roles in two of the era's more notorious productions, Peyton Place (1964) and Valley of the Dolls (1967). After arriving in Hollywood as a teenager, Parkins soon began appearing on episodic television programs such as Wagon Train (1957) and Perry Mason (1957). She also appeared with George Burns as a dancer in his nightclub act.
作品: 伊甸园之东 / 忍者舞娘 / 洛杉矶特警