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The daughter of dancers from the American Ballet Theatre, Leslie Browne followed in her parents' footsteps, performing first with the New York City Ballet before joining the American Ballet Theatre as a soloist in 1976. Soon after, the petite, attractive brunette made her feature debut as Shirley MacLaine's daughter embarking on a dancing career in Herbert Ross' "The Turning Point" (1977), earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Although she would appear in two more films directed by Ross, "Nijinsky" (1980, as a worshipful Hungarian aristocrat who marries the titular dancer despite his homosexuality) and "Dancers" (1987, reteaming with Mikhail Baryshnikov from "The Turning Point"), Browne proved too lightweight a performer....
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

Dancers - ( Nadine / 1987 / Released / )
Nijinsky - ( Romola DePulsky / 1980 / Released / )
The Turning Point - ( Emilia Rogers / 1977 / Released / )
The Turning Point - ( Choreographer(- choreography) / 1977 / Released / )
TV Credits
A Tudor Evening With American Ballet Theatre ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Night of 100 Stars III ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Baryshnikov Dances Balanchine With American Ballet Theatre ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Balanchine and Cunningham: An Evening at American Ballet Theatre ( 1988 / Released ): Actor
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
American Ballet Theatre ( 1978 / Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

The daughter of dancers from the American Ballet Theatre, Leslie Browne followed in her parents' footsteps, performing first with the New York City Ballet before joining the American Ballet Theatre as a soloist in 1976. Soon after, the petite, attractive brunette made her feature debut as Shirley MacLaine's daughter embarking on a dancing career in Herbert Ross' "The Turning Point" (1977), earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Although she would appear in two more films directed by Ross, "Nijinsky" (1980, as a worshipful Hungarian aristocrat who marries the titular dancer despite his homosexuality) and "Dancers" (1987, reteaming with Mikhail Baryshnikov from "The Turning Point"), Browne proved too lightweight a performer. She was clearly miscast in the former while the latter stressed what she did best--dance. She has appeared on the small screen as a dancer in PBS presentations like "American Ballet Theatre" (1978), "Ballanchine and Cunningham: An Evening at American Ballet Theatre" (1988), "Baryshnikov Dances Ballanchine with American Ballet Theatre" (1989) and "A Tudor Evening with American Ballet Theatre" (1990). In 1993, Browne made her Broadway musical debut as the prima ballerina in the ill-fated stage adaptation of "The Red Shoes" (which teamed her with "Nijinsky" co-star George de la Pena). More recently, she has divided her time between performing and choreographing works for up-and-coming dancers.

Profession(s):
dancer, choreographer, Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:Kelly Browne (danced with the American Ballet Theatre)
mother:Isabel Browne (danced with the American Ballet Theatre)

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Education
Phoenix School of Ballet Phoenix, Arizona
School of American Ballet New York, New York
Professional Children's School New York, New York
New York City Ballet School New York, New York
Milestones (Back to top)
1999 Returned to the NYC stage in Off-Broadway production of "Train Stories"
1997 Danced in "The Nutcracker" in Hawaii
1993 Had featured role as the prima ballerina in the ill-fated stage musical "The Red Shoes", directed by Stanley Donen
1987 Third picture with Ross, "Dancers"
1986 Appointed a principal dancer at ABT
1980 Portrayed Romola de Pulsky, the dancer's wife, in Ross' biopic "Nijinsky"
1977 Earned Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for her film debut as Shirley MacLaine's daughter in Herbert Ross' "The Turning Point"
1976 Joined American Ballet Theatre as a soloist
Raised in Phoenix, Arizona
Moved to NYC at the age of 16 to study ballet
Performed with New York City Ballet for a year and a half

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