Leslie Zemeckis Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for a 2010 Satellite Award for her documentary "Behind the Burly Q․"
• Winner of the Hollywood Discovery Award at the 2012 Hollywood Film Festival in the best documentary category for "Bound by Flesh․"
• Nominated for a Gold Hugo at the 2012 Chicago International Film Festival in the best documentary category for "Bound by Flesh․"
• Quote: "To follow my passion, documentaries and writing and acting is a dream․ Creating something of worth that hopefully will educate and entertain and overturn possible misconceptions seems to have become a mission․"
• Co-author and creator of the "Staar," a one-woman show about a mistress who tells of her adventures
• Directed the documentary "Behind the Burly Q," which tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the people involved with burlesque
• Author of the book "Behind the Burly Q," which tells the history of burlesque in America