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Various Facts
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- Voted "Most Beautiful Teenager" in Britain in 1970.
- Began modeling at 10 years old.
- Measurements: 34B-24-36
- She lived with Bruce Robinson for ten years after meeting him at age 15. She came to America at age 17.
- She is the mother of two sons - George-Edward, born c. 1998 from her marriage to Don E. FauntLeRoy, and Jack, born c. 1982 from her marriage to William Friedkin.
- When she was filming "Days of Our Lives" (1965), her father was due to leave to go back to England but suddenly had an angiogram, pains in his chest, resulting in a quadruple bypass operation.
- Family: Mother Isobel (from Scotland, UK) who passed away c. 2000, father Jack/James (from UK), aunt Fran and uncle Michael.
- She met 'Don E. FauntLeroy' when she was filming the miniseries "North and South" (1985) (mini).
- She and first husband Enrique Gabriel met on the set of Sphinx (1981) and were married only a few days later. Their marriage was a short one and ended in an annulment. Lesley-Anne recalls her marriage as an "exciting ride". Not long after her annulment, she met director William Friedkin, whom she later married.
- Originally, Maud Adams was to star in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) but after she'd been filming for two days the role was recast for some reason and Lesley-Anne Down got the part instead.
- She spent her early childhood formative years in the Putney area of London, England and spent time with her uncle Michael, a major in the British army.
- She lives in Malibu, California
- She loves dogs and cats
- Her favorite movie to do was "The Great Train Robbery"
- She met her husband on the set of "North & South"
- She was nominated for a Golden Globe for playing Madeline Main on the mini series "North & South"
- "North & South" was the 7th all-time favorite mini series
- She has a son named Jack, two step-daughters and a boy who was born in 1998 named George
- Down suggested the name "Olivia" instead of Sheila for her character on Sunset Beach
- She was born in London, England
- On "Arch of Triumph" that was her singing
- Lesley is 51, her birthday is March 17, 1954
- Her favorite school subject is history
- She left school at 16 (the legal age in london)
- Her favorite color is Blue
- Lesley-Anne Down is a good cook
- She was married twice before, to the director of "The Exorcist" (William Friedikin) and to Enrique Gabrielle.
- She does answer her own fan-mail
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