Leigh Christian
Leigh Christian | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968-1987 |
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Leigh Christian is an American actress best known for her guest starring roles on many major television series during the 1970s and 1980s including The Rockford Files, Hawaii Five-O, The Six Million Dollar Man, McCloud, Knight Rider, Starsky and Hutch, The Ghost Busters, Emergency! (S5Ep12), amongst others. Christian also appeared in Barnaby Jones in 1975.[1]
Career
Christian began her entertainment career in Kansas City, Missouri, shooting two commercials that qualified her for a SAG card when she moved to Hollywood in 1968. She continued doing commercials throughout her career, totaling over 100 shoots.[2]
Film
Christian had roles in Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) and two cult films: The Doll Squad (1973), directed by Ted Mikels, and Beyond Atlantis (1973), directed by the famous Filipino impresario of horror genre films, Eddie Romero. She also had a co-starring role in Butterfly (1982), the debut movie of Pia Zadora directed by Matt Cimber. Christian's role in Beyond Atlantis as Syrene, the undersea princess, earned her a place in an Australian Film Company's documentary entitled Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010).
Television
- The Rockford Files
- McCloud
- Hawaii Five-O
- The Six Million Dollar Man
- Knight Rider
- Starsky and Hutch
- The Ghost Busters
- Barnaby Jones
- Hunter
- The Fall Guy
- T. J. Hooker
- Jessie
- Matt Houston
- Emergency!
- Sword of Justice
- Toma
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
- Griff
- Flying High
- Night Gallery
- The D.A.
- Marcus Welby M.D.
- Cannon
- Chase
- Vega$
- Movies of the Week include
- Intimate Agony
- Delta County U.S.A.
- Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping
References
- ^ Barnaby Jones "Trap Play"(01/07/1975).
- ^ "Leigh Christian SAG-AFTRA" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2024.