# Lesley Fera

Lesley Fera (born November 23, 1971) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Veronica Hastings on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. Fera also had a recurring roles in 24, CSI: Miami and Southland, as well as performing in a number of theater productions. She launched a podcast to discuss Pretty Little Liars in 2020.

## Biography

A native Californian, Lesley is a lover of the stage, she is very active in L.A. theatre and has also enjoyed working at numerous regional theaters. She portrayed Veronica Hastings on Pretty Little Liars from 2010 to 2017.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2005 | Herstory | Marly |
| 2017 | The Lovers | Susan |
| 2017 | Boone: The Bounty Hunter | Madam Sylvia |
| 2020 | Seven Days | Stacey |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Woman #2 | "The Great Dickdater" (season 3: episode 13) |
| 1999 | Absence of the Good | Beth | Television film |
| 2000 | Titus | Paula | "Sex with Pudding" (season 1: episode 1) |
| 2001 | Gideon's Crossing | Janet Beckman | "The Crash" (season 1: episode 19) |
| 2001 | Strong Medicine | Anne | "Impaired" (season 2: episode 7) |
| 2001 | Thieves | Carla Patterson | "Home Is Where the Heist Is…" (season 1: episode 10) |
| 2001 | The Drew Carey Show | Judy | "Bus-ted" (season 7: episode 6) |
| 2001 | Citizen Baines | Eileen McGuire | "Out in the Rain" (season 1: episode 7) |
| 2002 | Judging Amy | Mrs. Moran | "Picture of Perfect" (season 4: episode 21) |
| 2003 | The Practice | A.D.A. Kate Barron | "We the People" (season 8: episode 1) |
| 2004–10 | CSI: Miami | Dr. Joyce Carmel | 4 episodes Guest star (Seasons 2, 4, 5, 9) |
| 2004 | ER | Helen Kolber | "NICU" (season 10: episode 12) |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Gladys Halperin | "Coming Home" (season 1: episode 3) |
| 2005 | NYPD Blue | Debra Campo | "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band" (season:12 episode 17) |
| 2006 | Numb3rs | ATF Agent Annie Wilson | "Guns and Roses" (season 2: episode 20) |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Dana Taylor '04 | "The War at Home" (season 4: episode 2) |
| 2006–07 | Justice | DA Jennifer Reese | 2 episodes |
| 2009–10 | 24 | Angela Nelson | 6 episodes Recurring role (Season 7) Guest Star (Season 8) |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Cynthia | "Heartbeats" (season 7: episode 19) |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Leslie Sloop | "Throwing Fire" (season 2: episode 10) |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Daniella Creighton | "Christian Troy II" (season 6: episode 17) |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Leslie McBride | "The Fight" (season 5: episode 18) |
| 2010–17 | Pretty Little Liars | Veronica Hastings | 53 episodes; Recurring role (Seasons 1–7) |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Dr. Maya Ehrlich | "Shelter" (Season 1: episode 10) |
| 2011 | House M.D. | Kay | "Bombshells" (Season 7: episode 15) |
| 2013 | Southland | Sergeant Waters | 4 episodes Recurring role (Season 5) |
| 2013 | Dating in LA and Other Urban Myths | Penelope | 9 episodes Main role (Season 1) |
| 2014 | Stalker | Mrs. McCoy | "Whatever Happened to Baby James?" (Season 1: episode 2) |
| 2017 | Battle of the Network Stars | Herself | Contestant |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Cooperative Agent | Cameo, "The End" (Season 8: Episode 1) |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | Nicole | "Tough Titmous" (Season 2: Episode 4) |
| 2018 | The Orville | Minister Theece | "Primal Urges" (Season 2: Episode 2) |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Location |
| 1995–96 | Noises Off | Poppy | Asolo Repertory Theatre |
| 1996 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Miss Knag (et al.) | Asolo Repertory Theatre |
| 1997 | The Children’s Hour | Martha | Provincetown Theater Foundation |
| 1997 | The Mousetrap | Mollie | Pennsylvania Centre Stage |
| 1997 | Misalliance | Hypatia | Pennsylvania Centre Stage |
| 1998 | A Sense of Place | Mary Tate | American Stage |
| 1999 | Communicating Doors | Poopay / Phoebe | San Jose Repertory Theatre |
| 2000–01 | Lady Chatterley’s Lover | Lady Chatterley | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2002 | Anna Christie | Anna Christie | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2002–03 | Big Love | Olympia | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2004 | Dealing With Clair | | The Matrix Theatre Company |
| 2005 | Happy End | Lillian Holiday | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2007 | The Hasty Heart | Margaret | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2011 | Barrie: Back to Back | Mrs. Beatrice Page | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2012 | Our Town | | The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage |
| 2015 | The Homecoming | Ruth | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2016 | Two Dollar Bill | Jessica McGovern | Pioneer Theatre Company |
| 2016 | Bull | Isobel | Rogue Machine Theatre |
| 2016 | Two Henrys | | Pacific Resident Theatre |
| 2017 | Dinner with Friends | | Pacific Resident Theatre |