page_title: Lesley Ann Warren
section_title: 1960s and 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: Lesley Ann Warren / Career / 1960s and 1970s
caption_attribution_description: English: A promotional photo for the 1969 CBS broadcasting of the 1965 Cinderella musical, starring Stuart Damon as the Prince and Lesley Ann Warren as Cinderella.
context_page_description: Lesley Ann Warren is an American actress and singer. Warren made her Broadway debut in 1963, and in 1965 received wide recognition for playing the title role in the television musical production of Cinderella. She later had starring roles in the Disney musical films The Happiest Millionaire and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band.
  In 1970s, Warren worked mostly on television, receiving a Golden Globe nomination for playing Dana Lambert in the CBS drama series Mission: Impossible. In 1978, she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series for the NBC miniseries Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue. In 1983, Warren was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Norma Cassidy in Victor/Victoria. She received two additional Golden Globe nominations for performances in Songwriter and Family of Spies. Her other film appearances include A Night in Heaven, Choose Me, Clue, Burglar, Cop, Pure Country, Color of Night, The Limey, and Secretary.
context_section_description: In 1961, Warren began her career as a ballet dancer, training at the School of American Ballet at the age of 14. Her career began in 1962 at age 15 when she made a tape of herself singing Queen of the Night aria from The Magic Flute (the first and only time she sang opera). She entered the Actors Studio at the age of 17—reputedly the youngest applicant ever to be accepted. Her Broadway debut came in 1963 in the musical 110 in the Shade. She won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the 1965 flop musical Drat! The Cat!. In 1973, she portrayed Scarlett O'Hara in the Los Angeles production of the musical Scarlett; however, the play was poorly reviewed and did not continue to Broadway as planned.
  Having failed to obtain the role of Liesl in The Sound of Music, Warren achieved her first major television success in the title role of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in 1965. She appeared in shows including Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, The Mod Squad, Love, American Style and The Carol Burnett Show. Her film debut was in the 1967 musical comedy The Happiest Millionaire, the last movie Walt Disney worked on before his death. The following year, she went to star opposite Walter Brennan in the musical film The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band. This year, she placed at #15 on the Laurel Awards list for Female New Face. 
  During 1970s, Warren appeared in only two feature films: Pickup on 101 (1972) and Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976). Meanwhile, Warren worked regularly on television. She played the role of Dana Lambert, the leading female on the CBS action drama Mission: Impossible during the 1970–71 season. According to The Complete Mission: Impossible Dossier by Patrick White, she was considered too inexperienced for the part and left after only one year. For her performance, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Despite her departure, throughout the 1970s Warren became a leading lady of TV movies and miniseries. Her notable credits include The Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1972), The Letters (1973), The Legend of Valentino (1975), Betrayal (1978) and Pearl (1978). She appeared as a guest star in the third season of The Muppet Show. In 1975, Warren played a gullible psychiatric patient opposite Peter Falk and George Hamilton in the Columbo episode "A Deadly State of Mind". Warren also played Lois Lane in the 1975 TV special It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman, adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name. Warren went on to screen test for the role of Lois Lane in the 1978 Superman film, a role that was ultimately won by Margot Kidder (footage of Warren's screen test has been included as a supplementary feature on VHS and DVD releases of the film). In 1978, she won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for the NBC miniseries Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue.
caption: Warren as Cinderella, pictured with Stuart Damon as the Prince.
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