Leslie Bibb Biography

LESLIE BIBB

Date of Birth: November 17, 1974

A child of North Dakota, Leslie Bibb was the youngest of three sisters and was raised in a single family home after the death of her father when she was three. Raised in rural Nelson County, Virginia, her family later relocated to Richmond, Virginia where Bibb excelled at St. Gertrude's, an all-girls school.

In 1990, Bibb, a 16-year-old brunette with a southern accent, won a model search on The Oprah Winfrey Show. As a result she modeled in Europe and Japan, began to appear on magazine covers, and started acting in commercials and soap operas, all while continuing her education.

She attended the University of Virginia, but decided to take a leave from the University and pursue her career in New York. She continued to model while in New York, but it was her acting that kept her there. After completing a prestigious three-year drama program in New York and traveling through Europe for six months, she set off for Los Angeles.

She started her film career in the television series The Big Easy (1996), before taking the plung into film where she played an NBC tour guide in the biopic Private Parts (1997). Bibb starred in the WB television series Popular and began the year 2000 with two features—The Skulls, starring Joshua Jackson, and the indie film The Young Unknowns.

She's gone on to star in numerous big budget features and blockbusters, including Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Iron Man (2008), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Tag (2018). In 2010 she won Best Actress at the Boston Film Festival for her work in the indie film Miss Nobody.

On TV she has played starring roles on series such as The League (2009 to 2015), Rhett and Link's Buddy System (2016 to 2017), American Housewife (2016 to 2018) and Nobodies (2017 to 2018).

Following a brief marriage that lasted just over a year, Leslie is now divorced and resides in Los Angeles with her dog Jack, whom she rescued from a shelter while living in New York City, and her other dog, Harley. A voracious reader, she also enjoys biking, hiking and scouring flea markets for antiques.

Filmography:

Tag (2018)
To the Bone (2017)
Awakening the Zodiac (2017)
Don Verdean (2015)
No Good Deed (2014)
Flight 7500 (2014)
Take Care (2014)
Hell Baby (2013)
Movie 43 (2013)
Meeting Evil (2012)
Zookeeper (2011)
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
Miss Nobody (2010)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
Trick ‘r Treat (2007)
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
See Spot Run (2001)
The Young Unknowns (2000)
The Skulls (2000)
This Space Between Us (1999)
Touch Me (1997)
Private Parts (1997)