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Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish (born March 18, 1935) is an American actress who starred under her birth name, Marjorie Helen, until she changed it in 1959.

Her two most notable roles are as Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1959) and as Jocie Jordan in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

She has numerous television appearances, including her role in the Star Trek episode Who Mourns for Adonis? where Parrish played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, who becomes the lust object of the god Apollo.

Parrish is married to Richard Bach, author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull.


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Leslie Parrish Facts

Birth NameMarjorie Helen
OccupationActress
BirthdayMarch 13, 1935 (73)
SignPisces
BirthplaceUSA

Selected Filmography

The Manchurian Candidate
Unbreakable
Li'l Abner
The Virgin Queen
Missile to the Moon
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 10
Giant Spider Invasion
Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection: T-Men
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