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Leslie Zemeckis (born February 5, 1969) is an American actress, producer, director, and writer. She is known for her work on Beowulf, A Christmas Carol, among other work. She has written and directed several projects, often focused on women in show business.

Personal Life
Leslie Zemeckis was born on February 5, 1969, as Leslie Elizabeth Harter. She married filmmaker Robert Zemeckis on December 4, 2001. They have two children, INSERT and Zsa Zsa. Zemeckis is also the stepmother of Alexander Zemeckis. As of 2014 she and Robert Zemeckis lived primarily in a residence in Montecito, California.

Books
Leslie Zemeckis wrote a book in 2014 based on her documentary Behind the Burly Q; the book goes by the same name. The book is about the history of American burlesque, featuring interviews with burlesque performers.

In 2015 Zemeckis released her second book, Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Striptease Lili St. Cyr. This nonfiction book is about Lili St. Cyr, a burlesque performer and stripteaser in the 1940s and 1950s.

Zemeckis' third book, Feuding Fan Dancers, is another nonfiction title. This book is about the life and times of two showgirls, Faith Bacon, the inventor of the fan dance, and Sally Rand, a famous performer of the fan dance who was sued by Faith Bacon. The book is due to be released by Counterpoint in October 2018.