Leslie Nipkow
Biography
Leslie Nipkow is an actor and writer, breast cancer survivor, and daughter of an Auschwitz survivor. As a result, she writes characters who battle overwhelming odds, whether it be institutionalized prejudice, a Cat 5 hurricane, or their own rogue cells. Most recently, she won the Black List x Hornitos "Take Your Shot" Fellowship Grant to direct a proof-of-concept short for her award-winning feature drama "Salt of the Earth." She is a 2021 Black List Google Assistant Storytelling Fellow, a Stowe Story Labs Development Grant recipient, an Athena TV Writers Lab Fellow, and has been published in the New York Times and O: the Oprah Magazine, among others. Leslie is a proud member of the Writers Guild of America and lives in New Orleans where she finds untold stories on every street corner. In her spare time, she boxes.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Stevens
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Linda Jones
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as EMT
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Drama Series - 1990, 16 episodes • as Forewoman
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Drama Series - 1999, 16 episodes • as Taylor
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Victoria
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Motel Desk Clerk
Gray Parish is a good man with a troubled past who gave up his life of crime for life as a family man. But when his son is violently murdered, old habits return, sending him on a relentless quest with moral intentions and dangerous consequences.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Paula
Dr. Marcy Later has devoted her life to nuclear fusion, a long-proposed but never realized renewable energy solution for climate change. At a scientific conference in New Orleans with her two young children, she neglects her maternal and professional responsibilities by hanging out with a group of Furries staying at the same hotel, while a hurricane gathers offshore.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Mel
A married couple's celebratory date night is derailed when the wife lets the wrong name slip out during sex.