Biography
An appealing lead and supporting player on television and in features since the early 1990s, Leslie Bibb displayed a knack for comedy in features like "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" (2006), "Iron Man" (2008) and "Confessions of a Shopaholic" (2009) which allowed her to rise above the largely ornamental roles she had been given throughout her career. A former model, she first came to national attention with the farcical teen TV …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Co-starred with Kristin Chenoweth on the ABC series "G.C.B." | |
2011 | Played the title character's (Kevin James) love interest in the comedy feature "Zookeeper" | |
2010 | Reprised role in "Iron Man 2" | |
2009 | Appeared opposite Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler in "Law Abiding Citizen" | |
2008 | Played reporter Christine Everhart in "Iron Man" opposite Robert Downey Jr. | |
2008 | Cast in Daniel Waters' "Sex and Death 101" opposite Simon Baker and Winona Ryder | |
2007 | Co-starred with Patrick Fugit in the controversal indie film "Wristcutters: A Love Story" | |
2006 | Cast as Will Ferrell's wife in the comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" | |
2005 | Joined the cast of long-running crime drama "Crossing Jordan" (NBC) as Detective Lu Simmons | |
2002 | Landed a recurring role on the NBC medical drama "ER" | |
2001 | Co-starred as a young mother in the feature comedy "See Spot Run" | |
2000 | Featured opposite Joshua Jackson in "The Skulls," a college thriller about a Yale secret society | |
1999 | Played a cheerleader who strives to maintain a perfect image on The WB teen drama series "Popular" | |
1999 | Appeared in the touching independent comedy feature "This Space Between Us" | |
1999 | Cast on the short-lived "Walker, Texas Ranger" spin-off "Sons of Thunder" (CBS) | |
1997 | Starred on the USA Network series "The Big Easy" | |
1997 | Guest starred on episodes of NBC's "Fired Up" and "Just Shoot Me" | |
1997 | Feature debut as an NBC Tour Guide in the Howard Stern biopic "Private Parts" | |
| Moved to NYC to pursue modeling; also studied acting for three years | ||
1990 | At age 16, entered an Oprah Winfrey sponsored model search; was chosen as a finalist and appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (Syndicated); won the competition and signed a contract with Elite Agency | |
1988 | Moved with family to Richmond, VA at age 14 | |
| Raised in rural Nelson County, VA | ||