Leslie Parrish (born March 18, 1935) is an American actress who worked under her birth name, Marjorie Hellen, until she changed it in 1959. She is also an activist, environmentalist, writer and producer.

As a child, she lived in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and eventually, at age 10, settled in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. At age 14 she was a talented and promising piano and composition student at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. She earned money for her tuition by working as a maid, teaching piano (at age 16) and doing waitress work. At age 18, in order to earn enough money to continue her education at the Conservatory, her mother convinced her to become a model for one year so she could continue her studies.

Biography

D'abord connue sous son vrai nom, Marjorie Hellen, elle prend le pseudonyme Leslie Parrish en 1959.
Elle a commencé sa carrière en tant que mannequin à New York avant de devenir actrice à Hollywood. L'un de ses rôles les plus notables est celui de « Daisy Mae » dans Li'l Abner . Par la suite, elle travailla pour la télévision.

Leslie Parrish fut mariée, de 1977 à 1999, à l'écrivain américain Richard Bach, auteur de Jonathan Livingston le goéland. Il a décrit leur rencontre et leur relation dans deux ouvrages : Un pont sur l'infini et One.