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Leslie Nipkow
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
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.
Filmography
| 2024 | Rebel Ridge · as Victoria |
| 2024 | Parish (TV Series) · as Motel Desk Clerk |
| 2022 | Queer as Folk (2022) (TV Series) · as Older Lesbian |
| 2021 | Sacrifice (TV Series) · as Aa Leader |
| 2018 | Hometown Christmas · as Martha |
| 2018 | The Purge (TV Series) · as Guard Maggie |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Motel Manager |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Taylor |
| 1996 | Childhood's End · as Cynda |
| 1995 | New Jersey Drive · as Female Officer |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Linda Jones |