Career
Leni"s breakthrough role was in a 1981 West End production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. In 1982 she was recruited for the role of spinning the Whirly Wheel on the first series of The Late Late Breakfast Show, but her "whirlybird" role was dropped after three shows (although pre-filmed inserts were seen for a further three weeks). During 1982-1983 Leni appeared in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s children-oriented sketch show Dear Heart which also featured Billy Hartman, Nicky Croydon, Bob Goody and Trevor Laird.
In 1984-1985 Harper appeared as co-host on British Broadcasting Corporation One"s children"s game show So You Want to be Top?.
During this period she also appeared on primetime television in the role she would probably become best known for as Maddy in LWT"s comedy Maine and My Girl alongside Richard O"Sullivan. In 1989-1991 she played Meg in a touring production of The Meg and Mog Show and was also heard in British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 2"s McKay the New.
Later in the 1990s she had various roles in Chucklevision on British Broadcasting Corporation One. Later roles included an episode of Casualty (television series) and a role in the 2007 movie Death Defying Acts.
