Background
Leigh Christian was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania daughter of Dorothy Mae Close. She is the oldest of six siblings.
Leigh Christian was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania daughter of Dorothy Mae Close. She is the oldest of six siblings.
She began her entertainment career in Kansas City, Missouri shooting two commercials that qualified her for a Screen Actors Guild card when she moved to Hollywood in 1968 and she continued doing commercials throughout her career totaling over 100 shoots. Leigh had a co-starring role in the debut movie of Pia Zadora directed by Matt Cimber called Butterfly. Disney"s The World"s Greatest Athlete and two Cult Classics: The Doll Squad directed by Ted Mikels and Beyond Atlantis directed by the famous Filipino impresario of horror genre films, Eddie Romero.
Leigh"s role in Beyond Atlantis as Syrene, the undersea princess, placed her in an Australian Film Company"s documentary entitled Machete Maidens Unleashed due for release in America sometime around 2012.