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Leslie Silva
Born
Leslie Ann Silva

(1968-04-21) April 21, 1968 (age 54)
EducationUniversity of Connecticut, Storrs (BFA)
Juilliard School (GrDip)
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present

Leslie Silva (born April 21, 1968)[1] is an American actress who has had long running television roles in Odyssey 5, Providence, and Shades of Blue.

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Early life and education

In 1968, Silva was born in Schenectady, New York.[1] She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BFA in dramatic arts (1989)[2] then attended the Juilliard School[1] (1991–1995) where she earned a MFA in drama.[3]

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Schenectady, New York

Schenectady, New York

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast.

University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two brothers who donated the land for the school. In 1893, the school became a public land grant college, becoming the University of Connecticut in 1939. Over the following decade, social work, nursing and graduate programs were established, while the schools of law and pharmacy were also absorbed into the university. During the 1960s, UConn Health was established for new medical and dental schools. UConn is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Bachelor of Fine Arts

A Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) is a standard undergraduate degree for students for pursuing a professional education in the visual, fine or performing arts. It is also called Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) in some cases.

Juilliard School

Juilliard School

The Juilliard School is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art, the school became the Juilliard School of Music in 1946 and was subsequently renamed the Juilliard School with music, dance, and drama programs. It is widely regarded as one of the most elite performing arts schools in the world.

Master of Fine Arts

Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts administration. It is a graduate degree that typically requires two to three years of postgraduate study after a bachelor's degree, though the term of study varies by country or university. Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature, with the program often culminating in a thesis exhibition or performance. The first university to admit students to the degree of Master of Fine Arts was the University of Iowa in 1940.

Drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics —the earliest work of dramatic theory.

Career

Silva began her professional acting career in 1995, in an off-Broadway production of Macbeth in [[Washington, D.C.]she has starred in many series, most recently SO HELP ME TODD sand POKERFACE.

Silva is an activist.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996 New York Undercover (TV series) EMT episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
1997 Fools Rush In Divorce Papers Process Server
1997 The Cosby Show (TV series) episode: "Shall We Dance?"
1998 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series) Sister Dyanne Attwood 2 episodes
1999 Providence (TV series) Dr. Helen Reynolds 18 episodes
2000 ER (TV series) Sonya Bassett episode: "Viable Options"
2000 The '70s (TV movie) Yolanda
2000 Girlfriends (TV series) Toni Childs unaired pilot
2001 Gideon's Crossing (TV series) Caitlin Reese episode: "Hinkytown"
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Younger Willetta
2002–2003 Odyssey 5 (TV series) Sarah Forbes 19 episodes
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series) The Nanny episode: "Lucky Strike"
2003 The Agency (TV series) FBI Special Agent Shelton 4 episodes
2004 Cold Case (TV series) Sarah Tucker episode: "The Letter"
2005 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series) Danica Erickson episode: "Daedalus"
2006 CSI: Miami (TV series) Felicia Hill episode: "Deviant"
2008 Reversion Eva
2007–2010 Numb3rs (TV series) M.E. Ridenhour 9 episodes
2011 Nurse Jackie (TV series) Receptionist episode: "Rat Falls"
2012 Person of Interest (TV series) Nurse Mary Abbott episode: "Baby Blue"
2013 The Good Wife (TV Series) Elizabeth episode: "Whack-a-Mole"
2016–2018 Shades of Blue Gail Baker 19 episodes
2018 The Looming Tower (TV Series) Deb Fletcher 2 episodes
2018 Vox Lux The Stylist
2019 The Blacklist (TV series) Caroline Eikendoll episode: "Olivia Olson (No. 115)"
2019-2022 In the Dark (TV series) Rhonda Parker 6 episodes
2022 Women of the Movement (TV series) Ruby Hurley 4 episodes

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New York Undercover

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Fools Rush In (1997 film)

Fools Rush In (1997 film)

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Homicide: Life on the Street

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ER (TV series)

ER (TV series)

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Girlfriends (2000 TV series)

Girlfriends (2000 TV series)

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Gideon's Crossing

Gideon's Crossing

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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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Cold Case

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Daedalus (Star Trek: Enterprise)

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CSI: Miami

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Baby Blue (Person of Interest)

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Source: "Leslie Silva", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 16th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Silva.

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References
  1. ^ a b c Cutler, Jacqueline (September 15, 2002). "Checking In With Leslie Silva". Zap2it. Free Lance-Star.
  2. ^ "Commencement Program: Leslie Ann Silva" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
  3. ^ "Leslie Silva". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
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