Leslie Bega

In the late 1980s, she landed a starring role on the ABC sitcom Head of the Class, playing Maria Borges. She later appeared on ABC's C-16: FBI alongside Eric Roberts, Angie Harmon, and DB Sweeney. One of her most recognized roles came as Valentina La Paz on HBO's The Sopranos, where she played Tony Soprano's girlfriend. She also played Leah Banks, a contrasting character, on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She has appeared in 15 motion pictures, including David Lynch's Lost Highway, Get Shorty, and The American President. Her experience spans major studios and networks, including Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, MGM/Sony, ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and HBO.

Beyond acting, Leslie has pursued singing, real estate, and other ventures. After 19 years of vocal training, she performed a solo singing concert at Lincoln Center in 2001. She has also worked as a commercial and residential real estate broker, including positions at Peak Finance in Beverly Hills and Sotheby's International Realty. Her real estate work brought her to reality television, with appearances on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing and HGTV's Selling LA, where she featured a $12 million estate in West Hollywood Hills. She has traveled around the world three times and lived in Australia, Thailand, and Hong Kong, where she studied culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu and obtained a license in naturopathic and homeopathic medicine. An accomplished chef, she served as master chef at the restaurant RAW in Santa Monica. She has also produced public service announcements for Women At Risk with Billy Zane and Phil Buckman, and for Outreach, an educational program for inner-city kids. At 59 years old, she is a straight, American, mixed-race (primarily Latin) former actress with an athletic build, standing 5'1" and weighing 132 lbs, with real, natural 36B breasts.