Biography
Leigh Chapman (March 29, 1939 β November 4, 2014) was an American actress and screenwriter. She began her career in acting during the 1960s, notably in a recurring role as Sarah Johnson, a secretary in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 1965.Chapman transitioned to a career in screen and scriptwriting from the 1960s to the 1990s. She focused on writing for action-adventure films, an unusual genre for women scriptwriters in Hollywood during the 1970s. The Hollywood Reporter called Chapman "a pioneering female screenwriter in the action-adventure genre." Her screenwriting credits included Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry in 1974 and The Octagon in 1980.
Filmography
all 26
Writer 17
Movies 14
TV Shows 12
self 1
Writer
Impulse (1990)
Movie
Additional Writing
...All the Marbles (1981)
Movie
Writer
The Octagon (1980)
Movie
Writer
Boardwalk (1979)
Movie
Writer
Steel (1979)
Movie
Writer
Truck Turner (1974)
Movie
Writer
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
Linda Ware
Land's End (1968)
TV
Lady (uncredited)
The Professionals (1966)
Movie
1
Teleplay / Writer
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Saloon Girl Leigh
Law of the Lawless (1964)
Movie
Ad Lib Girl / Writer
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Ms. Bochard
Combat! (1962)
TV
6
Miss Adams
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1939-03-29
Deathday2014-11-04 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceKannapolis, North Carolina, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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