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.
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Filmography
all 26
Writer 17
Movies 14
TV Shows 12
self 1
Self
The Daily Show (1996)
TV
6.75
Writer
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot One Ranger (1993)
Movie
Writer
Storm and Sorrow (1990)
Movie
Writer
Impulse (1990)
Movie
Writer
King of the Mountain (1981)
Movie
Additional Writing
...All the Marbles (1981)
Movie
Writer
The Octagon (1980)
Movie
Writer
Boardwalk (1979)
Movie
Writer
Steel (1979)
Movie
Writer
How Come Nobody's on Our Side? (1974)
Movie
Writer
Truck Turner (1974)
Movie
Writer
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974)
Movie
1
Writer
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
Writer
Where the Girls Are (1968)
TV
Linda Ware
Land's End (1968)
TV
Lady (uncredited)
The Professionals (1966)
Movie
1
Writer
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Occasional Wife (1966)
TV
The Monkees (1966)
TV
4.25
Teleplay / Writer
The Wild Wild West (1965)
TV
5.75
Writer
A Swingin' Summer (1965)
Movie
Saloon Girl Leigh
Law of the Lawless (1964)
Movie
Writer
My Favorite Martian (1963)
TV
5.58
Ad Lib Girl / Writer
Burke's Law (1963)
TV
6
Ms. Bochard
Combat! (1962)
TV
6
Miss Adams
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Ratings
Average 6.05
Based on 126 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1961
1966
1968
1968
1996
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1939-03-29
Deathday2014-11-04 (75 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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