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Leslie Saint-Julien is a poet, author and actor from Brooklyn, NY, known for her dynamic storytelling across stage, screen, and page. She has portrayed iconic figures like Phillis Wheatley and Zora Neale Hurston at venues such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Signature Theater Off-Broadway.

In film, Leslie debuted in Sunny (2018) and has starred in Fresh Out (2020) and Men Don’t Cheat (2023), now streaming. In television, Leslie has appeared in the popular crime show Law & Order SVU, and has worked as the photo double for Jada Pinkett-Smith in the Equalizer starring Queen Latifah. As an author, her works include More Than Me, Brooklyn Stew, A Cup of Me and the poetry album Sipuation. A SAG-AFTRA member, Leslie holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and is trained in acting for film by the New York Film Academy.