Lesley Joseph
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| Born | Lesley Joseph January 14, 1946 Northampton, England |
| Occupation | Presenter, Actress, Comedian |
| Years active | 1975 - present |
Lesley Joseph (born 14 January 1946 in Northampton) is an English actress.
She is best known from her appearances in the BBC comedy Birds of a Feather from 1989 to 1997 where she appeared as Dorian Green, the busty next door neighbour of the main characters Sharon and Tracy. As the gossipy, sex-obsessed Dorian she was a snobbish Jew to outward appearances happily married to Marcus, an accountant, but whose chief interest was actually chasing after much younger men. Her character usually dressed in leopard prints or in sexy leather trousers/skirts. A look that was stylish and extremely attractive.
Joseph starred in the ITV soap Night and Day from 2001 to 2003, its entire run, playing the show's resident bitch Rachel Culgrin. In 2002, Joseph appeared on a special edition of What Not to Wear, where she was given a makeover by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine.
She is currently starring in The Vagina Monologues alongside Myleene Klass and Sarah Greene.
She also appeared on My Bare Lady & The BBC's Ready, Steady, Cook with I'm A Celebrity King, Christopher Biggins.
Joseph now has a radio show on BBC London 94.9 with Christopher Biggins every Sunday 9am-12pm.
