Lesley Boone

An attractive brown-haired actress who got her break playing one of a trio of young overweight sisters on the Fox sitcom "Babes" (1990-91). Lesley Boone has worked steadily since earning her SAG card for guest starring on an episode of "Hooperman" (ABC) in the late 1980s. Adept at evincing both sympathy and strength in her portrayals, Boone was often saddled with roles as the heavy girl with a heart of gold, but brought grace and humanity to the often stereotyped characters. Guest shots on the series "L.A. Law" (NBC), "Growing Pains" and "Doogie Howser, MD" (both ABC) were followed by a regular role on the Fox sitcom "Babes." Here she played Darlene, an unemployed woman turned full-figured model, the younger sister of Wendie Jo Sperber's Charlene and Susan Peretz's Darlene, all three up and coming single Manhattanites crowded into one tiny apartment. After the single season of "Babes" ended, Boone guested in an episode of Fox's "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," playing an unpopular girl the suave title character has unknowingly fallen for on a computer bulletin board. Boone worked as a voice actor throughout her career, lending her talents to the comic strip character "Cathy" among others.