By 1977, one year after the birth of their second child, Leslie had secured the lead role in the miniseries “Roots,” for which she received an Emmy nomination for her performance as Kizzy.
Two years later, she played Lillian Rogers Parks in “Backstairs at the White House,” a miniseries for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Actress.
She portrayed Rose Keefer on “All My Children” in 1996 and got a Daytime Emmy Award in 1983 as the host of the NBC game show “Fantasy.”
She has appeared as herself on television shows such as “Family Guy,” “I Spy,” “Hollywood Squares,” “The Muppet Show,” “The Love Boat,” and “Magnum P.I.”
Leslie and Grahame are still married and in love after 55 years, and they have two children and a granddaughter named Cassidy.
