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Lesley-Ann Brandt – Biography, Height, Wife, Children, Family
From Charlize Theron to Thandie Newton, Sophie Okonedo, Lupita Nyong’o, Uzo Aduba, these stunners from Africa pull a lot of weight in Hollywood. Beautiful actress Lesley-Ann Brandt, a South African exporter who also proved that it takes more than thick skin to succeed, was an equally classic and talented member of the ‘clique’.
After moving with her family to Auckland, New Zealand in 1999, Brandt debuted to international prominence with her role as Naevia on the show. Spartacus blood and sand but is more recently known as Maze (Mazikeen) in the television series Lucifer (2016-2018).
Biography of Lesley-Ann Brandt
Lesley-Ann Brandt was born in 1981 and commemorates her birthday every December 2. She is originally from Cape Town, South Africa, but has a mix of ancestry including Indian, Dutch, German and Spanish. Brandt was raised next to her younger brother.
While growing up in the African country, Brandt was a very active, competitive and talented kid who loved sports and was not afraid to play. She played field hockey and also enjoys yoga and baseball. In addition to English, Lesley-Ann is also fluent in Afrikaans.
In her late teens, her family immigrated to Auckland, New Zealand. In the new soil, Lesley-Ann Brandt adapted easily to her new environment and quickly found a job. She worked in retail before landing a job as an IT recruitment consultant. Besides, she also worked for Red Bull as a promo girl.
The South African export soon landed models and was featured in several New Zealand television commercials. Then she was scouted by local casting directors who introduced her to the world of acting. She made her acting debut on a soap opera named Rue Shortland in 2007. She then studied acting and trained in the Meisner technique in 2008.
She went on to star in several TV series such as the sci-fi series This Ain’t My Life and her first starring role came in Diplomatic Immunity alongside Craig Parker, who would later become her close friend. However, it was her depiction of Naevia, a slave girl in Starz hits Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena that marked her breakthrough into the scene. Her performance attracted her to the audience and brought her into the international limelight.
She also appeared in the New Zealand feature film The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell, a film about the victim of a go-kart racing accident and had a role in The Legend of the Seeker in 2010. In 2011, Leslie -Ann Brandt played a number of roles in works such as CSI: NY alongside Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who replaced her with Naevia in the Spartacus and Memphis Beat series. That same year, she featured in the film Nurse Insight Valerie Khoury and had a leading role in Zombie Apocalypse, Syfy’s top-rated original feature for 2011 as Cassie. The film also starred Ving Rhames and Taryn Manning.
Brandt’s other credits include A Beautiful Soul (2012), Drift (2013) opposite Sam Worthington, Season Three of Single Women (2014) as Naomi Cox, Fox’s Gotham (2014) as Larissa Diaz/Copperhead and Lamia in The Librarians also in 2014. She starred alongside Richard Dreyfuss, Danny Glover and Jon Heder in the dark comedy film Killing Winston Jones
Lesley-Ann Brandt was cast as Mazikeen “Maze” in the Fox television series Lucifer in 2015. The series premiered on January 25, 2016. Her character is a powerful yet vulnerable pansexual demon who follows the character. main, Lucifer, played by Tom Ellis, emerged from hell to play his role as adjutant.
Family – Spouse, Children
Lesley-Ann Brandt is off the market. She was taken by her boyfriend of three years, Chris Payne Gilbert, as a bride in 2015.
Gilbert is an American actor best known for his role on the TBS sitcom 10 Times or Less (2006-2009) as Todd. He’s also starred in other incredible works, on screens big and small, including Dexter, Friends, CSI: Miami, Sex and the City, A Bad Boy’s Tale, Saving Manhattan, The Irish Vampire Heads Down. West, Blood of Life, The Protector, Criminal Minds, and Fairly Legal
The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Kingston Payne Brandt-Gilbert, on July 18, 2017. They live in Los Angeles.
the size
Lesley-Ann Brandt not only has a beautiful face but an equally beautiful body to go along with it, in addition to her great talent and amazing persona. She is quite tall with a height of 5′ 7″ or 1.70 meters.
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