Bio: Leslie Jean Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She was raised in Newport Beach, California by her mother, Janet Ann Ayres. At the age of seventeen, she launched her career, appearing in various TV commercials.Her screen break came when she was cast as Nurse Mary in the short-lived Birdland (1994). Further TV and film roles followed, including The Cable Guy (1996), where she met her husband, Judd Apatow, who was a producer on the film. The story goes that after Mann left her audition for the role, Apatow turned to his colleagues and said "there goes the future Mrs. Apatow".Further successes followed for Mann in such projects as George of the Jungle (1997) and The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). She also appeared alongside her daughters - Maude Apatow and Iris Apatow - in Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009) and This Is 40 (2012).
Tivia: Met her husband on the set of The Cable Guy (1996), a movie he produced.Has two daughters, Maude Apatow (born 1997) and Iris Apatow (born 2002), with husband Judd Apatow.Prefers her name to be pronounced "Less-lee", not "Lez-lee", despite having allowed her husband Judd Apatow to say "Lez-lee" for over 18 years.The Cable Guy (1996) co-star Jim Carrey described her looks as bearing resemblance to Marlene Dietrich. Others see a likeness to Sheri Moon Zombie.Leslie's father is of Irish and German ancestry. Leslie's maternal grandfather, Thomas Hamilton, was a Scottish immigrant, while Leslie's maternal grandmother, Sadie Helj? Viola R?s?nen, was born in Michigan, to Finnish parents.Leslie's maternal grandmother, Sadie R?s?nen, was born in Baraga, Michigan. By 1940, she had moved to lower Michigan and became a telegraph operator. Leslie's great-grandfather, Peter R?s?nen, worked at the Ford saw mill in Baraga. He was a fireman (stoked the steam plant boilers) and later became a stationary engineer. Ford Motor company used a tremendous amount of wood to produce automobiles in the early years. They had substantial timber interests in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Eventually, Ford spun off their wood production interests. One of the spin-offs became Kingsford charcoal.