Barbara Leigh

Movie Actress

Birthday November 16, 1946

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Ringgold, GA

Age 78 years old

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About

Famous for her role as Charmagne in the 1972 rodeo film Junior Bonner, Leigh is also notable for her modeling work, and particularly for a photo shoot in which she dressed as the Vampirella comic book character.

Before Fame

She made her screen debut in the 1969 television movie The Ballad of Andy Crocker.

Trivia

Her memoir The King, McQueen, and The Love Machine discusses her romances with several high profile actors and singers.

Family Life

Born Barbara Ann Kish in Ringgold, Georgia, she gave birth to her only child, Gerry Haynes, in 1964. In the mid 1970s, she was briefly married to actor and kickboxer Joe Lewis.

Associated With

She co-starred with Steve McQueen, who was then her real life boyfriend, in the movie Junior Bonner.