Biography
Leslye Headland holds a BFA in Drama from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. In 2012, Headland broke out in features, when she made her directorial debut with another of her plays, BACHELORETTE, starring Kirsten Dunst, Rebel Wilson, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, and Adam Scott. The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and went on to become one of the most successful VOD releases to date.
Following the success of "Bachelorette," Headland's next script, ABOUT LAST NIGHT, was immediately greenlit by Screen Gems. NIGHT starred Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy, directed by Steve Pink was released in February 2014. The film grossed over $50 million domestically.
Headland started her writing for the theater, with such plays as BACHELORETTE (Second Stage), "Assistance" (Playwrights Horizons), and the rest of the "Seven Deadly Plays" series (IAMA Theatre Company). Several of these plays would later serve as the basis for her film and television projects.
IFC Films
Director
| Movies | |
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| 2015 |
Sleeping with Other People |
| 2012 |
Bachelorette |
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| 2024 |
Star Wars: The Acolyte |
Episode 1 (E01) |
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| 2022 |
Single Drunk Female |
James (S01E08) |
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Pilot (S01E01) |
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| 2019 |
Almost Family |
Pilot (E01) |
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Black Monday |
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65 (S01E07) |
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122 (S01E06) |
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Russian Doll |
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The Way Out (S01E07) |
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A Warm Body (S01E03) |
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The Great Escape (S01E02) |
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Nothing in This World Is Easy (S01E01) |
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| 2018 |
Heathers |
Are We Going to Prom or to Hell? (E10) |
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Date Rapes and AIDS Jokes (E03) |
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She's Going to Cry (E02) |
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Pilot (E01) |
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| 2017 |
SMILF |
Deep-Dish Pizza & a Shot of Holy Water (S01E04) |
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Half a Sheet Cake & a Blue-Raspberry Slushie (S01E03) |
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1,800 Filet-O-Fishes & One Small Diet Coke (S01E02) |
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| 2016 |
Blunt Talk |
How Is It That Every Conversation We Have Comes Back to the Size of Your Penis? (S02E04) |
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Your Therapist and His Pussy Are Here (S02E03) |
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Screenwriter
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| 2015 |
Sleeping with Other People |
| 2014 |
About Last Night |
| 2012 |
Bachelorette |
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| 2024 |
Star Wars: The Acolyte |
| 2019 |
Russian Doll |
Nothing in This World Is Easy (S01E01) |
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| 2010 |
Terriers |
Quid Pro Quo (E12) |
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Manifest Destiny (E05) |
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Creator
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| 2024 |
Star Wars: The Acolyte |
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Episode 8 (E08) |
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Episode 7 (E07) |
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Episode 6 (E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
| 2022 |
Russian Doll |
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Matryoshka (S02E07) |
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Schrödinger's Ruth (S02E06) |
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Exquisite Corpse (S02E05) |
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| more episodes (4) | ||
| 2019 |
Russian Doll |
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Ariadne (S01E08) |
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The Way Out (S01E07) |
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Reflection (S01E06) |
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| more episodes (5) | ||
Guest
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| 2018 |
Front Row Flynn |
| 2016 |
Nerdrotic - a.f. |