Leslie Bibb facts for kids
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Leslie Bibb
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Bibb in 2011
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Leslie Louise Bibb
November 17, 1973 Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Partner(s) | Sam Rockwell (2007–present) |
Leslie Louise Bibb, born on November 17, 1973, is an American actress and model. She started her career with small roles on TV shows. She became well-known for playing Brooke McQueen in the teen drama series Popular from 1999 to 2001. For this role, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award.
You might also know her as Christine Everhart, a journalist in several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. These include Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). She also voiced the character in the animated series What If...? (2021).
More recently, she played Grace Sampson in the Netflix series Jupiter's Legacy (2021). She also appeared as Dinah Donahue in the comedy series Palm Royale (2024). In 2025, she was part of the cast for the third season of the show The White Lotus.
About Leslie Bibb
Her Early Life
Leslie Bibb was born in Bismarck, North Dakota. She grew up in Lovingston, Virginia. Her father passed away when she was three years old. After that, she moved to Richmond, Virginia, with her mother and three older sisters. She went to an all-girls private school there called Saint Gertrude High School.
Starting as a Model
In 1990, when Leslie was 16, The Oprah Winfrey Show and the Elite Agency held a big modeling search across the country. Famous judges like Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista chose Leslie as the winner.
After her junior year of high school, Leslie went to New York City. She signed a contract with Elite Agency and modeled during the summer. She even traveled to Japan for work. Leslie returned to the United States for her senior year and finished high school in 1991.
Leslie has been on the cover of many magazines. Some of these include CosmoGirl and Seventeen. In 2008, she appeared in a TV commercial for Almay Pure Blends makeup.
Becoming an Actress
Leslie Bibb first appeared on television in 1996. She had roles in episodes of shows like Pacific Blue and Home Improvement. Her first movie role was in the comedy Private Parts.
She then got her first main TV role in the second season of The Big Easy. In 1999, Leslie had a big breakthrough when she starred in the WB Network series Popular. She played Brooke McQueen, a popular and smart cheerleader at Kennedy High School. This show was very popular with teenagers. It helped Leslie get more well-known movie roles. She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her work on the show.
During her time on Popular, she also filmed the movie The Skulls (1999). This movie was a success at the box office. In 2001, she appeared in the comedy See Spot Run.
Leslie also had a recurring role on the medical drama ER. She later joined the cast of Crossing Jordan as Detective Lu Simmons. In 2006, she played Desiree in the movie ...: A Love Story. This film was nominated for several awards. That same year, she played Carley, the wife of Will Ferrell's character, in the comedy movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
In 2008, Leslie Bibb played Christine Everhart, a reporter, in the action movie Iron Man. She said she liked her character's strong sense of right and wrong. She also starred in the horror film The Midnight Meat Train (2008).
In 2009, she was in the comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic. She also played Sarah Lowell in the thriller movie Law Abiding Citizen (2009).
In 2010, she returned as Christine Everhart in Iron Man 2. This movie was a huge success worldwide. Later in 2010, she starred in the independent comedy Miss Nobody. She also helped produce this film. For her performance, she won the Best Actress Award at the 26th Boston Film Festival. Critics praised her acting in the movie.
In 2012, Leslie starred as Amanda Vaughn in the ABC series GCB.
More recently, Leslie Bibb has appeared in several shows and movies:
- From 2016 to 2020, she had a recurring role as Viv in American Housewife.
- In 2017, she starred in the Netflix comedy-horror movie The Babysitter. She returned for its sequel, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, in 2020.
- She was cast as Grace Sampson in the Netflix superhero series Jupiter's Legacy in 2019.
- In 2021, she joined Netflix's comedy series God's Favorite Idiot as Satan.
- In 2024, she starred as Dinah Donahue in the Apple TV+ series Palm Royale.
- In 2025, she played Kate in the third season of HBO's The White Lotus.
Other Activities
Leslie Bibb supports Friends of El Faro. This group helps raise money for Casa Hogar Sion, an orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.
In 2008, the makeup brand Almay chose Leslie Bibb as their ambassador. She has appeared in many campaigns for their makeup products.
In 2010, Leslie partnered with the LIFE Foundation. She became a spokesperson for Life Insurance Awareness Month. Her father had passed away when she was young, and the life insurance he left helped her family.
Her Personal Life
Leslie Bibb has been in a relationship with actor Sam Rockwell since 2007. They met in Los Angeles. They have appeared together in movies like Iron Man 2 and The White Lotus.
Images for kids
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Leslie Bibb in 2011
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Leslie Bibb at San Diego Comic-Con in 2007
See also
In Spanish: Leslie Bibb para niños
