Lesley Solarte

Judging a book by its cover will be the last mistake you want to make when meeting Lesley Solarte. She's played everything from Southern Bell in 'A Street Car name Desire' to murderous fan girl in 'Bright Shadows', her off-beat pun humor and warmth always hinting at the surprises underneath her Mix Colombian-American good looks. Appearing in the award-winning festival cult film Platonic, her next role will have in manipulating the minds of the mystical beasts in El Ray. Lesley was born Connecticut but quickly found herself moving to Brooklyn with her mother and grandmother where she spent most of her life. Lesley began acting in high school, where her all girl school proved to be formidable even in a male dominate environment. Parts of her speech competition involved multiple dramatic performances and from this, Lesley found her life calling. Her mother, a Colombian migrant knew the value of education and with the absence, Lesley life was built by a family of strong women who knew the value of education and Lesley talent; giving her a strong sense of value and self efficiency. She has been featured in multiple music videos and played the Lead Antagonist in Bright Shadows, a film about a starts demise, and a mentality disassociated figure as Kathrine in Mr.E P.I. Lesley studied acting at City College of New York under Julio Agustin. She performed stand-up about her life of being the daughter of a migrate, jumping between her bilingual native tongues of English and Spanish. Playing supporting character such as Blanch in a Street Car name Desire, and chorus in How I learned to Drive while also performing and modeling during her whole her whole education run, she graduated with a B.A. in Theater.