A versatile actor acclaimed for comedic delivery, LESLIE SANDERSON has performed in dozens of plays and musicals in Florida and New Hampshire. In 2023, BroadwayWorld Fort Myers/Naples awarded her BEST PERFORMER IN A PLAY for her role as Nanny in “Hollywood Arms,” a roman à clef of young Carol Burnett’s life, performed at ACT Theatre on Marco Island.
In 2025, Sanderson placed 2nd (of 21 actors) in BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMER IN A PLAY for her role as Berthe, the insubordinate maid, in the farce “Boeing Boeing” at ACT. Also a playwright, Sanderson’s plays have been produced in the USA and abroad, and have won short play contests in USA, England, New Zealand, Dubai, U.A.E., and in Perth, Illawara, and Sydney, Australia, often as “audience choice” as they tackle social issues with wicked humor. Local audiences have seen Sanderson’s “Other Priorities,” “Infrequent Fliers,” “Invisible,” “Blood Lines,” and” Disposables” on stages in Bonita Center for the Arts, The Naples Players, and ACT Theater.
Off stage, Leslie lives and travels with her husband Bob Ziegel and Ivy, their Standard Poodle. She serves on the Board of New Hampshire Music Festival and Gulf Coast Poodle Rescue, and is a member of United Arts Collier, the Dramatists Guild, and Kappa Kappa Gamma.
