Lesli Kay

Lesli Kay (born Lesli Kay Pushkin on June 13, 1965 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American actress, known for her roles on the CBS soap operas As the World Turns and The Bold and the Beautiful. For her role in As the World Turns, Kay received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2001.

Early life and education Kay was born in Charleston, West Virginia. At age 12, she had the first individual girl's bat mitzvah in the state of West Virginia. She moved to New York City at the age of 15 to pursue a modeling career before graduating from Colorado State University. In 2007, Kay was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress at the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards but lost to Genie Francis.

In 2008, it was announced that Kay would crossover to The Young and the Restless, in what was considered to be a semi-permanent basis. Kay's crossover to Y&R was short-lived and she returned to her home series. In 2009, it was announced that Kay would make history in becoming the first actress to hold two roles on two separate coasts, when she was announced to be returning to the role of Molly on As the World Turns, while maintaining her role as Felicia on a recurring status. She stayed with As the World Turns until the show's final episode on September 17, 2010. Kay continued making appearances on B&B until 2014, and then reprised the role in 2016.

Filmography

Film + Year Title Role Notes 1995 Forbidden Games Shannon Douglas 1996 Deadly Charades Julie Sharp Direct to video 1996 Petticoat Planet Sheriff Sarah Parker 2007 The Anna Nicole Smith Story Ginger 2007 Shadow People Gretchen 2009 My New SweetHeart Carrie Short film 2013 Close to Home Night Nurse Short film 2024 Chagrin

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1991 Hunter Colleen Episode: "All That Glitters" (as Leslie Kay Pushkin) 1993 CounterstrikeFrenchie's Secretary Episode: "French Twist" (as Leslie Kay Sterling) 1995 Nowhere Man Tina Episode: "You Really Got a Hold On Me" (as Leslie Kay Sterling) 1996 Hot Line Samantha Episode: "The Gardener" (as Leslie Kay Sterling) 1996 High Tide Agent Robin Foster Episode: "Mission Improbable" (as Leslie Kay Sterling) 1996–1997 The Big Easy Sophie / Nurse Episodes: "The Love Doctor" and "Driving Ms. Money" (as Leslie Kay Sterling) 1997 Women: Stories of Passion Episode: "Table Service" (as Leslie Kay Sterling) 1997–2004, 2009–2010 As the World Turns Molly Conlan Series regular: 1997–2004Recurring star: 2009–2010 2003 Law & Order Amanda Taylor Episode: "Maritime" 2004–2005 General Hospital Lois Cerullo Series regular 2005 CSI: NY Tanya Daville Episode: "Zoo York" 2005–2014, 2016 The Bold and the Beautiful Felicia Forrester Series regular: 2005–2009Recurring star: 2010–2014, 2016 2008 The Young and the Restless Felicia Forrester Recurring star 2009 Ghost Whisperer Suzanne Zale / Celeste Barrington Episode: "Stage Fright" 2009 Raising the Bar Massage Complainant Episode: "Happy Ending" 2009–2010 Venice: The Series Tracy Lansing Series regular: Season 1 2010 The Bay Belinda Madison Series regular: Season 1 2013 Dirty Teacher Det. Peters TV movie 2013 The Good Mother Janet Lifetime TV movie 2017 The Wrong Crush Tracy Lifetime TV movie 2018 A Wedding for Christmas Jane TV movie 2018 Baby Obsession (Your Baby Is Mine) Margo TV movie 2019 The Wrong Cheerleader Eliza Lifetime TV movie 2021 The Wrong Fiancé Melinda Lifetime TV movie 2022 The Wrong Blind Date Angela Lifetime TV movie 2022 Keeping Up with the Joneses Captain O'Neill 3 episodes 2023 Lucky Hearts Harrington TV movie