莱斯利·泽米吉斯 （Leslie Zemeckis） 是一位畅销女演员、作家和屡获殊荣的纪录片导演。莱斯利广受好评的电影包括《魁梧Q的背后》，这是美国老式滑稽戏的真实故事。她是《魁梧Q的背后》的作者，这是滑稽戏和爱神化身的权威口述历史;Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr的生平。2018 年 10 月 2 日，她的第三本书《Feuding Fan Dancers》出版并成为畅销书，讲述了莎莉·兰德、费丝·培根和歌舞女郎的黄金时代。

泽米吉斯专门研究 20 世纪初美国流行文化中的女性，经常为赫芬顿邮报、Medium、Talkhouse 撰稿，并为 W 杂志和 Stork 杂志撰稿。她曾在小组和大学展示她的作品并发表演讲，包括圣巴巴拉城市学院、洛杉矶时报图书节、芝加哥俱乐部、芝加哥历史博物馆、现代艺术博物馆、滑稽名人堂、Burly Con。她继续重新审视和照亮以前被污名化和边缘化的女性艺人。

Leslie Zemeckis is a best-selling actress, writer and award-winning documentarian. Leslie's critically acclaimed films include Behind the Burly Q, the true story of old-time burlesque in America. She the author of Behind the Burly Q, the definitive oral history of burlesque and Goddess of Love Incarnate; the Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr. Her third book Feuding Fan Dancers was published and became a bestseller October 2, 2018 about Sally Rand, Faith Bacon and the golden age of the showgirl.

Specializing in women in American pop culture from the early part of the 20th century Zemeckis is a frequent contributor to Huffington Post, Medium, Talkhouse and has written for W Magazine and Stork Magazine. She has presented her work and spoken at panels and Universities including Santa Barbara City College, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, The Chicago Club, Chicago History Museum, MoMa, Burlesque Hall of Fame, Burly Con. She continues to revisit and shine a light on formerly stigmatize and marginalized female entertainers.