Lesley Ann Warren Interview (Part 1) | Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA (1965)

Lesley Ann Warren looks back at starring in Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA...
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[@paigetygret4211]

Lesley Ann Warren’s Cinderella is magically exquisite and up there with The Wizard Of Oz 🥰🥰😎😎

[@KAZHE63]

It really is! I can’t wait to show it to my granddaughter when she is older💕

[@KAZHE63]

I watched Cinderella every year as a child. Such a wonderful memory💕

[@JWatts-gc4zw]

This was my favorite Cinderella movie growing up and still is to this day. Lesley Warren did such a great job!!

[@lulugigi9907]

Me too!

[@misterxman1]

When I was very young my family and I would watch Cinderella every year. We loved it.

[@melindawood3644]

Loved this Cinderella. Your fantastic performance so charming! I also loved having a brunette Cinderella. As a young girl almost all of the characters are blonde. Alice in Wonderland, Rapunzel, Disney's Cinderella... Etc. I couldn't believe there was a brunette Cinderella... What a TREAT for a little brown haired girl !!!

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Yes! I was thinking about that. She's beautiful, and it's nice to have a brown-haired Cinderella. Yep.

[@TheNyteScrybe]

I'm 58, and every year, I looked forward to the airing of Cinderella. Back in the era before VCRs, it was only a once-a-year thing and that was the night my dad would surrender his precious TV to my sister and me. For days after that, I would twirl around the house in my pink nightgown, pretending to be Lesley Ann Warren in Cinderella. I was a gawky, homely child who was socially timid and for that time, I felt beautiful. . Lovely memories and lovely lady.

[@anakelly76512]

After watching the cartoon version and this version many times, I used to pretend to be Cinderella. I would tie back my hair just like hers. And, I would fill a small bucket with water and cleaning solution, grab a sponge and, on my hands and knees, I would 'scrub' the bathroom floor. 😄 I didn't care to be a super hero with super powers. I like strong, humble, hard working, normal human characters.

[@JamesBrown-ij1px]

Leslie Ann Warren will forever be MY 'Cinderella'. I grew up watching her play the role on television each year as a child.

[@bethsmallwood6972]

BEST CINDERELLA 💗💗💗💗 OF ALL TIME with Lesley Ann Warren!!!!

[@ColeSonMusic]

Wonderful when someone is willing to give you a second chance and help you. GREAT BLESSINGS.

[@carolynvetsch1361]

I Love This Movie, it's the best Cinderella Ever made, I wish they would bring it on Television, Leslie Ann Warren was Amazing also the other Characters, please bring this Movie or Musical back on ,it hasn't been on television in Many Years. Thanks

[@60gregma]

I remember watching this when I was 5. My mom and I went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house, because they had color TV. The neighbors from across the street were also there. Watching a special program like this in color was a big deal back then. It was very memorable.

[@karenelliott8134]

I grew up with three brothers and one TV in the house. Once a year when Cinderella would be on I would have to beg my father and brothers to let me watch Cinderella. My favorite movie growing up as a little girl in the 1960’s.

[@polyprinz]

Miss Warren you made my childhood a happy one, grew watching Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. One of my all-time favorites!!!

[@1truthse3ker]

Love, love, love this musical, my favorite version of the Cinderella story, you were Fabulous 🌹

[@cmgraham]

Thank you Lesley Ann Warren, Stuart Damon and, of course, Rodgers and Hammerstein for this masterpiece that I watched every year. If you’re of a certain age; there is only one Cinderella and this will always be it❤️❤️

[@pedinurse1]

Still so gorgeous. Wonderful actress.

[@abevillanueva1974]

A most BEAUTIFUL and talented actor!! Leslie Ann, IMO, was the best Cinderella!

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

My husband watched it for the first time and he loved this musical movie - which is one of my top favorites. :) Lesley you did a phenomenal job and inspire me when I sing and act. Thank you.

[@christophertracy2807]

She looks fantastic. Criminally underrated as an actress and a world class beauty

[@gaildaniel9154]

I've just recently watched this beautiful musical again. It brings back fond memories when I was 12. Leslie was so sweet as Cinderella and Stuart was the best Prince Charming EVER! They just don't make musicals like this anymore! Bravo Leslie and Stuart!

[@crisjapopcris1564]

I'm so glad to watch Lesley Ann Warren so well! I remember her from 'Victor or Victoria', she didn't change a bit. Wish her all of best and good health!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Crisjapop cris The last time I saw a public appearance was her at the Mary Poppins Returns Premiere livestream in Hollywood.

[@latkagravas986]

yep

[@malinhessedahl]

Love this cinderalla from 1965 😍🎶📷🌟💕❤💗

[@RuthJohnstonaworldofgoods]

Because of Leslie Ann, I fell in love with Cinderella, and I still hole it, so dear. So glad she "got the part"

[@user-jl7ym4en5b]

This was an annual event in our home. One year, (& this was big!), all 5 of us, decided to skip a first- run episode of "The Partridge Family" to enjoy Cinderella in its entirety! Lesley Ann is a fine actress, (dramatic & comic), and such a singer. I will get flack for this, but their version of Cinderella is superior to all others and Lesley Ann Warren is a notch above Dame Judy. She is so young, so perfectly beautiful and she sings so brilliantly. What a performance. Even the prince, Stuart D. is really quite a singer. Perhaps the way it was filmed? The art direction, costumes - everything, but mostly Lesley makes this magic. Thank goodness that we all havr the Anniversary DVD. It really is a timeless production.

[@Christynmaine]

"I got the job". Says the perfect Cinderella. A timeless classic. Thank you for the sweet childhood memories, Lesley Ann.

[@releasingendorphins232]

I can't tell you how many times I sang In My Own Little Corner. I'm 62 now and I lived in a very dysfunctional home. Your beauty and innocents and incredible voice brightened my world and still does to this day. God knew what He was doing when He gave you the part. Thanks Cinderella. I have enjoyed so much of your work over the years.

[@Mtnsunshine]

I recently purchased the DVD of this classic version and consider myself SO lucky to have it in my collection. I saw the original presentation on TV when I was a young thing. Thank You, Lesley Warren, for your wonderful performance and exquisite memories. Bless you and Rogers and Hammerstein. ❤️

[@deroiste16]

Just came across This Cinderella on Amazon prime and found it really sweet and a lovely version to watch, I really like Lesley and the other actor’s portrayal of the characters 💖

[@Belynda]

Thank you Leslie. I purchased the Cinderella DVD last year, to me it is the best Cinderella version every made other than the Glass Slipper and it made a huge impression on us little girls in the 1960’s. Thank you.

[@Whatever-fe7xn]

Do you like ever after

[@anahart8253]

She is sooo sweet!!❤️❤️❤️ She was amazing in Cinderella! I wasn’t around when it was first aired but I did watch it on t.v. during the 90’s!! And she never smoked which furthers her innocence and graceful image.😊❤️

[@dawnabrown2711]

My FAVORITE Cinderella ❤️

[@robertromero8692]

I stumbled onto this on KZbin. I had not seen it since its original airing in 1965, so long ago that the only thing I remembered from it were the songs Impossible Possible and Ten Minutes Ago. For some reason I cannot explain, I missed the subsequent airings that were shown until 1974, something I now very much regret. To say that I was captivated and enchanted by it is an understatement. There's much more than childhood nostalgia at work here. It affected me in a way that very few movies have. I watched it again the next day, and yet again when I decided to buy the DVD. All the performances of the supporting cast (The stepmother and sisters, the fairy godmother, the king and queen, etc.) are spot on. Stuart Damon's performance is convincing and perfectly done. His prince is handsome, kind, thoughtful, and gentle. His delivery of Ten Minutes Ago and Do I Love You Because, and the expression on his face when he first sees Cinderella at the ball and then later, when he gazes at her after discovering that the slipper fits, makes you truly believe that he really is seeing the realization of "a lover's dream". Richard Rodgers' decision to add the song Loneliness of Evening at the beginning was brilliant. It adds poignancy to the prince's character, making the story as much about his quest for his true love as Cinderella's. What truly raises this to the top rank of romantic movies for me is the performance of Lesley Anne Warren. She was the perfect age for doing this. She has just the right amount of sweet naivety and romantic idealism (Warren was quoted as saying that she truly believed it when she played this role). She's incredibly expressive, sincere, and authentic throughout, helped greatly by those enormous brown doe eyes of hers, eyes that I get lost in. When she appears at the ball she is heartbreakingly beautiful. The look on her face as she looks for and then sees the prince is transcendent, making you believe with all your heart that SHE is seeing the realization of "a lover's dream". Her grace and beauty as she descends the steps and then waltzes with the prince is the stuff of romantic dreams. Their performances of the two songs are heartfelt and oh so romantic. The later scene where she holds a flower to her cheek as she reminisces about that "lovely night" is immensely wistful. In the later scene, where she tearfully offers him water, a lone violin gently plays Ten minutes Ago, and I tear up and ache for their dreams to come true as the prince once again displays his kindness. The scene where he puts on the slipper, and she transforms once again into his dream come true, further elevates this to a romantic level that resonates with me FAR beyond any other version. No other version comes close, not the Julie Andrews version (far too mannered and farcical for my taste), and certainly not the Disney versions, with their silly singing animals and clumsy attempts at remakes and political correctness. I know that this is something I will treasure, hold near and dear to me, and watch many times again for the rest of my life.

[@cockeyedoptimista]

What a sweetheart! Still lovely, and she looks as sweet and thoughtful as her character. Great story, and it seems it was typecasting. I love your voice, too, Lesley.

[@SusanRichardsDay]

That role was made for you and Rogers was brilliant in helping you . You brought magic into many a heartbreaking childhood . Filled us with hopes and dreams . The music and dreams still live .

[@bruceallensullivan6532]

This women is so lovely she's so honest and gratful regarding this gig

[@tracylf5409]

Lesley. You were my idol. I knew you were young, which gave me strength. This is the ONLY Cinderella I watch. Perfection.

[@alexandraashland2981]

I absolutely love this movie, even today. Lesley Ann Warren... you have always been my favorite actress.

[@TheGuillermo519]

Great story and I love her laugh, always have.

[@duanejones2973]

Our family would watch you every year . The best movie .

[@carolynvetsch1361]

Yes Ms Belinda B you right, Cinderella is the best movie ever made, I'm going to but the DVD also. Leslie Ann Warren you are still beautiful I've always admired you. Thanks 😊.

[@paulayannalfo4760]

Dear leslie, I am 59 and can't count how many times I have watched Cinderella. You are perfect in it, thank you and God bless amen.

[@whitedovetail]

She is still a very beautiful woman. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@JamesRivera-fi2kk]

❤ Leslie Ann Warren. The first movie that I saw her in was Victor Victoria. 🎉

[@aimeelove8548]

i got picked to sing and play cinderella in a school perfomance as a birthday present for our parish priest back in the day then was either father monahan or father clark when I was in grade 1 at holy name of jesus because the first choice jolayne kirwin was too embarrassed or scared to do it...and then I remember coming home and being mesmerized watching Lesley on tv

[@lolly2222aa]

She was PERFECT.

[@trhansen3244]

Absolutely the best Cinderella. She is mesmerizing.

[@BookMaven9]

Every year!!! Waited for this

[@hayleycomet8029]

Love this beautiful, talented woman!!

[@janineszabad4444]

The most magical and beautiful Cinderella and prince there will ever be!!

[@VladSicoe]

She’s aged like fine wine. 😍😍😍

[@dansalazar3307]

Yesterday I discovered this version of Cinderella and I love it, it's old but... the music, the letter, the scenes are so beautiful and I fell in love with the couple. By the way, I watched it on Prime Video (Mexico)

[@lulugigi9907]

Lesley Ann Warren is my favorite Cinderella. 💕

[@garywright4495]

Always love her!

[@nardo218]

My cousins and I had Cinderella on tape. We lived 3 hours apart, but we each watched it EVERY DAY so when we got together, we could sing all the songs end-to-end, lyrics memorized. It's how we suffered long car rides together (torturing our parents, i'm sure). I still live R&A's Cinderella and Leslie's performance with Alan Quartermaine was just excellent. The Brandi remake was totally enjoyable too! Different, but still good.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Nails Chrysanthemum Brandy was my generation’s Cinderella

[@amiblueful]

If you haven't seen it, you should watch the original Julie Andrews version...which was on live TV! All versions were good, but in my mind, Julie was the embodiment of Cinderella

[@KauaiSis]

I can't tell you how much I loved Lesley as Cinderella. Possibly she was my first girl crush--there's now that term *LOL* I was about 10 or 11. Watching this again just confirms that I was not wrong about how perfect she was as Cinderella.

[@chriscap4288]

I love seeing someone in their house

[@TheMoomba2008]

Still an absolutely stunning woman.

[@SicilianStealth]

Yay!

[@Satanna.avemaria]

I’d love to see her meet brandy that would be amazing. Actually Julie Andrew’s, Lesley Ann warren and Brandy ❤️💖🌸 that would be epic 🥰

[@rdelapaz5004]

Love her!!!😙

[@krvd33]

Lesley Ann Warren will always be my Cinderella.

[@lisafrankel6101]

Lesley Ann Warren the perfect Cinderella.

[@flon57]

I've been a fan from Cinderella, Mission Impossible,. to tv parts to movies

[@anakelly76512]

Now, this version of "Cinderella" is 1 billion times better than the craptastic dumpter fire that is the new 2021 version of "Cinderella". "Poor Cinderelly".

[@shellnet411]

You are the best Cinderella of all Cinderella's in history you are better than any other Cinderella you are my favorite the music your voice you're you are the only person who ever has played Cinderella right like perfect you are Cinderella the second best would be for the traditional Cinderella the slipper and the rose and the second best Cinderella movieWould be ever after she's slightly better and it's a better movie but she's not a real traditional Cinderella like the slipper and the rose but you have them every which way hands-down beat by miles and miles and miles you are light years ahead of every other Cinderella

[@barbarablue2571]

This great actress playing Cinderella's role?????OMG

[@malinhessedahl]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@manuelorozco7760]

Lesley looks as almost beautiful as she was 55 years ago. Can’t believe it was that long ago since it happened! The first time I saw it was here on KZbin eight years ago. The performance is a little bit dated in terms of production value. But the music is still the star of the show!

[@sixslinger9951]

she is still as gorgeous as ever.

[@bugoobiga]

so gorgeous

[@user-co7fb6qe5w]

Loved her in Clue and Life...beautiful, witty, funny and sexy. Wow, the whole package! Best to you!😊

[@bradgrauer9148]

This woman is 74 years old I can't believe it

[@ajs41]

Miss Scarlet.

[@ljre3397]

Holy smokes she looks great.

[@MrLIGHTNIN9]

I dig she!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lionheartroar3104]

Still a beautiful woman

[@TotalSinging]

THIS is how you have cosmetic work done and still look like 1. yourself 2. human. 75 years old. hot damn

[@eyecomeinpeace2707]

When was this interview done?

[@mariedelmar9429]

So the interview at his apartment after they cleared everyone out made all the difference? I hope to God he didn’t force you to do anything you didn’t want to do.

[@mysteriousenigma6288]

Miss Scarlet

[@kallen868]

Twice! In Clue and in a musical Gone With the Wind.

[@harlow743]

She'll Top or Bottom her dance in "Victor Victoria"+

[@TimothyJonSarris]

And so how does one sing a Richard Roger's song?

[@georgeschlaline6057]

I'll see you in Hades

[@outerrealm]

OK, this is “part 1” a whole minute and a half. WTF! What did you do, slice this up into 50 parts? Which no one can find?

[@howardfitzner7789]

she played a very intresting bag lady in mel brooks life stinks

[@gutz1981]

"CINDERELLA SUCKS!!!" - Jack Nicholson.

[@johnschick5827]

In my youth she was TOTAL babe status!