title: Leslie Silva
text: # Leslie Silva
  
  Leslie Silva (born April 21, 1968) is an American actress who has had long running television roles in Odyssey 5, Providence, and Shades of Blue.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  In 1968, Silva was born in Schenectady, New York. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BFA in dramatic arts (1989) then attended the Juilliard School (1991–1995) where she earned a MFA in drama.
  
  ## Career
  
  Silva began her professional acting career in 1995, in an off-Broadway production of Macbeth in Washington, D.C. She has starred in many series, most recently So Help Me Todd and Poker Face.
  
  Silva is an activist.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1996 | New York Undercover (TV series) | EMT | episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
  | 1997 | Fools Rush In | Divorce Papers Process Server | |
  | 1997 | The Cosby Show (TV series) | | episode: "Shall We Dance?" |
  | 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series) | Sister Dyanne Attwood | 2 episodes |
  | 1999 | Providence (TV series) | Dr. Helen Reynolds | 18 episodes |
  | 2000 | ER (TV series) | Sonya Bassett | episode: "Viable Options" |
  | 2000 | The '70s (TV movie) | Yolanda | |
  | 2000 | Girlfriends (TV series) | Toni Childs | unaired pilot |
  | 2001 | Gideon's Crossing (TV series) | Caitlin Reese | episode: "Hinkytown" |
  | 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Younger Willetta | |
  | 2002–2003 | Odyssey 5 (TV series) | Sarah Forbes | 19 episodes |
  | 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series) | The Nanny | episode: "Lucky Strike" |
  | 2003 | The Agency (TV series) | FBI Special Agent Shelton | 4 episodes |
  | 2004 | Cold Case (TV series) | Sarah Tucker | episode: "The Letter" |
  | 2005 | Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series) | Danica Erickson | episode: "Daedalus" |
  | 2006 | CSI: Miami (TV series) | Felicia Hill | episode: "Deviant" |
  | 2008 | Reversion | Eva | |
  | 2007–2010 | Numb3rs (TV series) | M.E. Ridenhour | 9 episodes |
  | 2011 | Nurse Jackie (TV series) | Receptionist | episode: "Rat Falls" |
  | 2012 | Person of Interest (TV series) | Nurse Mary Abbott | episode: "Baby Blue" |
  | 2013 | The Good Wife (TV Series) | Elizabeth | episode: "Whack-a-Mole" |
  | 2016–2018 | Shades of Blue | Gail Baker | 19 episodes |
  | 2018 | The Looming Tower (TV Series) | Deb Fletcher | 2 episodes |
  | 2018 | Vox Lux | The Stylist | |
  | 2019 | The Blacklist (TV series) | Caroline Eikendoll | episode: "Olivia Olson (No. 115)" |
  | 2019-2022 | In the Dark (TV series) | Rhonda Parker | 6 episodes |
  | 2022 | Women of the Movement (TV series) | Ruby Hurley | 4 episodes |
  | 2023 | Poker Face (TV series) | Donna Owens | episode: "The Future of the Sport" |
  | 2023 | So Help Me Todd (TV series) | Beverly Crest | 6 episodes |
  