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Maria Lease

  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actress
  • Director
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Maria Lease is known for Better Off Dead (1985) and Dolly Dearest (1991).
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    Known for

    John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
    Better Off Dead
    7.1
    • Script and Continuity Department(as Maria Cady)
    • 1985
    Ed Gale in Dolly Dearest (1991)
    Dolly Dearest
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1991
    Little Girls Blue Part 2
    7.0
    • Director(as Joanna Williams)
    • 1984
    Little Girls Blue
    6.3
    • Director(as Joanna Williams)
    • 1978

    Credits

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    Script and Continuity Department

    • Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)
      Medium
      7.2
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 2010
    • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
      Boston Legal
      8.5
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 2004–2008
    • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
      The Practice
      7.7
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 1997–2004
    • The Guardian (2001)
      The Guardian
      7.5
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 2001–2003
    • Edward James Olmos in Hollywood Confidential (1997)
      Hollywood Confidential
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • script supervisor
      • 1997
    • Moloney (1996)
      Moloney
      7.0
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 1996–1997
    • Tori Spelling in Co-ed Call Girl (1996)
      Co-ed Call Girl
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • script supervisor
      • 1996
    • Matt Frewer in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995)
      Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
      2.6
      • script supervisor: second unit (as Maria Lease-Cady)
      • 1995
    • Jenifer Lewis in Courthouse (1995)
      Courthouse
      5.2
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 1995
    • Lori Loughlin in Abandoned and Deceived (1995)
      Abandoned and Deceived
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • script supervisor
      • 1995
    • Merlin Olsen in Aaron's Way (1988)
      Aaron's Way
      7.1
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 1988
    • Robert Hays in Starman (1986)
      Starman
      6.7
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 1986–1987
    • Richard Dean Anderson in MacGyver (1985)
      MacGyver
      7.6
      TV Series
      • script supervisor
      • 1985
    • John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
      Better Off Dead
      7.1
      • script supervisor (as Maria Cady)
      • 1985
    • Charlie Sheen, Mariette Hartley, and Howard Hesseman in Silence of the Heart (1984)
      Silence of the Heart
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • script supervisor (as Maria Cady)
      • 1984

    Actress

    • Street of a Thousand Pleasures (1972)
      Street of a Thousand Pleasures
      4.6
      • 5th Girl - 6th Group (uncredited)
      • 1972
    • Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
      Dracula vs. Frankenstein
      3.5
      • Joanie Fontaine
      • 1971
    • Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
      Horror of the Blood Monsters
      3.1
      • Girl with Purse (uncredited)
      • 1970
    • Sinthia: The Devil's Doll (1970)
      Sinthia: The Devil's Doll
      3.7
      • Liz
      • 1970
    • Excited (1970)
      Excited
      3.5
      • 1970
    • Mnasidika (1969)
      Mnasidika
      4.2
      • Murdered Girl
      • 1969
    • One Million AC/DC (1969)
      One Million AC/DC
      3.0
      • Marla (uncredited)
      • 1969
    • Monique, My Love (1969)
      Monique, My Love
      5.0
      • Janice
      • Girl in Shower (uncredited)
      • 1969
    • The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago (1969)
      The Fabulous Bastard from Chicago
      4.6
      • Nancy
      • 1969
    • The Scavengers (1969)
      The Scavengers
      5.0
      • Faith
      • 1969
    • Hedonistic Pleasures (1969)
      Hedonistic Pleasures
      4.8
      • Manager (uncredited)
      • 1969
    • Vibrations (1969)
      Vibrations
      5.3
      • Barbara (uncredited)
      • 1969
    • I Want You! (1969)
      I Want You!
      5.1
      • Barbara (as Barbara Kent)
      • 1969
    • Love Camp 7 (1969)
      Love Camp 7
      3.9
      • WAC Lt. Linda Harman
      • 1969
    • Return of the Secret Society (1968)
      Return of the Secret Society
      5.3
      • Lisa (uncredited)
      • 1968

    Director

    • Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
      Silk Stalkings
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Ed Gale in Dolly Dearest (1991)
      Dolly Dearest
      4.8
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Girls in Blue
      6.7
      Video
      • Director (as Jack Williams)
      • 1987
    • Little Girls Blue Part 2
      7.0
      • Director (as Joanna Williams)
      • 1984
    • Chopstix
      6.5
      • Director (as Joanna Williams)
      • 1979
    • Little Girls Blue
      6.3
      • Director (as Joanna Williams)
      • 1978
    • Expensive Tastes
      6.0
      • Director (as Jennifer Ray)
      • 1978
    • Soft Places
      5.6
      • Director (as Wray Hamilton)
      • 1978

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Maria Lease Cady
    • Spouse
      • Daniel Cady

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