Leslie Grace has come a long way, born in the Bronx to Dominican parents, she move with her family at an early age to Florida, began singing as a pre-teen and won a few Grammy nominations and 1st place positions along the way and today Leslie is gracing Hollywood with her talent and charm.
Leslie grace got her first big break into acting when Lin Manuel Miranda casted her for in the Heights, the movie and that proved to be her breakout role. Leslie received many accolades for her performance and this break no doubt helped her get noticed by the Hollywood elites, as she will now to star as Barbara Gordon a.ka. Batgirl, beating out the likes of Haley Lu Richardson (Split), Zoey Deutch (The Politician), and Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold).
For those who don’t know, Barbara is the daughter of Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) commissioner Jim Gordon and dresses up as a female version of Batman to fight crime and protect the people of Gotham. Although Barbara isn’t the first DC Comics character to take on the Batgirl mantle, she is certainly the most popular among comic book fans.
Batgirl is suited up and ready to “kick butts” in a first photo from the upcoming HBO Max superhero movie, shared by star Leslie Grace.
Grace (In the Heights) posted the photo (seen in full below) to Instagram accompanied by the Batgirl: Year One comic book quote, “I use their expectations against them. That will be their weakness. Not mine. Let them all underestimate me… And when their guard is down, and their pride is rising, let me kick their butts.” Heights), Brendan Fraser (The Mummy), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), Ivory Aquino (When We Rise), and Michael Keaton (Batman Returns).
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