Lesley Joseph Lesley Joseph Lesley Diana Joseph (born 14 October 1945) is an English actress and broadcaster, best known for playing Dorien Green in the television sitcom "Birds of a Feather" from 1989 to 1998, and again since 2014. Other television credits include "Absurd Person Singular" (1985) and "Night and Day" (2001–03). Her stage roles include UK touring productions of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (2005), "Calendar Girls" (2011) and "Annie" (2015). In 2018, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for the original West End production of "Young Frankenstein". Joseph was born in Hackney, London and
Sitcom comedies of the 2011 fall season. The pilot episode drew 10.28 million U.S. viewers and a 4.8 adults 18–49 demo rating, making it the highest-rated fall debut for a Fox scripted show since 2001. The show has been nominated for several awards, including five Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is a police sitcom set in the fictional 99th precinct in Brooklyn which premiered in 2013 on Fox. It has won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards: one for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and one for Andy Samberg for