Leslie Zemeckis (born 5 February 1969) is an author, documentary filmmaker and actress.

[2] For Burly Q, Zemeckis went across the country to interview men and women from burlesque shows of the past for her book and documentary.

[2][1] This included gathering over 50 people to interview at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas before it was demolished.

[2][1] Zemeckis has written several articles about burlesque and has participated in burlesque shows, including a clothed reading of her book Goddess of Love Incarnate: The Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr accompanied by naked women.

[7] Zemeckis most recent documentary, Grandes Horizontales, concerns the lives of French courtesans navigating upper-class society in the 19th century.