Toni-Leslie James is an American costume designer for stage, television and film.
She received a BA in costume design from The Ohio State University.
Her Broadway costume design credits include the costume designs for Bernhardt/Hamlet (2019 Drama Desk Award, 2018 Tony Award nomination), Come from Away (2017 Drama Desk nomination),[3] the 2017 revival of August Wilson's Jitney (2017 Tony Award nomination,[4] 2017 Drama Desk nomination[3]), Amazing Grace (Hewes Design Award nomination), The Scottsboro Boys (Hewes Design Award nomination), Finian's Rainbow, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, King Hedley II, One Mo’ Time, The Wild Party (FANY Award), Marie Christine (FANY nomination), Footloose, The Tempest (Drama Desk nomination), Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Angels in America, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, and Jelly's Last Jam (Hewes Design Award, Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk nomination).
[5] Off Broadway and regionally she has designed various productions, including for the City Center Encores!
Her television credits include Whoopi for NBC, As the World Turns for CBS, The Huey P. Newton Story directed by Spike Lee, five specials for WNET/13 Great Performances series and the feature film A Tale of Two Pizzas directed by Vincent Sassone.