From 'The White Lotus' to 'Talladega Nights: A Look at Leslie Bibb's Career

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Leslie Bibb has been crushing it in Hollywood for over 20 years, but somehow she still feels like one of the most underrated actresses in the game. So, where is she now? And why does it feel like she’s been quietly everywhere? From 'Talladega Nights' to 'The White Lotus,' we're breaking down Bibb's decades-long career.

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00:00All right let's talk about Leslie Bibb. You know her face, you've definitely seen her in something.

00:06Maybe it was Iron Man, maybe it was Talladega Nights, or maybe you were a real one and you

00:10remember her as Brooke McQueen in Popular. Now she's livening up our screens once again with

00:16her role in The White Lotus as part of the oh-so-cringe Girls Trip trio. Leslie Bibb has

00:21been crushing it in Hollywood for over 20 years, but somehow she still feels like one of the most

00:25underrated actresses in the game. So where is she now? And why does it feel like she's

00:30quietly been everywhere? Let's break it down.

00:37Before Hollywood, Leslie Bibb was just a small town girl from Virginia who got her big break

00:42in the most insane way. She won a nationwide modeling contest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

00:48Yeah, Oprah literally helped her launch her career.

00:51It changed my whole life. I wouldn't be an actor if I hadn't started going to New York when I was

00:5616 and, you know, it was like the best bartending job for me while I studied acting too.

01:01Leslie pivoted to acting and by 1999 she landed Popular, a high school dramedy that was basically

01:07Glee before Glee, just without the music. Her role as Brooke McQueen made her a teen icon even

01:12though the show only ran for two seasons. This was a massive letdown for fans who were shocked

01:18by the show's cliffhanger of an ending.

01:20Oh my gosh.

01:21Hi, rude much? Watch where you're going.

01:26She went from playing a high school queen bee to big screen comedy with Talladega Knights

01:29where she played Will Ferrell's hilariously over-the-top wife.

01:33Supper's ready, come on y'all! I've been slaving over this for hours!

01:39Then came Iron Man. Leslie played Christine Everhart, the no-nonsense journalist who

01:43calls out Tony Stark. With this she became a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which,

01:48let's face it, is a massive deal.

01:51You ever lose knowledge like your whole life?

01:53She reprised her role as Christine in Iron Man 2 and even in a Whiplash News segment for Disney+.

01:59She kept things interesting, bouncing from frothy rom-coms like Confessions of a Shopaholic,

02:03Is this where you should be?

02:05horror films like The Midnight Meat Train where she played alongside Bradley Cooper,

02:09dark comedies like Miss Nobody,

02:10and TV series like The League, American Housewife, and Jupiter's Legacy.

02:15These days, Leslie Bibb is still in loads of shows.

02:18In the last few years, she's popped up on Netflix's The Babysitter movies,

02:22kept things funny alongside Sebastian Maniscalco and Robert De Niro in About My Father,

02:27and has a major role in the Apple TV Plus series Palm Royale alongside Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern.

02:33But possibly most excitingly yet, she's starring in The White Lotus season 3.

02:38Given The White Lotus' track record of chaotic, scene-stealing performances,

02:42you know she's about to bring something special.

02:44She's a member of the three-woman clique centered around a famous actress.

02:48They truly nail the subtle mean girl attitude in a way that feels disturbingly accurate,

02:53cringing all around at their phenomenal acting.

02:56And let's not forget, she and Sam Rockwell are still one of Hollywood's coolest couples.

03:01Yeah, he's got mad res.

03:03Whether they're walking red carpets together, cracking each other up in interviews,

03:06or gushing about one another on Instagram, they've been going strong for over 15 years.

03:11Leslie Bibb may not always be the first name you think of,

03:14but she's been a consistent force in Hollywood,

03:16always bringing the charm, the wit, and a little bit of chaos to every role.

03:20She's proof that you don't need to be an A-list headliner to have an incredible career.

03:25Although after her time on White Lotus,

03:26we'll be shocked if her name doesn't wind up in the zeitgeist far more than it already is.

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