Lesley-Anne created Big Baby Productions in 2005, while based in the US. She attended the Sundance Institute in Utah, has worked for director Tony Scott on "
Spy Game"and alongside actors such as Robert Redford (
All the President’s Men), Alan Cumming (
X2), Piper Laurie (
Carrie) and JK Simmons (
Juno) among others. She and her company have also enjoyed critical acclaim and success with a series of short films and features. Lesley-Anne’s directorial debut, a short film called "
W.M.D."screened at various festivals across America, at the
13th Raindance Film Festival in London and later in Paris.
After working as a crew member and director, Lesley-Anne decided to try her hand at producing with the HD feature film,"
December Ends". Everyone's efforts paid off and the film won several awards including
Best Drama at the
Method Fest Film Festival in 2006.
This initial success continued with the company’s attachment to “
Another Harvest Moon” (
Grand Prize from the
Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2009). Most recently, Lesley-Anne’s involvement with Indie films “
The Vicious Kind” and “
Dare” has seen both features screened at the
Sundance Film Festival in 2009. The former is going to be broadcast through the Sundance Channel and the latter is due for nationwide release across America in November.
After gaining valuable knowledge, experience and success in the US, Lesley-Anne decided to return to her roots and is based on the west coast of Scotland. The move across the Atlantic has also meant a new lease of life for Big Baby Productions. The addition of Gregg McNeill to the team means that the company can include camera support in its repertoire.