Portrait of Taylor Dayne

Taylor Dayne

Acting

Biography

Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962), also known as Les Lee, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single "Tell It to My Heart". She achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will Lead You Back", "With Every Beat of My Heart", "Prove Your Love", and "I'll Always Love You". In late 1987, she scored her first major hit when her debut single "Tell It to My Heart" reached No. 7 on the Hot 100. She then went on to have a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including the No. 1 Billboard hit "Love Will Lead You Back". Overall, she has had eighteen individual hit songs reach the top ten in Billboard magazine. These include most recently, the 2011 American and international hit "Floor on Fire" and the 2008 song "Beautiful", which reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. She has also topped the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart three times.

Born: March 7, 1962

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
KPOPPED

as Self

2020
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

as Electra Owl - Contestant

2019
2019
The Masked Singer

as Popcorn (archive footage)

2019
The Masked Singer

as Self - Performer

2009
Beautiful Loser

as Sharon Dolan

2008
2004
Rescue Me

as Shirley

1999
Jackie's Back!

as Taylor Dayne

1998
Rude Awakening

as Maureen

1997
Nightman

as Carla Day

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Stag

as Serena

1997
Fool's Paradise

as Samantha

1994
Love Affair

as Marissa