Leslie Mann made her debut in the 1991 comedy film ‘Virgin High’ directed by Richard Gabai. She next appeared in television series like ‘Birdland’ (1994) and ‘The Wright Verdicts’ (1995). In 1996, she made an uncredited appearance in the Wes Anderson-directed American crime comedy film ‘Bottle Rocket.’ While the film was praised by critics, it failed to achieve success at the box office. That same year, she also starred as ‘Robin Harris’ in the American black comedy film ‘The Cable Guy’ directed by Ben Stiller. While the film received a mixed response from critics, it turned out to be a commercial success and managed to gross over $102.8 million on a $47 million. The following year, she played the role of ‘Ursula Stanhope’ in the Sam Weisman-directed American comedy film ‘George of the Jungle.’ The film opened to a mixed reception but did decent business at the box office, grossing over $174.4 million on a budget of $55 million. She next starred in films like ‘Big Daddy’ (1999), ‘Timecode’ (2000), ‘Perfume’ (2001), ‘Orange County’ (2002), and ‘Stealing Harvard’ (2002). In 2005, she starred as ‘Nicky’ in the American romantic comedy film ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ directed by Judd Apatow. The film was widely praised by critics and was a massive box office success, grossing over $177.4 million on a budget of $26 million.
Mann continued to star in films like ‘Knocked Up’ (2007), ‘Drillbit Taylor’ (2008), ‘17 Again’ (2009), ‘Funny People’ (2009), ‘Rio’ (2011), ‘Little Birds’ (2011), ‘The Change-Up’ (2011), and ‘ParaNorman’ (2012). She portrayed Debbie in the 2012 Judd Apatow-directed American comedy film ‘This Is 40.’ The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $88.1 million on a $35 million budget. In 2013, she appeared in the satirical crime film ‘The Bling Ring’ directed by Sofia Coppola. The film garnered positive to mixed reviews from critics. She was next seen in films like ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ (2014), ‘Rio 2’ (2014), ‘Vacation’ (2015), ‘How to Be Single’ (2016), ‘The Comedian’ (2016), ‘Blockers’ (2018), ‘Welcome to Marwen’ (2018), ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ (2019), ‘Blithe Spirit’ (2020), ‘The Croods: A New Age’ (2020), and ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ (2022). She was last seen in the 2022 American comedy film ‘The Bubble’ directed by Judd Apatow. The film received mostly negative reviews from critics.