Leslie-Anne Huff | |
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Born | San Fernando Valley, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Leslie-Anne Huff is an American actress.
Life and education
Huff was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She was born to an American father and a Filipino mother.[1]
She attended the University of California, Berkeley. She was highly involved with the Filipino community and co-produced the yearly Pilipino Cultural Night show.
Career
Her career began in 2006 with a role in the television series CSI: NY. She has made guest appearances in several television series, including roles in NCIS, Bones, Days of Our Lives, Chuck, Greek and The Suite Life on Deck.
In 2008, she was cast to star in the film Strawberry Cliff, opposite Hong Kong singer Eason Chan. In 2009, she starred in the Disney Channel's first original web series, Mackenzie Falls, a stand-alone spin-off of Sonny with a Chance.[1] In 2011, she was cast in the film Cowgirls n' Angels, starring James Cromwell, Bailee Madison, Jackson Rathbone, Dora Madison Burge, and Kathleen Rose Perkins.
In 2013, she was cast in Cowgirls 'n Angels: Dakota's Summer, the sequel to Cowgirls 'n Angels opposite Keith Carradine, Haley Ramm, Emily Bett Rickards, and Jade Pettyjohn. In 2016, Leslie became a recurring character on the seventh season of the American supernatural television series, The Vampire Diaries, as a vampire huntress named Rayna Cruz.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Frozen Kiss | Jeanette | |
2010 | Prominare | Layla | |
2011 | Mardi Gras: Spring Break | Girl #2 | Uncredited |
2011 | Strawberry Cliff | Kate | |
2012 | Cowgirls 'n Angels | Madison De La Cruz | |
2012 | The Money Shot | Penelope Shuster | Short film |
2014 | Cowgirls 'n Angels: Dakota's Summer | Madison De La Cruz | |
2014 | Rosie | Rosie | Short film, also writer and executive producer |
2015 | Luna | Miranda Cleland | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | CSI: NY | Felicia Badman | Episode: "All Access" |
2008 | Invincible | Dupli-Kate (voice) | 2 episodes |
2009 | Days of Our Lives | Michelle | 2 episodes |
2009 | Mackenzie Falls | Penelope | 9 minisodes |
2009 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Jonelle | 2 episodes |
2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Reina | Episode: "Kitchen Casanova" |
2009 | Greek | Whitney | Episode: "High and Dry" |
2010 | Chuck | Bartender | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler" |
2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Penelope | 2 episodes |
2010 | Miami Medical | Candy Striper | Episode: "Like a Hurricane" |
2010 | Pair of Kings | Aerosol | Episode: "A Mermaid's Tail" |
2010 | NCIS | Hillary Lange | Episode: "Enemies Foreign" |
2011 | Bones | Raina Erickson | Episode: "The Bikini in the Soup" |
2011 | The Protector | Liz Arnold / Beth Darby | Episode: "Bangs" |
2014 | The Middle | Renee | Episode: "The Smell" |
2016 | The Vampire Diaries | Rayna Cruz | Recurring role |
2016 | The Originals | Episode: "A Streetcar Named Desire" | |
2018 | Young & Hungry | Kayla | Episode: "Young & Third Wheel" |
Web
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | The Life Savers | Lucy | Series creator / co-writer, 5 episodes |
Philanthropy
In 2005, Huff co-founded the non-profit Kamay at Puso (which means "Hand and Heart" in Tagalog).[2]
In 2010, she appeared in a charity performance of The Vagina Monologues at the Aratani Theater of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles, along with Lea Salonga, Tia Carrere, and Tamlyn Tomita.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Fil-Am Hollywood Star Leslie-Anne Huff - Her Funny Calling". Asianjournal.com. 2009-09-06. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Fil-Am Hollywood Star Leslie-Anne Huff - Her Funny Calling - Page 4". Asianjournal.com. 2009-09-06. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Leslie-anne Huff". Audrey Magazine. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-12-15.