Leslie-Anne Huff Explained

Leslie-Anne Huff
Birth Place: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.[2]

Career

Her career began in 2006 with a role in the television series . 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 , 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Frozen KissJeanette
2010 ProminareLayla
2011Girl #2Uncredited
2011Strawberry CliffKate
2012Cowgirls 'n AngelsMadison De La Cruz
2012The Money ShotPenelope Shuster Short film
2014Madison De La Cruz
2014RosieRosieShort film, also writer and executive producer
2015LunaMiranda Cleland Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Felicia BadmanEpisode: "All Access"
2008InvincibleDupli-Kate (voice)2 episodes
2009Days of Our LivesMichelle2 episodes
2009Mackenzie FallsPenelope9 minisodes
200910 Things I Hate About YouJonelle2 episodes
2009The Suite Life on DeckReinaEpisode: "Kitchen Casanova"
2009GreekWhitneyEpisode: "High and Dry"
2010ChuckBartenderEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler"
2010Sonny with a ChancePenelope2 episodes
2010Miami MedicalCandy StriperEpisode: "Like a Hurricane"
2010Pair of KingsAerosolEpisode: "A Mermaid's Tail"
2010NCISHillary LangeEpisode: "Enemies Foreign"
2011BonesRaina EricksonEpisode: "The Bikini in the Soup"
2011The ProtectorLiz Arnold / Beth DarbyEpisode: "Bangs"
2014The MiddleReneeEpisode: "The Smell"
2016 The Vampire DiariesRayna Cruz Recurring role
2016The OriginalsEpisode: "A Streetcar Named Desire"
2018Young & HungryKaylaEpisode: "Young & Third Wheel"

Web

Philanthropy

In 2005, Huff co-founded the non-profit Kamay at Puso (which means "Hand and Heart" in Tagalog).[3]

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.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fil-Am Hollywood Star Leslie-Anne Huff - Her Funny Calling . Asianjournal.com . 2009-09-06 . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322100219/http://www.asianjournal.com/galing-pinoy/59-galing-pinoy/2850-fil-am-hollywood-star-leslie-anne-huff-her-funny-calling.html . 2012-03-22 .
  2. Web site: The Good News Pilipinas Team . 2015-12-03 . Fil-Am Leslie-Anne Huff stars in The Vampire Diaries . 2024-08-17 . GoodNewsPilipinas.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: Fil-Am Hollywood Star Leslie-Anne Huff - Her Funny Calling - Page 4 . Asianjournal.com . 2009-09-06 . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322100244/http://www.asianjournal.com/galing-pinoy/59-galing-pinoy/2850-fil-am-hollywood-star-leslie-anne-huff-her-funny-calling.html?start=3 . 2012-03-22 .
  4. Web site: Leslie-anne Huff . Audrey Magazine . 2010-04-10 . 2011-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311144613/http://audreymagazine.com/tag/leslie-anne-huff/ . 2012-03-11 .