Leslie-Anne Huff

Leslie-Anne Huff
Born
San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2006–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 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.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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
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
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).[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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b The Good News Pilipinas Team (2015-12-03). "Fil-Am Leslie-Anne Huff stars in The Vampire Diaries". GoodNewsPilipinas.com. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Leslie-anne Huff". Audrey Magazine. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-12-15.