Leeah D. Jackson

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Leeah D. Jackson
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Leeah D Jackson, 2016
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • dancer
  • songwriter
Years active2001–present
Known for The Shield
Boston Public
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Website leeahdjackson.wixsite.com/cookin4reel

Leeah D. Jackson is an American teen actress, singer, chef, and dancer with appearances in films and television series and more than 25 commercials. She played the role of Haley in The Shield TV series. Leeah is presently a student studying "Esthetician" and "Make-Up".

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Life and career

Leeah D. Jackson is an actor, dancer, rapper and BMI songwriter. She began her career when she was 3 years old. [1] appearing in television,print advertisements, commercials for companies such as McDonald's, Epson Printer, Kmart, General Motors. [2]

Her television and film appearances include The Shield , Boston Public , Jimmy Kimmel Live! , ABC Family - HBO Jam, A Mother's Choice, and In The Hive, and music videos for Mindless Behavior's "Girls Talkin' Bout", The Rangers' "Pretty Girl Shake It", Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair", Cori B's "SMH", and Motion City Soundtrack's "Her World Destroys My Planet".

She sang for Michael Jackson at his 45th birthday party. Her latest project was her recorded single, "HeadPhones", which she co-wrote. She is reportedly attending college to pursue a career in Sports Medicine and is working on her cooking show, Cooking 4 Reel [3]

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 HBO Family Jammy FriendMinor Role
2003The AppointmentKatieShort Film
2004 Boston Public LydiaChapter Seventy-Eight
2006 The Shield Haley1 episode
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Fun GirlHack-A-Shaq 1 episode
2007 The Maury Povich Show Most Talented KidsRapper
2008 Nadia Geller |Date My HouseDate My HouseEpisode #1.3
2010Flip The Script KidsEntertainerComposer
2010A Mother's ChoiceLeeah D.Composer
2010A Mother's ChoiceLeeahMain role
2012Behind The Talent A Mother's ChoiceHerselfTV series
2012A Mother's Choice The UltimatumLeeahMain role
2012 The Hive Prison VisitorTV movie
2013FTS Kids Radio ShowLeeahTV mini-series
2015Love Not Equal To LADancerShort Film

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2012 Shorty Awards Best Content Producers on Social Media"Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, Tumblr"Nominated
2013 Young Artist Award Best Actress in a Short Film - Lead Young ActressA Mother's Choice the UltimatumNominated [7]

References

  1. Taffetdesign (August 25, 2010). "HBO Family Jam". Youtube.
  2. McCannErickson (October 3, 2010). "Onstar StabilityTrack". Youtube.
  3. Leeah D. "Cookin 4 Reel". Cookin4reel. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  4. Leeah D. "HeadPhones". Appl itunes Website.
  5. "Hot100Music Leeah D Music: Leeah D on Maury's Most Talented Kids".
  6. "Artist Leeah D". Hot100Music.
  7. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013.