Leigha Hancock

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Leigha Hancock
Born
Leigha Kayleen Hancock
OccupationStunt actress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Bryan Moriarty
(m. 2012)

Leigha Kayleen Hancock Moriarty [1] is an American stunt actress [2] [3] best known for her role as the District 7 female tribute in The Hunger Games .

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Career

Hancock stands at 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m) and has a background in gymnastics. [1] [4] Between 2009 and 2010 she had also appeared in Make It or Break It . Hancock co-starred in the 2013 film Admission . [1] She has other experience as a gymnast, graduating from North Carolina State University. She married her husband, Bryan, on September 26, 2012. [2]

Filmography

YearProgramRole/Notes
2009–2010 Make It or Break It 14 episodes
2011 Blue Bloods 3 episodes
2012 The Hunger Games District 7 female
2012The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger GamesHerself
2013 Deception 1 episode
2013 Delivery Man Carly
2013 Admission Yulia Karasov
2014 The Blacklist 1 episode
2015 Louder Than Bombs Feature film
2017 The Voice of Silence Feature film

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References

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  3. Gymnast Leigha Hancock worked as stuntwoman on 'The Hunger Games' | masslive.com
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