Leila Arcieri

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Leila Arcieri
Born (1973-12-18) December 18, 1973 (age 50)
San Francisco, California
Years active1999–present

Leila Carmelita Arcieri (born December 18, 1973) is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She was Miss San Francisco in the 1997 Miss California pageant and has appeared in several films such as XXX , Wild Things 2 and Daddy Day Care . Arcieri is the founder and president of the natural sweetener brand STIR Sweetener. [1] She played as Jamaica St. Croix on Son of the Beach (2000–2002).

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Early life

Arcieri was born in San Francisco, California, She is the daughter of a mother named Anita Van Buyten. [2] She is of mixed Italian, Jewish, African-American, and Native American ancestry. [3]

Career

Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including 1-800-COLLECT and Starburst) and music videos with the likes of Boyz II Men, The Isley Brothers, Montell Jordan, and Q-Tip. Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer Timothy Stack, who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new television series, Son of the Beach , a parody of Baywatch . That same year, Arcieri was selected as the Coors Lite Beer 2000 spokesmodel.

In 2005, she was voted No. 65 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Foolish Marissa
Beverly HoodPam Washington
2000 Hot Boyz TiaVideo
2001Higher EdLisa
2002 XXX Jordan King
2003 Daddy Day Care Kelli
Double BladeLeeShort
2004 Wild Things 2 Maya KingVideo
2005 A Perfect Fit Sarah
The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander CageJordan KingShort
King's Ransom Kim Baker
The Show with A.J. CallowayAllisonTV movie
2006 Mammoth Agent PowersTV movie
2007Babylon FieldsLouisa RamirezTV movie
2008 Death Toll Detective Bathgate
2009 Love N' Dancing Danielle
DivasKaren
Buffalo BushidoSadie Lynn Miller
2010Supreme ChampionKaya
The FuzzDetective 'Terri' DeStefanoTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Rescue 77 -Episode: "Pilot"
2000 Cousin Skeeter TastyEpisode: "The Feminine Ms. Skeet"
2000–02 Son of the Beach Jamaica St. CroixMain cast
2004 Jeremiah CrystalEpisode: "The Face in the Mirror"
2004–05 Kevin Hill Monroe McManusRecurring cast
2005 CSI: NY Darcy SullivanEpisode: "City of the Dolls"
2006 One on One LilaEpisode: "Fame and the Older Woman"
Las Vegas AvaEpisode: "Like a Virgin"
CSI: Miami Nikki BeckEpisode: "Shock"
2009 Brothers GloriaEpisode: "Girls, Girls, Girls"

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)
1999"Vivrant Thing" Q-Tip
"Get It On Tonite" Montell Jordan
"Satisfy You" Puff Daddy
2004"She Wants to Move" N.E.R.D.

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References

  1. "Leila Arcieri actress and model, talks about how the Hollywood career she left, inspired her to create Stir Sweetener- the first all natural sugar replacement that is actually good for you and that sweet tooth". radio.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  2. Her grandfather, Dr. James McClain, was a Tuskegee Airman, who died on October 1, 2012. 10 hottest couples | Ebony | Find Articles at BNET.com Archived February 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "People". May 2005.