Leslie-Anne Huff

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Leslie-Anne Huff
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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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Frozen Kiss Jeanette
2010ProminareLayla
2011 Mardi Gras: Spring Break Girl #2Uncredited
2011 Strawberry Cliff Kate
2012 Cowgirls 'n Angels Madison De La Cruz
2012The Money ShotPenelope ShusterShort film
2014 Cowgirls 'n Angels: Dakota's Summer Madison De La Cruz
2014RosieRosieShort film, also writer and executive producer
2015LunaMiranda ClelandShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 CSI: NY Felicia BadmanEpisode: "All Access"
2008Invincible Dupli-Kate (voice)2 episodes
2009 Days of Our Lives Michelle2 episodes
2009 Mackenzie Falls Penelope9 minisodes
2009 10 Things I Hate About You Jonelle2 episodes
2009 The Suite Life on Deck ReinaEpisode: "Kitchen Casanova"
2009 Greek WhitneyEpisode: "High and Dry"
2010 Chuck BartenderEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler"
2010 Sonny with a Chance Penelope2 episodes
2010 Miami Medical Candy StriperEpisode: "Like a Hurricane"
2010 Pair of Kings AerosolEpisode: "A Mermaid's Tail"
2010 NCIS Hillary LangeEpisode: "Enemies Foreign"
2011 Bones Raina EricksonEpisode: "The Bikini in the Soup"
2011 The Protector Liz Arnold / Beth DarbyEpisode: "Bangs"
2014 The Middle ReneeEpisode: "The Smell"
2016 The Vampire Diaries Rayna CruzRecurring role
2016 The Originals Episode: "A Streetcar Named Desire"
2018 Young & Hungry KaylaEpisode: "Young & Third Wheel"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015The Life SaversLucySeries 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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 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.