Acting: Theatre, TV, Film, Adaptation, Narration:

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Leanna was over-the-moon to originate the role of The Countess in the world premiere of LET'S MISBEHAVE (The Cambridge Foundry 8/2024), a sweet, saucy, heartfelt, brand new Jazz-Age romp of a play by Lawrence Gullo, Leanna's favorite character she's ever played! 

For more about the show, visit the Let's Misbehave Instagram and check out additional photos via Leanna's Instagram! 

Leanna received a BFA in Theatre Performance from Miami University with a focus in The Victorian Era, trained with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company at Skidmore College, trained with the Society of American Fight Directors and became a certified Actor-Combatant in knife, hand-to-hand and single sword. She began her career with the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company playing leading roles in touring productions and developing a one-woman Alice In Wonderland piece adapted from the works of Lewis Carroll and the diaries of Alice Pleasance Liddell. During a stint in the Twin Cities she was named an “Outstanding New Face” by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune for her leading role as Isabel in Tennessee Williams’ Period of Adjustment and “Best Actress” by Lavender Magazine for the same role. She played Benvolio and served as Fight Captain in Romeo and Juliet for Park Square theatre and was involved with many Fringe festival shows and other regional credits on stage and independent film. Favorite roles include Mina in Dracula (Commonweal Theatre), Lucy in Dracula (Cincinnati Shakespeare Company) and originating the role of The Countess in the world premiere of Let's Misbehave (The Cambridge Foundry, Pansy Rampant Productions). Her short plays such as "Favorite Lady" have received critical acclaim and nationwide productions, for more information see the Shorts & Plays page.  She is an audiobook narrator for Scrib'd and you can see the books she's narrated here. 

Leanna lives and works as an actress and author in New York, is a ghost tour guide for Boroughs of the Dead tour company and is a proud member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA and has worked on shows like Boardwalk Empire.

(Watch Leanna in the teaser for episode 2 of Boardwalk's 4th season.)

In the fall of 2018 Leanna launched a one-woman theatrical lecture BY THE LIGHT OF TIFFANY: A Meeting with Clara Driscoll, about the visionary designer of Tiffany's most iconic lamps at a time when women were rarely credited for their work. For more about BY THE LIGHT OF TIFFANY and Clara Driscoll, please visit the show page for more information!