Leslie-Anne Huff is an American actress who portrays Rayna Cruz in the seventh season of The Vampire Diaries and the third season of The Originals.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Huff was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She was born to an American father of English descent and a Filipino mother.
School/Education[]
She attended Grover Cleveland Charter High School and graduated in 2002. She also attended and graduated the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. She was highly involved with the Filipino community and co-produced the yearly Pilipino Cultural Night show.
Philanthropy[]
In 2005, Huff co-founded the non-profit Kamay at Puso (which means "Hand and Heart" in Tagalog).
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.
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 Disney Channel first original web series, Mackenzie Falls, a stand-alone spin-off of Sonny with a Chance.
In 2011, she was cast in the film Cowgirls n' Angels, starring James Cromwell, Bailee Madison, Jackson Rathbone, Madison Burge, and Kathleen Rose Perkins.
In 2013, she was cast in Dakota's Summer, the sequel to Cowgirls n' Angels, opposite Keith Carradine, Emily Bett Rickards, and Spencer Boldman.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Felicia Badman | Guest role "All Access" (season 2: episode 21) |
| 2008 | Invincible | Dupli-Kate | Animated TV series (season 1: episode 16) (season 1: episode 18) |
| 2009 | Frozen Kiss | Jeanette | |
| 2009 | Days of Our Lives | Michelle | (episode 10,995) (episode 11,031) |
| 2009 | The Odd Squad | Minivan Mom | Short series |
| 2009 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Jonelle | Guest role "Don't Give Up" (season 1: episode 5) "Fight for Your Right" (season 1: episode 9) |
| 2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Reina | Guest role "Kitchen Casanova" (season 2: episode 4) |
| 2009 | Greek | Whitney | Guest role "High and Dry" (season 3: episode 4) |
| 2010 | Mardi Gras | Girl #2 | |
| 2010 | Prominare | Layla | Short film |
| 2010 | Chuck | Bartender | Guest role "Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler" (season 3: episode 6) |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Candy Striper | Guest role "Like a Hurricane" (season 1: episode 9) |
| 2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Penelope | Guest role "The Legend of Candy Face" (season 2: episode 6) "Sonny with a Secret" (season 2: episode 12) |
| 2010 | Pair of Kings | Aerosol | Guest role "A Mermaid's Tail" (season 1: episode 4) |
| 2010 | NCIS | Hillary Lange | Guest role "Broken Arrow" (season 8: episode 7) "Enemies Foreign" (season 8: episode 8) |
| 2011 | Strawberry Cliff | Kate | |
| 2011 | Bones | Raina Erickson | Guest role "The Bikini in the Soup" (season 6: episode 14) |
| 2011 | The Protector | Liz Arnold / Beth Darby | Guest role "Bangs" (season 1: episode 8) |
| 2011 | Supah Ninjas | Melanie | Guest role "Snakeskin" (season 1: episode 15) |
| 2012 | Cowgirls 'n Angels | Madison | Released on October 2, 2012 |
| 2014 | Cowgirls 'n Angels | Madison | Released on 2014 |
| 2016 | The Vampire Diaries | Rayna Cruz | Recurring role |
| 2016 | The Originals | Rayna Cruz | Guest role "A Streetcar Named Desire" (season 3: episode 14) |
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