Sharon Leal

Infobox actor


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Sharon Leal (born October 17, 1972) is an American actress.

Biography

Career

Sharon Leal's career began with the role of Dahlia Crede in the CBS daytime serial "Guiding Light" from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, she joined the Broadway company of "Rent". Soon after, she was cast as Mimi for the San Francisco leg of the first national tour of "Rent", staying with the company until it closed in September 1999. From 2000 to 2004, Leal starred in the Fox prime time TV series "Boston Public". Leal also had a role in the theatrical release "Face The Music". She also appeared in a recurring role in the short-lived NBC series "LAX", as the wife of airport co-director, Roger de Souza.

She also co-starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls" as Michelle Morris, Effie White's replacement in the pop group "The Dreams". The film was released on December 25, 2006. In 2007 Leal also starred in "This Christmas" and in the Tyler Perry production "Why Did I Get Married?".Leal Directed TV Shows Including"' "Sister, Sister, The Game, One on One, Half & Half","Girlfriends, and The Parent 'Hood"."

Personal life

Leal was born in Tucson, Arizona to an African-American father and a Filipino mother.cite news|last=Robison|first=Ken|coauthors=|title=THE CALL OF BROADWAY FRESNO ACTORS TREADING BIGGER BOARDS|pages=|publisher=The Fresno Bee|date=1994-06-12|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EAE87EEAE319C15&p_docnum=1&s_accountid=AC0107121102115012717&s_orderid=NB0107121102101612600&s_dlid=DL0107121102120312732&s_ecproduct=DOC&s_ecprodtype=&s_username=mikef46l4l6&s_accountid=AC0107121102115012717&s_upgradeable=no|accessdate=2007-12-10] Her adoptive father, Jesse Leal, was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and a police officer at Clark Air Base, Philippines; he married Leal's mother in 1972 and legally adopted Leal. [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808806485/bio Sharon Leal Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] Leal's mother Angelita, a housewife, later re-married to Elmer Manankil, the father of Leal's younger sister, Kristina.

With Bev Land, her husband, Leal has a daughter, Kai Miles Land (born 2001).

Former "Guiding Light" costar, Yvonna Wright, has said that she and Leal are close friends; the two starred together in a community production of "Dreamgirls" in their hometown.cite news | title=Culture Club | date=2007-02-27 | publisher= "Soap Opera Weekly"| page = 22 ]

In 2007, "The Game" Star Tia Mowry Told Leal About Moving Back To Detroit To Directed SomeFilms and Hit TV Shows.

Filmography

*"Soul Men" (2008)
*"Linewatch" (2008)
*"This Christmas" (2007)
*"Why Did I Get Married?" (2007)
*"Dreamgirls" (2006)
*"What Are the Odds" (2004)
*"Face the Music" (2000)

References

External links

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