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Biography
Leela Savasta was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She is also a dual citizen with the United States. After studying at The University of British Columbia, Leela took time off to explore India, and New York City. Here she discovered her passion for acting, and she has been working non-stop ever since.
After Leela's acting debut on the hit series Smallville, she booked her first leading role on the Showtime mini-series Masters of Horror as the beautiful and mysterious Elise Wolfram. Soon after, she was offered another leading role in the film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, directed by Oscar Nominee, Agnieszka Holland of Europa Europa and starring Academy Award winning actress Mercedes Ruehl of The Fisher King and Gia.
Leela appears in the political pilot Orpheus, starring Mena Suvari, and as a part of an ensemble cast, in the 2006 feature film remake of Black Christmas directed by Glen Morgan. Savasta has earned co-starring credits for her work on Warner Brother's Supernatural and ABC's Traveler, and can be spotted as a recurring character on Chris Haddock's crime drama series Intelligence, on NBC's Battlestar Galactica and SyFy's Eureka.
At the moment Leela is working as a series regular on the new Showcase original series Cra$h & Burn, which is scheduled to air in November, 2009.
Greetz Rob
Biography
Leela Savasta was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She is also a dual citizen with the United States. After studying at The University of British Columbia, Leela took time off to explore India, and New York City. Here she discovered her passion for acting, and she has been working non-stop ever since.
After Leela's acting debut on the hit series Smallville, she booked her first leading role on the Showtime mini-series Masters of Horror as the beautiful and mysterious Elise Wolfram. Soon after, she was offered another leading role in the film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, directed by Oscar Nominee, Agnieszka Holland of Europa Europa and starring Academy Award winning actress Mercedes Ruehl of The Fisher King and Gia.
Leela appears in the political pilot Orpheus, starring Mena Suvari, and as a part of an ensemble cast, in the 2006 feature film remake of Black Christmas directed by Glen Morgan. Savasta has earned co-starring credits for her work on Warner Brother's Supernatural and ABC's Traveler, and can be spotted as a recurring character on Chris Haddock's crime drama series Intelligence, on NBC's Battlestar Galactica and SyFy's Eureka.
At the moment Leela is working as a series regular on the new Showcase original series Cra$h & Burn, which is scheduled to air in November, 2009.
Greetz Rob
