Originally born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Leanne began developing her skills at the age of five in dance. She trained in various disciplines with a focus in ballet completing the highest level, Advanced II, through the Royal Academy of Dance. She trained under the guidance of Nina Koroliuk (L.R.A.D., C.D.T.A. Lifetime, and Registered Licentiate Teacher of RAD London, England) as well as with Serhij Koroluik (Honors graduate of the Kyiv State University of Culture and Performing Arts). At age 18 Leanne transitioned into acting and since then has continuously trained with world class studios. In Toronto she studied at RAW Acting Studios, The Creative Space, and Pro Actors Lab. In New York City she completed the Summer Intensive Program at the prestigious Neighborhood Playhouse under the guidance of Ron Stetson. Today you can find her continuing her education at the Lesly Kahn Acting Studio in Los Angeles, CA, USA and working between Toronto and Los Angeles.
As testament to her success you can find her recent recurring guest-star role in Season 7 of the award-winning Hallmark television series Good Witch, a Saturn Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Television Series, which averaged over 1.5 million viewers. Leanne played the lead role of Deandra Styles in the digital series The Influencers, which was a Queerty Award Nominee for Best Digital Series Performance in 2021. She produced and starred in the mini television series, FAK YAASS, which aired on OUTtv in Canada and Amazon Prime. For independent productions she was in the award winning short Liam and May, CAFTCAD Nominee, where she played the lead role of the historical opera singer May Devitt.
As a dancer she was a soloist in the Witness The Legacy Tour in Ukraine (Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Kirovohrad, and Kyiv) with the Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble and toured with them for several years performing in Chicago, New York City, Stars at Sea Cruise Lines, and across Canada.
For commercials Leanne was featured in McDonald’s National Fry Day Digital Campaign that aired in Canada and was featured as a lead voice talent for the Maybelline campaign, Brave Together. To give back Leanne worked with the all women’s group, Counterbalance Collective, where the team successfully achieved shooting 9 short films consecutively in 9 days. Leanne was also personally asked to adjudicate in the Ontario International Film Festival in 2021.
You can view her most recent work on Amazon Prime (The Influencers & FAK YAASS), as well as on Starz, the Hallmark Channel and Netflix (Good Witch)
Agent: Maggie Dunlop at Oldfield Management
Email: maggie@oldfieldmanagement.com
