Leanna Pareja
- Actress
With Colombian roots, Leanna Pareja is native to Southern California.
She worked as a model before breaking into acting, starting with small
roles in The Jerk Theory (2009) and The Kane Files: Life of Trial
(2010). She came to public attention for her role on TNT's all new
Dallas (2012). In the episode "Hedging Your Bets." Leanna guest starred
as the "Real Marta" starring alongside Larry Hagman. Before and
throughout her acting career, Leanna has focused on giving back to the
impoverished and less fortunate, traveling to places like Ethiopia,
Egypt, and Central and South America. Some of the charities Leanna has
contributed to are Engage Now Africa, Charity Water, Operation Smile,
and World Vision. In 2012, Leanna starred as Maia in the film The
Cyclist, the loving Latina who tries to help out in a tough situation,
in Blood Type Unknown playing Alice Buchanan as the seductive roommate
who will do just about anything to be in the spotlight, and the
sorority girl turned vampire "Carly" in Vamp U. She also starred as
Lisa, the 'damsel in distress' in "Far Cry 3 in Real Life" video on the
hit YouTube channel DevinSuperTramp.
