Jessica Leccia , ; (born January 8, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for her portrayals of Natalia Rivera on Guiding Light from 2007 to 2009 and of Inez Salinger on One Life to Live from 2010 to 2011.
Early life and education Leccia was born in New York City, New York. She received a B.A. from Bloomsburg University.
Career Leccia is best known for her portrayal of Natalia Rivera Aitoro on the American daytime drama Guiding Light. Prior to joining Guiding Light, Leccia had a recurring role on the television show Rescue Me starring Denis Leary. Leccia also guest-starred on the American daytime drama As the World Turns.Guiding Light.net: Actors' Profiles, www.guidinglight.net/, (Retrieved 03-08-2009).
Leccia joined the cast of Guiding Light on April 25, 2007, as Natalia Rivera, Gus Aitoro's long lost high school sweetheart.Actor Profile from SoapCentral: Jessica Leccia , www.soapcentral.com, (Retrieved 03-08-2009). Leccia's character Natalia was paired with Crystal Chappell's character Olivia Spencer during the last several months of Guiding Light, which ended its 72-year run on 18 September 2009.D'Emidion, Tiffany."Television: Guiding Light Coming Out of the Closet?" , eclipsemagazine.com, February 9, 2009.Entertainment Weekly,"The Must List - The Top 10 Things We Love This Week", March 13, 2009, page 10-11 (print edition).
Leccia worked with Guiding Light castmate Chappell again on Chappell's new webseries, Venice: The Series, in which she played Ani, a photographer and ex-girlfriend of Chappell's character, Gina. Along with Chappell and Leccia, other Guiding Light stars Jordan Clarke, Tina Sloan, and Gina Tognoni joined the cast of Venice. Venice aired its first episode on December 4, 2009.
Leccia also made appearances on Law & Order: Trial by Jury and Love Monkey.
From June 2010 to May 2011, Leccia portrayed Inez Salinger on One Life to Live and also as Ivy on The Grove: The Series.
Personal life She has been married to Brian Malloy since May 3, 2008. The couple welcomed their daughter Ivy Lola Malloy, on June 10, 2009.Guiding Light's Jessica Leccia Welcomes Daughter Ivy Lola.
Leccia has said that she enjoys watching the television series Lost and that her favorite singer is Stevie Wonder.
Filmography
+Film Year Title Role Notes2001SnipesReceptionist2005Preaching to the ChoirGroupie2006Slippery SlopeStacy2006The Wedding AlbumJasmineTV movie2013Tio PapiDaniella2017A Million Happy NowsEva Morales
+Television Year Title Role Notes2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryHope NewhallEpisode: "Pattern of Conduct"2005Rescue MeMary Magdelene4 episodes2006Love MonkeyDetective Aida PerezEpisode: "Opportunity Knocks"2006As the World TurnsInnocencia1 episode2007Queens SupremeErin GloverEpisode: "Case by Case"2007–2009Guiding LightNatalia Rivera247 episodes2009–PresentVenice: The SeriesAni Martin65 episodes2010MercyCamillaEpisode: "We All Saw This Coming"Episode: "Too Much Attitude and Not Enough Underwear"2010–2011One Life to LiveInez Salinger59 episodes2012NYC 22SarahEpisode: "Schooled"201230 RockMariaEpisode: "There's No I in America"2013The GroveIvyTV movie2013The Carrie DiariesWoman in BarEpisode: "Read Before Use"2020Beacon Hill: The SeriesSusan Preston3 episodes2025Law & OrderOdette RuizEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
Awards
Nominated 2008 ALMA Award Outstanding Performance in a Daytime Drama Series (Guiding Light)
See also Olivia Spencer and Natalia Rivera Aitoro List of supercouples
References
External links The Official Jessica Leccia Website
Actor Profile from SoapCentral