Leslie-Anne Huff is an American actress.
Life and education Huff was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She was born to an American father and a Filipino mother.
She attended the University of California, Berkeley. She was highly involved with the Filipino community and co-produced the yearly Pilipino Cultural Night show.
Career Her career began in 2006 with a role in the television series CSI: NY. She has made guest appearances in several television series, including roles in NCIS, Bones, Days of Our Lives, Chuck, Greek and The Suite Life on Deck.
In 2008, she was cast to star in the film Strawberry Cliff, opposite Hong Kong singer Eason Chan. In 2009, she starred in the Disney Channel's first original web series, Mackenzie Falls, a stand-alone spin-off of Sonny with a Chance. In 2011, she was cast in the film Cowgirls n' Angels, starring James Cromwell, Bailee Madison, Jackson Rathbone, Dora Madison Burge, and Kathleen Rose Perkins.
In 2013, she was cast in Cowgirls 'n Angels: Dakota's Summer, the sequel to Cowgirls 'n Angels opposite Keith Carradine, Haley Ramm, Emily Bett Rickards, and Jade Pettyjohn. In 2016, Leslie became a recurring character on the seventh season of the American supernatural television series, The Vampire Diaries, as a vampire huntress named Rayna Cruz.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Frozen Kiss Jeanette 2010 Prominare Layla 2011 Mardi Gras: Spring Break Girl #2 Uncredited Strawberry Cliff Kate 2012 Cowgirls 'n Angels Madison De La Cruz The Money Shot Penelope Shuster Short film 2014 Cowgirls 'n Angels: Dakota's Summer Madison De La Cruz Rosie Rosie Short film, also writer and executive producer 2015 Luna Miranda Cleland Short film
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 CSI: NY Felicia Badman Episode: "All Access" 2008 Invincible Dupli-Kate (voice) 2 episodes 2009 Days of Our Lives Michelle 2 episodes Mackenzie Falls Penelope 9 minisodes 10 Things I Hate About You Jonelle 2 episodes The Suite Life on Deck Reina Episode: "Kitchen Casanova" Greek Whitney Episode: "High and Dry" 2010 Chuck Bartender Episode: "Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler" Sonny with a Chance Penelope 2 episodes Miami Medical Candy Striper Episode: "Like a Hurricane" Pair of Kings Aerosol Episode: "A Mermaid's Tail" NCIS Hillary Lange Episode: "Enemies Foreign" 2011 Bones Raina Erickson Episode: "The Bikini in the Soup" The Protector Liz Arnold / Beth Darby Episode: "Bangs" 2014 The Middle Renee Episode: "The Smell" 2016 The Vampire Diaries Rayna Cruz Recurring role The Originals Episode: "A Streetcar Named Desire" 2018 Young & Hungry Kayla Episode: "Young & Third Wheel"
Web Year Title Role Notes 2015 The Life Savers Lucy Series creator / co-writer, 5 episodes
Philanthropy In 2005, Huff co-founded the non-profit Kamay at Puso (which means "Hand and Heart" in Tagalog).
In 2010, she appeared in a charity performance of The Vagina Monologues at the Aratani Theater of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles, along with Lea Salonga, Tia Carrere, and Tamlyn Tomita.
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