Karenssa LeGear is an American actress, filmmaker and SAG/AFTRA member who appeared in musical theatre plays including Les Misérables (2014) as Cosette and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007). She has Best Actress nominations at Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema for Carving a Life (2017) and at GI Film Festival San Diego for Refuge (2017).
Early life
LeGear grew up in Oceanside, California, starting her career as a singer at age 13. She graduated from Vista High School and holds a bachelor of arts degree in music-voice at University of California, Los Angeles. In 2015, LeGear graduated from Ruskin School of Acting where she studied Meisner technique. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity Association and has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia.
Career In 2004, LeGear portrayed Margarita Fischer for a recreation of the historical past at Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. She has performed in several musicals and plays including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Les Misérables and has conducted interviews with Geena Davis, Adrien Brody and John Boyega for That's My Entertainment at the San Diego International Film Festival. In 2017, LeGear starred as Lauren in Carving a Life. The film was not well received but Adam Keller at Film Threat said her performance was "solid" and Katie Walsh at Los Angeles Times called her presence "empathetic". LeGear has supporting roles in the Lifetime films Killer Caregiver and Killer Contractor, guest starred in Veronica Mars and co-directed a short film called Capture.
Stage credits YearTitleRoleLocationNotes2001The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingVista High School, Vista, CaliforniaHigh school performanceThe Legend of Sleepy HollowWoman in WhiteEncore Youth Theater, Vista, California2003AnnieLilyMoonlight Youth Theatre, Vista, California2007A Midsummer Night's DreamPuckSchoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, California2008The MediumMrs. NolanSchoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe Legend of Sleepy HollowEncore Youth Theater, Vista, CaliforniaDirectorThe Threepenny OperaLucy (matinee) / WhoreLos Angeles Theater Center, Los Angeles, California2009Music and MemoriesAngelWelk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California2010The Pirates of PenzanceMabelWelk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, CaliforniaThe House of YesLeslyCompass Theatre, San Diego, CaliforniaLowerison, J. (2010-01-28). A tone-deaf diva and the twisted rich. Gay & Lesbian Times, 1153, 42.Into the WoodsRapunzelNew Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California2011The Phantom of the OperaChristine DaaéMcKinney Theatre, Mission Viejo, CaliforniaPhantomCarlottaCandlelight Pavilion, Claremont, CaliforniaMan of La ManchaAntoniaWelk Resorts Theatre, Escondido, California2012Man of La ManchaAntoniaCarpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach, CaliforniaMusical Theatre West2014Les MisérablesCosetteArkansas Repertory Theatre, Little Rock, ArkansasLes MisérablesCosetteThe Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona2015Gianni SchicchiNellaCowell Theater, San Francisco, CaliforniaMerola Opera Program2016On The Twentieth CenturyImelda ThorntonLos Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Filmography +Feature filmsYearTitleRoleNotes2012The KultNatasha Snow2017Carving a LifeLauren2018Killer CaregiverPattyLifetime TV MovieThe CallingHolly JensenChristmas HarmonyPamelaLifetime TV Movie2019Killer ContractorClaireLifetime TV Movie2022Starf*ckerKaren
+Short filmsYearTitleRoleActorDirectorProducer2015The Recency EffectTrixy2016Remember MeLeslieValhallaNaomi King2017RefugeDianeJordan Hates the WritingMarilyn MonroeOne Good DayDiana2019CaptureDanaIn the Absence of EdenKalissa 'Lissy'2021Moving OutJoanne
Accolades EventYearAwardTitleResultRef.GI Film Festival San Diego2017Best ActressRefugeIdyllwild International Festival of Cinema2018Best Actress Feature FilmCarving a LifeBest Ensemble Cast Feature FilmCarving a LifeHorrible Imaginings Film Festival2020Best Home Grown Local FilmCapture
References
External links Karenssa LeGear at About the Artists
Karenssa LeGear at Moviefone