Leisha Hailey
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Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Actress, musician |
Years active | 1991–present |
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Leisha Hailey (born July 11, 1971) is an American actress and musician known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks series The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q. Hailey first came to the public's attention as a musician in the pop duo The Murmurs and has continued her music career as part of the band Uh Huh Her.
Currently, Hailey appears as Alice in The L Word: Generation Q and hosts podcast PANTS with fellow L Word star and close friend,
Early life
Born in Okinawa, USCAR (now Japan) to American parents, Hailey grew up in Bellevue, Nebraska.[3][4][5]
At 17, she came out as lesbian before moving to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[6]
Career
Music
With her Academy classmate Heather Grody, she formed the pop duo
In July 2007, Uh Huh Her, an electropop duo consisting of Hailey and Camila Grey, released an EP entitled I See Red; over a year later they released their first album Common Reaction.
Hailey also co-wrote the
Acting
Hailey's television debut was in 1996 when she played a struggling musician on an episode of Boy Meets World.[9] Her first major film role was in the 1997 movie All Over Me.[10]
From 2004 to 2009, she starred as
In September 2008, Showtime announced Hailey would star in The Farm,[12] a "pilot presentation spinoff" of The L Word, to be written and produced by Ilene Chaiken, creator and executive producer of The L Word.[13] It was announced in April 2009 that the show would not be picked up by Showtime.[14][15]
Hailey's award-winning
Hailey has appeared in several
In 2015, Hailey appeared in an episode
In 2007, Hailey was named the sexiest woman in the AfterEllen Hot 100 list compiled by
Personal life
Hailey dated k.d. lang for nearly five years until breaking up in 2001.[6] She also had a relationship with Nina Garduno from 2004 to 2010. From 2011 to 2016, she dated her bandmate Camila Grey. In 2011, the couple were involved in a dispute with Southwest Airlines, after being ejected from a flight for arguing with a flight attendant who asked them to stop kissing.[22] She is currently in a relationship with actress Kim Dickens.[1]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1997 | All Over Me | Lucy | |
1998 | Some Girl | The Murmurs | |
1999 | Sleeping Beauties | Sno Blo Band | |
2002 | The Snowflake Crusade | Marigold | |
2007 | La Cucina | Shelly | |
2009 | Make Up | Shelley Cabot | |
2010 | Fertile Ground | Emily Weaver | |
2016 | Love Is All You Need? | Coach Jenkins | |
2016 | Quarries | Madison | |
2017 | Dead Ant | Stevie | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1996 | Boy Meets World | Corinna | 1 episode |
1997 | Ellen | Woman in gay bar | 1 episode |
2004–2009 | The L Word | Alice Pieszecki | 70 episodes |
2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Allison Bradford | 1 episode |
Grey's Anatomy | Claire Solomon | 1 episode | |
2007–2011 | American Dad! | Lily (Voice) | 4 episodes |
2009 | Maneater | Harriet | 1 episode |
2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Hope Prentiss | 1 episode |
2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dana Carlston | 1 episode |
2012 | The New Normal | Victoria | 1 episode |
2014 | Constantine | Lanni's wife | 1 episode |
2015 | Supernatural
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Amelia Novak | 1 episode |
2015 | Chasing Life | Juliet | 1 episode |
2016 | Bosch | Maureen "Mo" O'Grady | 7 episodes |
2016 | Code Black | Natalie | 1 episode |
2017 | Silicon Valley | Liz Tinsdale | 2 episodes |
2017 | Strangers | Kim | 1 episode |
2019-2023 | The L Word: Generation Q | Alice Pieszecki | 20 episodes |
References
- ^ a b Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey (September 14, 2022). "Honey Pot". PANTS with Kate and Leisha (Podcast). Apple. Event occurs at 11:00. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "The L Word's Hailey, Moennig, Rachel Shelley Team up for PANTS Podcast". June 17, 2020.
- ^ Leisha Hailey Archived May 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Getting the word from Leisha Hailey, cltampa.com; accessed March 6, 2016.
- ^ BYT Interview: UH HUH HER (feat. Leisha Hailey of The "L" Word), BrightestYoungThings.com; accessed March 6, 2016.
- ^ The Advocate], dennishensley.com; accessed March 6, 2016.
- ^ News from the Marfa Records website
- ^ "Leisha Hailey - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide to Finding Your Favorite ... - Skin - Google Books
- ^ L is for Leisha | Advocate.com
- ^ Nicole Kristal (February 26, 2008). ""The L Word" Reinforces Negative Bisexual Stereotypes". AfterEllen. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "The Farm" at IMDb
- ^ Leisha Hailey Cast in The L Wordpilot spinoff for Showtime Archived September 11, 2012, at archive.today from the Showtime website
- ^ Showtime Doesn't Buy 'The Farm' - Roger Catlin | TV Eye Archived May 5, 2014, at archive.today
- ^ Showtime passes on all pilot orders, Variety.com; accessed March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Leisha Hailey Yoplait Commercial" at YouTube
- ^ "Leisha Hailey BMW TV commercial" at YouTube
- ^ Leisha Hailey Is the New Face of Olivia from Business Wire
- ^ Two More After Dark Originals International Posters: Seconds Apart & Fertile Ground
- ^ "Angel Heart". IMDb.
- ^ The AfterEllen Aesthetic: Making our own list of hotties, AfterEllen.com; accessed March 6, 2016.
- ^ D'Zurilla, Christie (September 26, 2011). "Gay Actress & Girlfriend Escorted Off Plane". The Daily Beast.
External links
- Leisha Hailey at IMDb
- Profile at AfterEllen.com