Leela Savasta
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Leela Savasta was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She is
also a dual citizen with the United States. After studying at The
University of British Columbia, Leela took time off to explore
India, and New York City. Here she discovered her passion for
acting, and she has been working non-stop ever since.
After Leela's acting
debut on the hit series 'Smallville', she booked her first
leading role on the Showtime mini-series 'Masters of Horror' as the
beautiful and mysterious Elise Wolfram. Soon after, she was offered
another leading role in the film 'A Girl Like Me', directed by Oscar
Nominee, Agnieszka Holland ('Europa,Europa') and starring Academy
Award winning
actress Mercedes Reuhl ('The Fisher King', 'Gia').
Leela appears in the political pilot 'Orpheus', starring Mena Suvari,
and as a part of an ensemble cast, in the 2006 feature film remake
of 'Black Christmas' directed by Glen Morgan ('Final Destination').
She has earned co-starring credits for her work on Warner Brother's
'Supernatural' and ABC's 'Traveler', and she can be spotted as a
recurring character on NBC's Battlestar Galactica, and Bionic Woman
this fall.
Leela has a large recurring role in season 2 of Chris Haddock's
series Intelligence: Sex,
Drugs and
Espionage. Intelligence, a Canadian series, airs Mondays at 9pm on
CBC, and Friday nights at 7pm on Showcase.