Leah

I was born in Bensonhurst Brooklyn, New York. I had a "normal" childhood. I was basically a good kid (my mother told me that). I was and still am very close to my mother. She was and is a really great mother. There was nothing I couldn't tell her; I always felt that she was my friend. From a very early age she told me about drugs and the effects of them (she was a 70's gal) and hoped that my sister and I would never do them. We never did. I knew if I did try them, I would have to tell her and she would be very disappointed in me. The guilt was enough for me NOT to do them. I was the kinda kid that wouldn't even cut school when we had a half-day. But I was mouthy. Always had an answer. My mouth got me into trouble. As far as acting was concerned, I was always entertaining. My sister and I would put on shows for my mom, like imitating Donny & Marie, Carol Burnett, reenacting scenes from Charlie's Angels (I played Kelly, and if I couldn't play Kelly, I wouldn't play!) I think I wanted to be a singer most of all but being that I can't sing, kinda helped my decision to be an actress. Like all little girls, I took dance, Ballet, Tap and Jazz. I wasn't really good at that, either, although I really enjoyed Tap, so I continued with that more. When I was 12-13, I realized that there really wasn't a big market for Tap Dancers, so I quit that, too.