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Leila's first name is pronounced "Lie-la."
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Besides her TV show appearances, Leila worked in the following movies:
- Buffalo Bushido (2007) as Sadie Lynn Miller (as of Mar 2007, this movie is being filmed)
- Death Toll (2006) as Detective Bathgate (as of Nov 2006 in post-production)
- Mammoth (2006 - TV movie) as Agent Powers
- King's Ransom (2005) as Kim Baker
- Wild Things 2 (2004) as Maya King
- Double Blade (2003) as Lee
- Daddy Day Care (2003) as Kelli
- xXx (aKa Triple X)(2002) as Jordan King
- Higher Ed (2001) as Lisa
- Foolish (1999) as Marissa
- Beverly Hood (1999) as Pam Washington
- Hot Boyz (1999) as Tia
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She appeared in the music videos of Boyz II Men and Q-Tip.
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She did a commercial for Starburst.
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Leila lived her childhood in the city Sebastopol, at California's wine and redwood country.
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At the age of 22, she started a publishing business.
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In 2002, she did a TV commercial for 1-800-COLLECT.
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Did a TV commercial for Bud Light in 2002.
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Played Montell Jordan's love interest in his music video "Get It On".
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In the music video "Satisfy You" by Puff Daddy, she appears as one of his love interests.
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In 2005, was number 65 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
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During high school, she was very active, participating in several sports like swimming, volleyball, basketball, football, rock climbing, and kick boxing.
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She was a cheerleader in Junior High School to help her overcome her shyness.
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She was raised by her mother after her parents got divorced when she was 2.
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Her mother was African-American and her father Italian.
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While still in San Francisco, she had several jobs prior to becoming an actress. She was a graphic designer, a photography assistant, and a make-up artist.
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In 2000, she was the spokesmodel for the Coors Lite Beer.
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In 1997, she was Miss San Francisco.
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She is 5' 4" (1.63 m)