Leni Parker
Leni Parker Trivia
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For her role on "Earth: Final Conflict" Leni had to wear colored contacts, which made it difficult to see a lot of detail on set.
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Leni traveled to Ukraine to shoot the "Hound of the Baskervilles" and her role required a British accent.
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The Leni Parker official fan club is http://www.leniparker.net, and the old layout can also be accessed on http://old.leniparker.net/
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Leni designed jewelry, such as necklaces made of crystal, that she took to conventions.
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Her role as Da'an on "Earth: Final Conflict" sparked a huge following and resulted in the birth of her official fan club.
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She has a cat named Rupert, nickname Pupkin.
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She starred in a commercial for "Bud Light".
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Leni's voice was also altered to be used for other random Taelons on Earth: Final Conflict, such as the Synod leader, Quo'on.
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Apart from her costume and makeup on Earth: Final Conflict, her voice was altered as well in order to add to the androgynous appearance of Da'an.
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Leni has naturally curly raven black hair and green eyes.
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Leni and her younger sister Sarah are planning on starting their own production company.
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Leni spends time between her two homes in Toronto and Montreal with her two cats.
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Her appearance on Earth: Final Conflict was altered by five layers of costume and extensive prosthetics in a 3 hour long process.
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Leni is best known for playing Da'an, an androgynous Taelon, on Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict for 4 years.
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She workouts at the gym and practices sports such as swimming, tennis and golf.
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She is on a diet that excludes all meats and dairy products.
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She has two cats, Edipus and Mama Sita.
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Leni is a supporter of P.E.T.A (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
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Leni can be seen performing in theatres, TV and movies.
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She aspired to be and actress since she was a child.
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Leni is a middle child. She has an older brother, Guy, and a younger sister, Sarah, who is a writer.
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Her grandmother and uncle are painters and another uncle is a writer.
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Her father's name is Wayne, they are estranged.
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Her mother's name is Drogheda and she teaches English as a Second Language at a CGEP high school, and is also an accomplished potter.
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She comes from a very artistic family.
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She worked with Pigeons International Theatre for 10 years.
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She moved to Montreal where she graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance.
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Leni Parker was born on the 5th of November 1966, in New Brunswick, Canada.
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Leni Parker: Remember, boycott fur and fur trim this year. Let's turn people on to the warmth of compassion and away from the chilling cruelty of fur.
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Leni Parker: You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
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Leni Parker: As an actor you have ideas stemming from an acting perspective and it seems to be almost second-nature to be able to work in a collective and develop scripts. It almost seems like that's what actors should be doing because that's what we're faced with daily.
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Leni Parker: I feel as an actor I certainly have lots more to give.
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Leni Parker: Suddenly, when I finally made my decision to continue, I got lots of projects – when I turned 30, it opened up for me and I started working consistently and it was challenging and as a result, I started to really push myself again.
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Leni Parker: The only way I could be happy as an actor is to be a perfectionist…an intellectual actor. I pick something apart until I can't anymore, until I find the essence of the character and am able to show that in my work.
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Leni Parker: I was really focused on drama and let everything else go, I remember skipping classes to go to the drama room to rehearse monologues.
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Leni Parker: I was either playing in front of the mirror or performing skits with my sister. she remembers. We lived in the country, so we didn't have much else to do, we had to keep ourselves entertained.
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