Sharon Leal
Birthday: 1972-10-17 | Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, USASharon Ann Leal (born October 17, 1972, in Tucson, Arizona) is an American actress and singer of Filipino and African-American descent. A military brat, she moved with her family to the Philippines until age six before settling in Fresno, California, where she attended Roosevelt High School of the Arts. She won a vocal scholarship at the 1993 Santa Cruz Jazz Festival, which led her to study with Seth Riggs (Michael Jackson's voice coach). She made her television debut on the CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1996–1999) as Dahlia Crede, and later joined the Broadway company of Rent, going on to play Mimi in the first national tour. Her breakthrough television role was Marilyn Sudor on Fox's Boston Public (2000–2004, 81 episodes). In film, she is best known for playing Michelle Morris in Dreamgirls (2006, alongside Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, and Jamie Foxx), as well as This Christmas (2007), Why Did I Get Married? (2007), Soul Men (2008), and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). On television she has also starred in Hellcats (2010, as Vanessa Lodge), Supergirl (2016–2021, as M'gann M'orzz/Miss Martian), Instinct (2018, as Jasmine Gooden), The Good Doctor (2018–2019), Recovery Road (2016), and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022, as Sidney Haworthe). She was married to filmmaker Bev Land from 2001 to 2007 and has a son, Kai.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Dianne
as Dr. Candace Brooks
as Jeannine Matienzo
as Claudia
as Naomi
as Nika Wilkins
as London
as Jasmine Gooden
as Kim
as Nia
as Phoebe
as Charlotte Graham
as Sofia
as Annie
as Vanessa
as Zoe Reynard
as Cathrine Wright
as Shenae Brown
as Kari Ames
as Dianne
as Vanessa Lodge
as Nina
as Angela Dixon
as Cleo
as Kelli Whitfield
as Nina
as Michelle Morris
as Marilyn Sudor
as Marita Peters
