Jessica Leccia
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Jessica Leccia is an American
actress. She is known for her portrayals of Natalia Rivera on Guiding Light
from 2007 to 2009 and of Inez Salinger
on One Life to Live
since 2010.
on the American
daytime drama Guiding Light
. Prior to joining Guiding Light, Leccia had a recurring role on the television show Rescue Me
starring Dennis Leary. Leccia also guest-starred on the American
daytime drama As the World Turns
.
Leccia joined the cast of Guiding Light on April 25, 2007 as Natalia Rivera, Gus Aitoro
's (Ricky Paull Goldin
) long lost high school sweetheart. Leccia's character Natalia was paired with Crystal Chappell
's character Olivia Spencer
as the popular same-sex supercouple
known by the portmanteau Otalia during the last several months of Guiding Light, which ended its 72-year run on 18 September 2009.
Leccia is working with ex Guiding Light castmate Chappell again on Chappell's new webseries, Venice: The Series
, in which she plays Ani, a photographer and ex girlfriend of Crystal Chappell's character, Gina. Along with Chappell and Leccia, other ex Guiding Light stars Jordan Clarke, Tina Sloan
and Gina Tognoni
joined the cast of Venice. Venice aired its first episode December 4, 2009.
Leccia has also made appearances in the prime time shows Law & Order: Trial by Jury
and Love Monkey
.
Since June 2010, Leccia has been portraying Inez Salinger
on One Life to Live
.
from Bloomsburg University
. Graduated from East Stroudsburg High School - South (East Stroudsburg, PA), Class of 1994, as Jessica Rodriguez. She was 1 of 5 candidates for 1993 Homecoming Queen. Her extracurricular activities included the Welcoming Club 12, Float Committee 10-12, Drama Club 9, and Soccer Manager, 12. Raised by a young, Hispanic (Puerto Rican), single mother.
She has been married to Brian Malloy since May 3, 2008. The couple welcomed their daughter Ivy Lola Malloy, on June 10, 2009.
Leccia has said that she enjoys watching the television series Lost
and that her favorite singer is Stevie Wonder
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress. She is known for her portrayals of Natalia Rivera on Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
from 2007 to 2009 and of Inez Salinger
Inez Salinger
Inez Salinger is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Jessica Leccia on recurring status from June 18, 2010 to May 4, 2011.-Storylines:...
on One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
since 2010.
Career
Leccia is best known for her portrayal of Natalia Rivera AitoroNatalia Rivera Aitoro
Natalia Aitoro is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama Guiding Light. She was portrayed by Jessica Leccia from April 27, 2007 until September 18, 2009 .-Character's background:...
on the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
daytime drama Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
. Prior to joining Guiding Light, Leccia had a recurring role on the television show Rescue Me
Rescue Me (TV series)
Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show...
starring Dennis Leary. Leccia also guest-starred on the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
daytime drama As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
.
Leccia joined the cast of Guiding Light on April 25, 2007 as Natalia Rivera, Gus Aitoro
Gus Aitoro
Augustus "Gus" Aitoro is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light...
's (Ricky Paull Goldin
Ricky Paull Goldin
Richard "Ricky" Paull Goldin is an American actor. He is currently in the cast of All My Children as Jake Martin since April 2008...
) long lost high school sweetheart. Leccia's character Natalia was paired with Crystal Chappell
Crystal Chappell
Crystal Chappell is an American actress. She played Carly Manning on Days of our Lives from 1990 to 1993, Maggie Carpenter on One Life to Live from 1995 to 1997 and Olivia Spencer on Guiding Light from 1999 to 2009. On October 2, 2009, she began reprising the role of Carly Manning...
's character Olivia Spencer
Olivia Spencer
Olivia Spencer is a fictional character on the popular CBS daytime soap opera, Guiding Light. The character was introduced to audiences in the summer of 1999 as the fiancée of the late Prince Richard Winslow. Crystal Chappell originated the role...
as the popular same-sex supercouple
Supercouple
A supercouple or super couple is a popular or financially wealthy pairing that intrigues and fascinates the public in an intense or even obsessive fashion...
known by the portmanteau Otalia during the last several months of Guiding Light, which ended its 72-year run on 18 September 2009.
Leccia is working with ex Guiding Light castmate Chappell again on Chappell's new webseries, Venice: The Series
Venice: The Series
Venice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the Otalia storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light....
, in which she plays Ani, a photographer and ex girlfriend of Crystal Chappell's character, Gina. Along with Chappell and Leccia, other ex Guiding Light stars Jordan Clarke, Tina Sloan
Tina Sloan
Tina Sloan is an American actress.Sloan attended The Ursuline School and Manhattanville College. Sloan studied acting with Bob McAndrew and Warren Robertson...
and Gina Tognoni
Gina Tognoni
Gina Tognoni is an American actress.-Career:Tognoni has won Miss Rhode Island Teen USA in 1991 and Miss Rhode Island Teen All-American in 1993. In 1995, she was cast as Kelly Cramer on ABC's soap opera One Life to Live, a role she originated and portrayed to 2001...
joined the cast of Venice. Venice aired its first episode December 4, 2009.
Leccia has also made appearances in the prime time shows Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused, showing both the prosecution's and defense's preparation...
and Love Monkey
Love Monkey
Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.Its first episode aired on...
.
Since June 2010, Leccia has been portraying Inez Salinger
Inez Salinger
Inez Salinger is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Jessica Leccia on recurring status from June 18, 2010 to May 4, 2011.-Storylines:...
on One Life to Live
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
.
Personal life
Leccia was born in New York City, New York. She received a B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, commonly referred to as Bloomsburg, BU or Bloom, is a public university in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States...
. Graduated from East Stroudsburg High School - South (East Stroudsburg, PA), Class of 1994, as Jessica Rodriguez. She was 1 of 5 candidates for 1993 Homecoming Queen. Her extracurricular activities included the Welcoming Club 12, Float Committee 10-12, Drama Club 9, and Soccer Manager, 12. Raised by a young, Hispanic (Puerto Rican), single mother.
She has been married to Brian Malloy since May 3, 2008. The couple welcomed their daughter Ivy Lola Malloy, on June 10, 2009.
Leccia has said that she enjoys watching the television series Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
and that her favorite singer is Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
.
Filmography
- 2001: Snipes as Receptionist
- 2005: On the One as Groupie (aka Preaching to the Choir)
- 2005: Rescue MeRescue Me (TV series)Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show...
as Mary Magdelene (4 episodes) - 2005: Law & Order: Trial by JuryLaw & Order: Trial by JuryLaw & Order: Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City. It was the third spin-off from the long-running Law & Order. The show's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused, showing both the prosecution's and defense's preparation...
as Hope Newhall (1 episode) - 2006: As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
as Innocencia (1 episode) - 2006: Love Monkey as Detective Aida Perez (1 episode)
- 2006: Slippery Slope as Stacy
- 2006: The Wedding Album as Jasmine
- 2007-2009: Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
as Natalia Rivera (247 episodes, April 27, 2007 - September 18, 2009) - 2007: Queens Supreme as Erin Glover (1 episode)
- 2010: MercyMercyMercy is broad term that refers to benevolence, forgiveness and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social and legal contexts.The concept of a "Merciful God" appears in various religions from Christianity to...
as Camilla (2 episodes) - 2010: One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
as Inez SalingerInez SalingerInez Salinger is a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama One Life to Live. She was portrayed by Jessica Leccia on recurring status from June 18, 2010 to May 4, 2011.-Storylines:...
(June 18, 2010–present) - 2010: Venice: The SeriesVenice: The SeriesVenice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the Otalia storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light....
as Ani Martin - An online web series. (December 2009 – present)
Nominated
- 2008 ALMA AwardAlma AwardThe American Latino Media Arts Award, or ALMA Award is a distinction awarded to Latino performers who promote positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment field...
Outstanding Performance in a Daytime Drama Series (Guiding LightGuiding LightGuiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
)