Sharon Leal Bio, Family, Personal Life, Metrics

One of the famous American actresses and singers, Sharon Leal was born a performer. She started singing very young at the age of two. Although she is known as ‘Sharon Leal’, her real name is ‘Sharon Ann Leal’. Leal is popular as an actress of different characters in films like “Dreamgirls”, “This Christmas”, “Why did I get married?”, “Why did I get married too?”. The actress has also done several TV shows like ‘Legacy’, ‘Guiding Light’ and ‘Boston Public’. Leal has also worked as a musician, Leal has sung in cabaret productions at B. Smith, The Violet and Steve McGraw, all in New York.

SHARON LEAL: EARLY CHILDHOOD, FAMILY AND EDUCATION

The artist was born on October 17, 1972 in Tuscon, Arizona. When she was six, she moved to the Philippines with her parents. In the Philippines, she went to prayer school for studies. Later, with her parents, Leal returned to the United States and settled in Fresno, California. Leal has a younger half-sister named ‘Kristina Manankil’ from her stepfather ‘Elmer Manankil’.

When Leal sang into a two-man microphone, her parents recorded her singing. She was an artist since she was young. As a teenager, she worked in community theater. The actress studied in Fresno, at the “Roosevelt High School of the Arts”, where she graduated. She also had the chance to learn music with “Seth Riggs”, thanks to a scholarship she obtained at the “Santa Cruz Jazz Festival”. Seth Riggs is an American singer, actor and vocal coach.

SHARON LEAL: CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Leal’s acting career began with her screen debut in 1996, as “Dahlia Crede” in “Guiding Light,” which is the longest-running American series in history. She starred in over 200 episodes of the show, from 1996 to 1999. She was also cast as a regular ‘Marita’ in 18 episodes of the ‘UPN’ series ‘Legacy’ from 1998 to 1999. Leal was also present in the series called “Boston Public” which focused on the interactions between students and teachers at a public high school. Leal as a character, Marilyn Sudor captured the hearts of many. The character was a French-speaking music teacher. Her singing skills were displayed with a Christmas song in the series.

Around the same time, she recorded an R&B album with ‘Universal Records’. She joins the group “Broadway” of rock music with whom she goes on tour. Leal made her big screen debut as “Tracie” in the 2000 film “Face the Music.” Her film, ‘Dreamgirls’, won the ‘Golden Globe Award’ for ‘Best Picture’ and Leal received a number of nominations for her performance, including one for the ‘Screen Actors Guild Award’ for ‘Outstanding Performance by a moving cast”. Image’. Caption: Sharon Leal in her ‘Giant’ music video Source: Youtube

She also appeared in movies like “Why Did I Get Married?” In 2007 and its sequel, “Why Did I Get Married, Too?” In 2010. She also played significant roles in films such as “Soul Men”, “Woman You are untied: the seventh day”. Lesser known, her portrayal of “Kelli Whitfield” in the 2007 film “This Christmas” won her the “Asian Excellence Award for Outstanding Film Actress” for the year 2008. She co-produced the 2015 TV movie “White Water” . Currently, Leal plays the role of “Miss Martian” in the “Supergirl” series. She has held this position since 2016. In 2018, she played the roles of “Charlotte Graham” and “Lt. Jasmine Gooden” in the teen TV series “Recovery Road” and “Instinct” from 2016.

SHARON LEAL: PERSONAL LIFE

The 47-year-old actress is dating actor, director and choreographer Paul Becker. Two of them have been in a relationship since 2010. Leal was actually married to “Bev Land”, an American actor and director in October 2001. Both of them met in 2000 and soon started dating. They even have a son, ‘Kai Miles’, who was born in September 2001. Leal and Land married in October 2001 but eventually divorced in 2007. Caption: Sharon Leal and Paul Becker Source: Staticflickr

Leal’s mother is Filipina and his father African American. Both of her parents separated when she was born. As a result, his mother married ‘Jesse Leal, a United States Air Force master sergeant and Clark Air Base police officer. Her stepfather legally adopted her.

SHARON LEAL : WEALTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

The actress has a net worth of $4 million. Its main source of income are notable films and television series. She can be accessed on social media with the username “realleal” with 135,000 followers. Leal enjoys posting about herself, her friends, work and vacation photos.

SHARON LEAL: BODY MEASUREMENTS

Leal is one of the most beautiful actresses with a caramel complexion and a slim and tall body. She is 1.73 meters tall and weighs 55 kg. She has a neat hourglass shaped body with a measurement of 34-24-34. Her shoes and dress are 8 and 4 respectively.