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A producer, writer and actress, Leanna’s short films have aired on TBS and on Fox's LaughsTV and have been featured by Huffington Post and Funny or Die.

Her short films and scripts have won awards around the country. Her short "Lady Justice" won the Best Female Representation in a Short Film award from the 2015 Women In Film and TV Atlanta’s Annual Short Film Series. And her short "Clown Nose Job" took home Best Experimental Film from the 2015 WIFTA Short FIlm Series. “Love Stinks,” which Leanna wrote, co-directed and co-starred in, won the Best Short Comedy award at the 2014 WIFTA Short Film Series. Her script, GODS OF ROCK, won best comedy feature script at the 2014 Indie Gathering International Film Festival. And her script for “Backtrack,” winner of the 2014 Atlanta 48 Hour Film Festival, won “Best Screenplay” at Wonderroot’s ‘Best Of’ Film Series 2014.

Short films she’s written have also screened in festivals all over the country. Her shorts “Girl on Tinder” and “Lady Justice” were accepted to the 2015 San Antonio Laughs Comedy Film Slam. Her short, “Clown Nose Job,” was accepted to the 2015 Y’allywood Film Festival. And “Baby Games,” which Leanna co-wrote and starred in, was accepted by the 2015 New Mavericks Film Series: FEMLANTA.

Leanna has performed in theaters all over Atlanta and is a company member with Sketchworks Theatre, writing for and acting in their quarterly shows. She is also a member of Atlanta's Jump Cut Collective.

In January of 2014, Leanna launched Decent Humans, an online sketch comedy channel. With partner Ken MacLaughlin, she writes, produces, directs and performs in their short films - shooting approximately twice a month and releasing a short every other week - with the aim of telling meaningful and often comedic stories and producing better and better quality films.