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Leilani Drakeford

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Leilani Rosine is an actress originally from Brooklyn, New York. Her work includes film, television, and theater. Born and raised in East New York Brooklyn, she attended the LaGuardia Arts High School for Performing Arts. During her final year she became a Level II Theater Spoken Only Award recipient from Young Arts. From there she went on to receive her B.F.A from the California Institute of the Arts' School of Theater, and studied abroad at the National Drama School of New Zealand "Toi Whakaari" in Wellington, NZ. She also studied at HB Studio. She has performed on stage at venues including Madison Square Garden, The New Federal Theatre, The Workshop Theater, The Lorraine Hansberry Theater (San Francisco), REDCAT (LA), and The Newman Center Opera House (CO). She was recently seen as the lead in the film "Sheet Music", for which she won Best Breakout Performance at the 2022 Philadelphia First Glance Film Festival.

Leilani is also a writer and producer, with her credits including the short film "The Interview", which was an official selection in the 2022 Deltas of Charlotte Black Women in Film' showcase. Her most recent writing credit was for the film "What Exists" ( on Kweli TV ) , for which she also received a Best Actress nomination at the 2025 Pasadena International Film Festival. It was an official selection at the 2024 New York African Film Festival, the 2024 RSF Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival and the 2024 First Glance Film Festival where it was also nominated for Best Comedy, the Mela Hudson Award and the Best Breakout Performance Award. She can be seen next in the films "Anything Helps" from director Aya Bogod; in season 2 of the series "Shoutout 2 My Therapist" from director/writer Stefanie Philpott and the film "What Remains" from director Tiffany Cherry White.

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Syzygy Short Film2026Reporter

What Remains Poster

What Remains Short Film2026Natalie

Anything Helps Poster

Anything Helps Short Film2025Eden

What Exists Poster

What Exists Short Film2024Izzy

The Therapy Sessions Poster

The Therapy Sessions Short Film2023Tina

Sheet Music Short Film2022J.C. Willis

Homework Poster

Homework TV Series2021Tracy Burn

T o r c h Poster

T o r c h TV Series2020Wilma

The Interview Poster

The Interview Feature Film2020Respondent 1

The Burger Short Film2009Disturbed Patron

1995 MTV Video Music Awards Poster

1995 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special1995Children's Choir

Dottie Gets Spanked Poster

Dottie Gets Spanked TV Movie1993Contest Winner

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993Year Round Carollers

As the World Turns Poster

As the World Turns TV Series1956Young Girl

Skylife Short FilmRaquel

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Year

What Exists Poster

What Exists Short Film2024

Homework Poster

Homework TV Series2021

T o r c h Poster

T o r c h TV Series2020

The Interview Poster

The Interview Feature Film2020

Writer

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Year

What Exists Poster

What Exists Short Film2024

Homework Poster

Homework TV Series2021

T o r c h Poster

T o r c h TV Series2020

The Interview Poster

The Interview Feature Film2020

Director

2

T o r c h Poster

T o r c h TV Series2020

The Interview Poster

The Interview Feature Film2020

Editor

1

What Exists Poster

What Exists Short Film2024

Makeup Department

1

Thriller: An MJ Tribute Halloween Special Short Film2022

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