Leela Savasta is a Canadian actress. She played Clair Crosby in the 2006 film '' Black Christmas''. She is best known for her supporting roles in the television shows ''

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'' as Tracey Anne, ''

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'' as Lucia Silva, and ''

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'' as Lorna Salazar.

Life and career

Savasta was born in

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, Canada, where she currently resides. She has appeared in such television shows as ''

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'', ''

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'' and the

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series ''

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''. She played the characters Dr. Esposito and then Captain Alicia Vega in two episodes of the fifth season of '' Stargate: Atlantis'', and had a recurring role on ''

'' as Tracey Anne. She played the girlfriend of Douglas Fargo in season 3.5 of the TV show Eureka. Savasta starred as Lucia, the girlfriend of lead character Jimmy Burn (

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), on the Showcase television drama ''

''. She also stars in the Lifetime

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''The Craigslist Killer'', alongside

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, and

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. Savasta plays Julissa Brisman, a masseuse allegedly murdered by Philip Markoff in

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in 2009. She had a role in the 2012 film '' This Means War'', starring

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, Tom Hardy, and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Savasta, Leela Actresses from Vancouver Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people)