With Colombian roots, Leanna Pareja is native to Southern California. She worked as a model before breaking into acting, starting with small roles in The Jerk Theory (2009) and The Kane Files: Life of Trial (2010). She came to public attention for her role on TNT's all new Dallas (2012). In the episode "Hedging Your Bets." Leanna guest starred as the "Real Marta" starring alongside Larry Hagman. Before and throughout her acting career, Leanna has focused on giving back to the impoverished and less fortunate, traveling to places like Ethiopia, Egypt, and Central and South America. Some of the charities Leanna has contributed to are Engage Now Africa, Charity Water, Operation Smile, and World Vision. In 2012, Leanna starred as Maia in the film Peloton, the loving Latina who tries to help out in a tough situation, in Blood Type Unknown playing Alice Buchanan as the seductive roommate who will do just about anything to be in the spotlight, and the sorority girl turned vampire "Carly" in Vamp U. She also starred as Lisa, the 'damsel in distress' in "Far Cry 3 in Real Life" video on the hit YouTube channel DevinSuperTramp.