The American actress Sharon Leal is loved by many for her magnificent acting skills along with her striking appearance. The actress has earned a decent amount of fan following form her impressive acting career.
Leal is one of the successful actresses who achieved name and fame in the entertainment industry, is Leal enjoying financial prosperity as well? How much does she earn? Know more about her net worth and career in the section below.
Sharon Leal's Career
Sharon Leal began her professional career from an American television soap opera Guiding Light as a character Dahlia Crede. Leal was interested in music from her childhood days thus Leal joined the Broadway company of Rent, a rock musical, and lyrical book. Soon after, she got an opportunity to be a part the San Fransisco leg of the first national tour of Rent.
Sharon Leal made her career pretty decorative with her television performances. Leal appeared as Marita in a drama series Legacy from 1998 to 1999. Then, she starred on an American drama series Boston Public from 2000 from 2004. The actress appeared on numerous series such as; Hellcats (2010-2011), Suits (2011), The Good Doctor (2018) and many more.
For movies, the actress notably appeared as Michelle Morris in Dreamgirls (2006), for her spectacular acting on the movie, Leal was nominated for several awards. She also portrayed a character of Kelli Whitfield in the movie This Christmas (2007). Likewise Leal starred in movies Why Did I Got Married? and it's sequel Why Did I Get Married Too? (2007), Linewatch (2008), The Last Letter (2013), 1982 (2013), Addicted (2014) and more.
Here's Sharon Leal's movie The Last Letter's trailer. In the movie, she starred in the main lead along with Omari Hardwick.
Though Sharon Leal hasn't won any awards, she was nominated for numerous awards for her outstanding performances. Leal was nominated for Asian Excellence Award for Outstanding Film Actress for movie This Christmas.
For her role Michelle Morris in Dreamgirls, talented Leal was nominated for Asian Excellence Award for Outstanding Film Supporting Actress, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In the movie, she starred along with superstar Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, Danny Glover, and others.
Sharon Leal's Net Worth
Sharon Leal is an amazing actress who has an incredible acting career thanks to her hard work and dedication. Leal is trying her harder to make it to the top. From the showbiz, the beauty has an attractive net worth of $2.5 million.
Leal starred on some multi-million dollar movies including, Dreamgirls which earned $155 million at the box office. Her another movie This Christmas grossed an attractive amount of $49.8 million. The movie Why Did I Get Married? collected $60 million at the box office. Looking at the box office collection of her movies, we are sure the actress earns an attractive amount from her acting skills.
Though there is no detail information regarding her house and cars, we can say Sharon Leal is living a luxurious life with her son Kai Miles Land who was born on 13 September 2001.
Sharon Leal: Quick Facts
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- She was born on 17 October 1972 in Tucson, Arizona.
- Her middle name is Ann.
- Her mother is Angelita Leal, a Filipino and her father is an African-American policeman who broke-up with her mother before her birth.
- Her legal father is Jesse Leal, a Master Sergeant in the US Air Force.
- She has a half-sister Kristina Manankil.
- The actress was married to her husband Bev Land, an actor in October 2001 but they divorced in 2007.
- Her star sign is Libra.
- She is 5'6" (1.72 m) and weighs 180 lbs.