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Leah Jeffries
American actress (born 2009) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leah Sava Jeffries (/sə.ˈveɪ/; born September 25, 2009)[1][2] is an American actress.[3][4] Jeffries made her acting debut on the American musical drama, Empire (2015) and later her feature film debut in the action-thriller Beast (2022). In 2022, Jeffries was cast as Annabeth Chase in the television adaptation of Rick Riordan's fantasy novel series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, which earned her two NAACP Image Awards, along with a nomination for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer.
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Early life
Jeffries was born in Detroit, Michigan to Leah Jeffries and Floyd S. Jeffries Jr.[5][6] She has an older brother, Floyd Jeffries, who is also an actor and model.[6] She attended school in the Novi Community School District.[3]
Career
Prior to her acting debut, Jeffries worked as a model for children's products for Carol's Daughter.[6] Jeffries' acting debut was at age 5 as Lola Lyon on Empire.[6][7]
On May 5, 2022, Jeffries was announced as Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Immediately following the casting announcement, Jeffries received harassment online because she was African-American, while her character, Annabeth Chase, was portrayed as white in the book series the show was based on.[4][8] On May 10, the books' author, Rick Riordan, posted a blog post in which he condemned the backlash against Jeffries and reaffirmed his support of her.[4][8][9] Alexandra Daddario, the actress who played Annabeth in the two movie adaptations, also posted support for Jeffries online.[9] Members of the fanbase who supported Jeffries' casting posted support online with the hashtag #LeahIsOurAnnabeth.[10]
In August 2022, the film Beast was released, in which Jeffries played Norah Samuels.[7] Later that year, Something from Tiffany's, in which Jeffries played Daisy Greene, was released.[11]
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Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
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References
External links
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