Sharon Leal

Sharon Leal is an American singer and actress. She has appeared in films such as This Christmas, Dreamgirls, Soul Men and Why Did I Get Married?.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/ Leal has also had roles on television series like Guiding Light, Boston Public, Private Practice and LAX.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/

On the CW TV series HellCats, Leal plays Vanessa Hodge.http://www.cwtv.com/shows/hellcats/cast/sharon-leal Hodge is the coach of the Hellcat cheerleading squad. HellCats, which premiered September 8, 2010, is a dramatic comedy that chronicles the competitive world of college cheerleading.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596356/ It also stars Alyson Michalka and Ashley Tisdale.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596356/

Leal was born in Tucson, Arizona on October 17, 1972.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/bio She attended Roosevelt High School of the Arts in Fresno California.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/bio In 2001, She married Bev Land and gave birth to Kai Miles Land.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/bio Land and Leal were later divorced.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/bio Currently, she lives in Los Angeles, California.http://www.cwtv.com/shows/hellcats/cast/sharon-leal

Sharon Leal began singing when she was two years old.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/bio By the time she turned 13, she had begun appearing in community theater plays and continued her pursuit of acting in high school.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/bio A couple of the regional productions that Leal performed in were Little Shop of Horrors and Ain't Misbehavin'.http://www.cwtv.com/shows/hellcats/cast/sharon-leal

Her first television role was as Dahlia Crede on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light in 1996.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/ By 2006, she landed her first feature film role in Dreamgirls, which was based on the Broadway musical of the same name.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/ In the movie, she played Michelle Morris, the replacement singer in the Dreamgirls musical act. The film also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles and Eddie Murphy.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443489/

In 2007, Leal took on a bigger role in the film Why Did I Get Married?.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0906108/ She portrayed Diane, a mom and successful career woman. However, her dedication to her career began to cause a rift in her marriage to Terry, played by Tyler Perry.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0906108/ Leal reprised her role as Diane in the sequel Why Did I Get Married Too?.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/

• 1996-1999: Guiding Light

• 1998-1999: Legacy

• 2000: Face the Music

• 2000-2004: Boston Public

• 2004: What Are the Odds

• 2004-2005: LAX

• 2005: Las Vegas

• 2006: Dreamgirls

• 2007: This Christmas

• 2007: Why Did I Get Married?

• 2007: Motives 2

• 2007: CSI: Miami

• 2008: Soul Men

• 2008: Linewatch

• 2009: Limelight

• 2009: Private Practice

• 2010: Why Did I Get Married Too?

• 2010: Hellcats

• Timeline from IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495095/