Sharon Leal

Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona
Birthday: October 17, 1972

Playing dedicated young teacher Marilyn Sudor on the David E. Kelley Fox drama "Boston Public" introduced beautiful African-American actress Sharon Leal to a wide audience, but she was already familiar to many thanks to her two-and-a-half-year (1996-98) stint on the CBS soap "Guiding Light", a regular role on the 1998-99 UPN drama "Legacy" and extensive stage work. Born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Fresno, California, Leal began her acting training on the West Coast but headed east to New York City to jump-star…more

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Actor

Boston Public
Marilyn Sudor
Legacy
Marita
LAX
Guiding Light
Dahlia Crede
Las Vegas
Nina St. John

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Career Milestones

2007
Co-starred in "Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?"
2006
Co-starred in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls," as Michelle Morris, Effie White's replacement
2004
Appeared in a recurring role in the short-lived NBC series "LAX"
2002
Recorded an R&B album with Universal Records
2001
Co-starred in the indie feature "Face the Music"; screened at Cannes