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Aloha! Lea is a New York, Hawaii, and Boston based actress and teaching artist. She was born and raised in Honolulu.

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Select theatre highlights include 4,000 Miles (Westport Country Playhouse), Into the Breeches (Gulfshore playhouse), Venus in Fur (Bristol Riverside Theatre and Katonah Classic Stage where she performed the play in rep with Miss Julie), Oleanna (Katonah Classic Stage), Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (Judson Theatre Co), and Rosalind in As You Like It (Texas Shakespeare Festival). She is also a proud Artistic Associate of Katonah Classic Stage. 

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On-camera work includes "FBI" and "Hawaii Five-0" (CBS), as well as the Blumhouse/Netflix feature film "This is the Night" starring Naomi Watts. Lea plays FBI Agent Marie Gallo in the upcoming pilot episode of Dick Wolf's "CIA" on CBS this spring. She can also be seen in episode 306 of "Dead City" (AMC) as Hannah in 2026.

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Lea has been coaching and mentoring actors of all backgrounds and ages for over a decade, and she's passionate about making performing arts education accessible to all. Please see: https://thefundforcollegeauditions.org/ to donate or learn more. 

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Upcoming:

Season 1, episode 1 of Dick Wolf's CIA​February 23rd, 10 pm EST on CBS

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Season 3, Episode 6 of Dead City 

Release TBD 2026 on AMC

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