Leeanda Reddy

Leeanda Antoinette Reddy is a South African actress. She is best known for her roles in the popular series Cape Town, Scandal! and Isidingo.

Personal life She was born in Durban, South Africa and is of Indian origin, including Telugu ancestry.

She is married to her longtime partner Clive Chetty. The couple has two sons.

Career She started her acting career with theater productions in several theaters in South Africa such as Opera and Loft theaters, Market and Civic theaters, Durban playhouse, Sneddon, and Grahamstown. Later, her talent was recognized by The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) where she was invited to present a solo play At the Edge. The play was performed at the International Theater Festival in New Delhi, India, in 2000. The role became her breakthrough in acting career.

In 2008, she acted with Leon Schuster in popular comedy film Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past. She is also the co-founder of film production company 'Mustard Seed Productions' founded in 2008 with her friend, Krijay Govender. In 2012, she starred in the play iNkaba as 'Prevashnee'. In 2015, she joined the cast of popular soapie Isidingo and played the popular role 'Priya Kumar'. In 2016, she was nominated for the SAFTA's Best Lead Actress award.

Apart from acting, she is also a writer, director, producer of stage productions where she was featured in the VW Toureg campaign, Woolworth's billboard, print, billboard TVC campaigns, and the Budget Insurance television infomercials. Meanwhile, she became a stand-up comedian that performed in both international and local theaters. In stage, she has performed comedy roles including: 'Lady Macbeth' in Stephen Gurney's Macbeth, 'Viola' in Ralph, and 'Titania' in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She also played thirty different characters in a one-woman show titled Ronnie Govender.

Filmography Year Film Role Genre Ref. 2005 Scandal! Vanashree Devan TV series 2008 Life Is Wild Airline Sales Assistant TV series 2008 Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past Reshmi Film 2012 iNkaba Prevashnee TV series 2013 Diana Nasreen Film 2015 Isidingo Detective Inspector Priyanka Naicker TV series 2015 Cape Town Kumari Nayar TV mini-series 2015 Zero Tolerance Rekha Patel Film 2017 The Dark Tower Dr. Weizak Film 2019 3 Days to Go Janet Film 2020 Legacy Nirvana TV series 2021Reyka Sewsunker TV series