Leah McKendrick Biography
Leah McKendrick is an American film director, screenwriter, actress, and singer. She is best known for writing and acting in the film M.F.A 2017 and Scrambled 2023.
How old is Leah McKendrick? – Age
She is 37 years old as of September 2023. Leah was born on 3 September, 1986, in San Francisco, California, United States.
Leah McKendrick Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 5.5 inches tall.
Leah McKendrick Early Life
According to sources, the name of her mother along with her father’s identity is hidden but they both are pianists. Further, McKendrick ancestry is a mix of Nicaraguan-Irish/Scottish and as per her academics, she studied Theatre at Champman University. While studying at Champman University she wrote, directed, produced, and acted in a number of short films and stage plays and graduated in 2008 with a BFA in theatre performance.
Is Leah McKendrick dating? – Relationship
Leah has not revealed her personal life details. She is currently possibly single and data regarding her husband or boyfriend is not yet published.
Leah McKendrick Career
In 2014, she wrote, produced and starred in the pop musical web series Destroy the Alpha Gammas. The series was critically acclaimed, and she was made a Webby Award honoree and received a Streamy Award nomination. In 2017, she wrote, produced and co-starred in her feature debut, M.F.A, which premiered at South by Southwest. In 2019, she was hired to write Paramount’s Grease prequel, Summer Lovin’ which was later cancelled.
In 2020, Leah wrote, directed and starred in the short Pamela & Ivy, a feminist origin story for the supervillain Poison Ivy. The film premiered on Collider. The film was a Webby Award honoree for best writing. In 2022, McKendrick wrote, directed and starred in the feature film Scrambled, about a broke, single 34 year old woman that decides to freeze her eggs following a breakup. The film based on her own experience with egg-retrieval in 2021. The film premiered at South by Southwest in March 2023 and was released theatrically by Lionsgate in 2024. She was named one of Indie Wire’s “28 Rising Female Filmmakers to Watch” in 2023.
In February 2023. It was announced that McKendrick was writing a sequel to the 1997 slasher I Know What You Did last Summer for Sony Pictures.
Leah McKendrick Net Worth
By the data of 2023, the actress has an estimated net worth of around $2 million.
Leah McKendrick Movie
2016 – Misconduct
2016 – Bad Moms
2017 – M.F.A
2019 – The Turkey Bowl
2024 – Scrambled
