My Take
Born on a U.S. military-administered Okinawa in 1971, Leisha Hailey has one of those origin stories that already tells you something interesting before she's even done anything — and then she goes and does a lot. She spent years as one half of the indie pop duo the Murmurs, which already put her in a different lane from your average actor, and then she landed Alice on The L Word and became genuinely iconic to a whole generation of viewers who needed to see that character exist. What I like about her is the refusal to be just one thing: she's a guitarist, a singer, a TV actor, a film actor, and she carries all of it without it feeling like a resume flex. Cancer sun, Okinawa roots, queer visibility before it was safe or fashionable — there's real texture to this person, and I find that quietly impressive.
Overview
Leisha Hailey is an American singer, guitarist, and actress born on July 11, 1971, in the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (present-day Okinawa). She has built a career spanning music and screen, working as both a recording artist and a film and television performer. Further biographical details, including her debut, agency, and personal background, are not publicly disclosed.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Leisha Hailey
- Name (Japanese)
- レイシャ・ヘイリー
- Reading
- れいしゃ・へいりー
- Born
- July 11, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (present-day Okinawa, Japan)
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Singer / Actress / Guitarist / Film Actress / Television Actress
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.