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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.
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Overview
Leisha Hailey is an American singer, guitarist, and actress born on July 11, 1971, in Okinawa under the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, and moved to Bellevue, Nebraska, at the age of five. She first came to public attention as one half of the pop duo the Murmurs, later performed in the band Uh Huh Her, and is known for playing Alice Pieszecki in The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q.
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 55)
- Origin
- U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (present-day Okinawa, Japan)
- Occupation
- Singer / Actress / Guitarist / Film Actress / Television Actress
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Leisha Hailey born?
Leisha Hailey was born on July 11, 1971 and is 55 years old.
Where is Leisha Hailey from?
Leisha Hailey is from U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (present-day Okinawa, Japan).
What does Leisha Hailey do?
Leisha Hailey works as Singer, Actress, Guitarist, Film Actress, Television Actress.
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