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Leah McKendrick

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Leah McKendrick
Francesca Eastwood gives a breakout performance as an art student who is sexually assaulted at a party. After struggling to receive any support from her college to find justice and cope with her trauma, she impulsively confronts her attacker - a decision that has deadly repercussions. As she tracks down fellow rape survivors, an unlikely vigilante is born.
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Leah McKendrick is a Nicaraguan/Scottish/Irish multi-hyphenate from San Francisco. She created and starred in the critically acclaimed musical series, "Destroy the Alpha Gammas" which made her a Webby Award Honoree and a Streamy Award Nominee. "M.F.A.", the vigilante thriller which she wrote/produced/starred in alongside Francesca Eastwood was nominated for the Grand Jury Award at SXSW. M.F.A. was dubbed "the first horror movie to speak to the #MeToo era" by The New York Times and was released theatrically by Dark Sky Films in 2017. She has been featured on the Black List, the Hit List and on Tracking Board's Young and Hungry list of Hollywood's Top New Writers. In 2019 she boarded the highly-anticipated "Grease" prequel "Summer Lovin'" for Paramount Pictures. In 2020 "Pamela & Ivy" was released, the Poison Ivy origin story fan film which she wrote/directed and made her a Webby Award Honoree for the 2nd time. Acting credits include a recurring role on Hulu's "Shut Eye", "Bad Moms" and "Misconduct" starring Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins.
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Francesca Eastwood and Leah McKendrick in M.F.A. (2017)
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Francesca Eastwood in M.F.A. (2017)
M.F.A.
5.9
  • Skye
  • 2017
Anthony Hopkins, Al Pacino, and Josh Duhamel in Misconduct (2016)
Misconduct
5.3
  • Amy
  • 2016
Aria Lyric Leabu in Pamela & Ivy (2020)
Pamela & Ivy
7.7
Short
  • Adult Pamela & Ivy
  • 2020
Jada Pinkett Smith, Christina Applegate, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, and Annie Mumolo in Bad Moms (2016)
Bad Moms
6.2
  • Sharon
  • 2016

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Actress

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    • Post-production
  • Baby Steps
    • Post-production
  • Summer Fontana and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
    Wish Upon a Unicorn
  • Aria Lyric Leabu in Pamela & Ivy (2020)
    Pamela & Ivy
  • Lucy Hale and Leonidas Gulaptis in A Nice Girl Like You (2020)
    A Nice Girl Like You
  • Erica Dasher in Lusty Crest (2020)
    Lusty Crest
  • Ryan Hansen, Alan Ritchson, and Matt Jones in The Turkey Bowl (2019)
    The Turkey Bowl
  • Two Floors Above Me (2019)
    Two Floors Above Me
  • Henry Zebrowski in Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (2013)
    Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
  • Patrick Zeller, Leah McKendrick, and Matt Pascua in Say Yes (2018)
    Say Yes
  • Cafe Morel (2017)
    Cafe Morel
  • Shut Eye (2016)
    Shut Eye
  • After This (2017)
    After This
  • Francesca Eastwood in M.F.A. (2017)
    M.F.A.
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
  • Miyagis (2016)
    Miyagis
  • Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Melvin, Leah McKendrick, and JT Vancollie in All I Need (2016)
    All I Need

Writer

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    • Post-production
  • Summer Lovin'
    • In Development
  • Liza Anonymous (2021)
    Liza Anonymous
  • Aria Lyric Leabu in Pamela & Ivy (2020)
    Pamela & Ivy
  • Candice Carella, Hilary Curwen, and Markees Christmas in Unicorns (2019)
    Unicorns
  • Emma Bell and Nick Ballard in Deviant Love (2019)
    Deviant Love
  • Francesca Eastwood in M.F.A. (2017)
    M.F.A.
  • Miyagis (2016)
    Miyagis
  • No Service (2015)
    No Service
  • The Girl in the Green Dress (2015)
    The Girl in the Green Dress
  • Precipitation (2014)
    Precipitation
  • Lindsey Morgan in Destroy the Alpha Gammas (2013)
    Destroy the Alpha Gammas
  • Toddlers and Tiaras: The Lost Episode

Music Department

  • Greater Goode (2014)
    Greater Goode
  • Survivor (2000)
    Survivor
    • (uncredited)
  • Heartbreak High, USA (2013)
    Heartbreak High, USA
  • Dying 2 Meet U (2012)
    Dying 2 Meet U
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    • September 3
    • San Francisco, California, USA

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