Background
Huff was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She was born to an American father of English descent and a Filipino mother.
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Leslie Huff
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She attended the University of California, Berkeley. She was highly involved with the Filipino community and co-produced the yearly Pilipino Cultural Night show.
Career
She is best known for her portrayal of Penelope on the Disney Channel sitcom Sonny with a Chance. Her career began in 2006 with a role in the television series Computer Society of India:New New York She has made guest appearances in several television series, including roles in NCIS, Bones, Days of Our Lives, Chuck, Greek and The Suite Life on Deck. In 2008, she was cast to star in the film Strawberry Cliff, opposite Hong Kong singer Eason Chan.
In 2009, she starred in Disney Channel first original web series, Mackenzie Falls, a stand-alone spin-off of Sonny with a Chance.
In 2011, she was cast in the film Cowgirls n" Angels, starring James Cromwell, Bailee Madison, Jackson Rathbone, Madison Burge, and Kathleen Rose Perkins. In 2013, she was cast in Dakota"s Summer the sequel to Cowgirls n" Angels, opposite Keith Carradine, Emily Bett Rickards, and Spencer Boldman.
In February, Leslie became a recurring character in the United States hit show The Vampire Diaries as the vampire huntress, Rayna Cruz. In 2005, Huff co-founded the non-profit Kamay at Puso (which means "Hand and Heart" in Tagalog).
In 2010, she appeared in a charity performance of The Vagina Monologues at the Aratani Theater of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles, along with Lea Salonga, Tia Carrere, and Tamlyn Tomita.
