Leah Cairns

Leah Cairns
Born	June 2, 1974 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Biography

Leah Cairns was born on June 2, 1974 in North Vancouver, Canada and was raised in Kamloops BC. At the age of 3 Leah started dancing, which became her biggest passion for the next 13 years. Her career as a dancer came to an abrupt end when she was hit by a drunk driver at the age of 16 and broke her back. While the rest of her dance troop competed at the North American Championship, she decided not to stay at home and mope about it and Leah went on an environmental research trip to Costa Rica. She was caught by the travel bug and it set her off to visit 36 countries in eight years.

While staying at an ashram in India she attended an improv night and was encouraged to pick up acting. When she later returned to Canada she decided to pick it up as a hobby first, but by the end of her first class she decided to try acting professionally and a career was born.

Her first starring role was on the movie Thralls (Blood Angels) where she played the role of Leslie a sexy, ass kicking half vampire. She has appeared in numerous TV shows, including The Chris Isaak Show, Tru Calling, Supernatural, and Saved. She appeared along side Bradly Cooper and Jason Priestly in I Want To Marry Ryan Banks, a TV movie that spoofed reality TV shows. Leah starred as Jenna in the popular Canadian series Godiva's, a waitress and inspiring dancer, a role she could really relate to. Leah was nominated for a 2006 Leo Award (British Columbia's version of the Emmys) for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for this part. She was only meant to appear in one episode as the bitter raptor pilot Racetrack on the critically acclaimed show Battlestar Galactica, but impressed with her performance she was kept on the show and has appeared in over 25 episodes. Leah currently stars on the second season of Kyle XY as the tough and witty Emily Hollander. She also stars in the webvideo project Sanctuary and co-starred with Al Pacino in the movie 88 Minutes.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Godiva's	Jenna	2005–2006	1	2

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Battlestar Galactica	Margaret "Racetrack" Edmondson	2005–2009	1	2	3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Chris Isaak Show	Girlfriend #1	2x10 - Mysterious Hearts	March 31, 2002
Tru Calling	Julie	1x07 - Morning After	December 18, 2003
Robson Arms	Tessa	1x05 - A Certain Vintage	July 1, 2005
Robson Arms	Tessa	1x06 - Sweet City Woman	July 1, 2005
Saved	Natalie	1x03 - Living Dead	June 28, 2006
Supernatural	Julie	2x08 - Crossroad Blues	November 16, 2006
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x02 - Homecoming	June 18, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x03 - The List Is Life	June 25, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x04 - Balancing Act	July 2, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x05 - Come to Your Senses	July 9, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x06 - Does Kyle Dream of Electric Fish?	July 16, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x07 - Free to Be You and Me	July 23, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x08 - What's the Frequency, Kyle?	July 30, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x10 - House of Cards	August 13, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x11 - Hands on a Hybrid	August 20, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x12 - Lockdown	August 27, 2007
Kyle XY	Emily Hollander	2x13 - Leap of Faith	September 3, 2007
Bates Motel	Woman	5x10 - The Cord	April 24, 2017

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
I Want to Marry Ryan Banks	Mindy	January 18, 2004
Deep Evil	Sarah/Woman in Airlock	June 27, 2004
Saving Milly	Senator's aide	March 13, 2005

Awards and Accolades

• Nominated for her role as Jenna in Godiva's for a 2006 Leo Award (British Columbia's version of the Emmys) for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series

Trivia

• Has a Chihuahua named Godiva (after the series she starred in) because she got the dog on the day she booked the part.

External Sites

• Leah Cairns interview on GALACTICA.TV