Leela Savasta

Leela Savasta was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. She is also a dual citizen with the United States. After studying at The University of British Columbia, Leela took time off to explore India, and New York City. Here she discovered her passion for acting, and she has been working non-stop ever since.

After Leela's acting debut on the hit series 'Smallville', she booked her first leading role on the Showtime mini-series 'Masters of Horror' as the beautiful and mysterious Elise Wolfram. Soon after, she was offered another leading role in the film 'A Girl Like Me', directed by Oscar Nominee, Agnieszka Holland ('Europa,Europa') and starring Academy Award winning actress Mercedes Reuhl ('The Fisher King', 'Gia').

Leela appears in the political pilot 'Orpheus', starring Mena Suvari, and as a part of an ensemble cast, in the 2006 feature film remake of 'Black Christmas' directed by Glen Morgan ('Final Destination'). She has earned co-starring credits for her work on Warner Brother's 'Supernatural' and ABC's 'Traveler', and she can be spotted as a recurring character on NBC's Battlestar Galactica, and Bionic Woman this fall.

Leela has a large recurring role in season 2 of Chris Haddock's series Intelligence: Sex, Drugs and Espionage. Intelligence, a Canadian series, airs Mondays at 9pm on CBC, and Friday nights at 7pm on Showcase.