Makenzie Leigh (born August 8, 1990) is an American actress, noted for playing the protagonist's romantic interest in
Ang Lee
Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popula ...
's ''
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
''Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' is a satirical war novel written by Ben Fountain, which was published in early May 2012 by Ecco Press, a publishing imprint of HarperCollins. The novel chronicles the experience of a group of Iraq War veterans ...
'' (2016).
Early life
Leigh was born in
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
on August 8, 1990.
Career
Leigh's first major role came as Liza in the first season of the
Batman
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prequel
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The term " ...
television series ''
Gotham'' (2014–2015). She was also featured in a regular role as the babysitter in the 2015 television
miniseries
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''
The Slap'', a remake of the
Australian series of the same name.
Leigh played a supporting role opposite
Christopher Abbott
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in the film ''
James White'' (2015)
and played a small part in the Amazon series ''
Mozart in the Jungle
''Mozart in the Jungle'' is an American comedy-drama streaming television series developed by Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Alex Timbers, and Paul Weitz for the video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video. It received a production order in M ...
''.
Leigh had a prominent role as
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader
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History 1960s
During a game between the C ...
Faison Zorn, Billy Lynn's romantic fixation, in the
Ang Lee
Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popula ...
-directed film ''
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
''Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' is a satirical war novel written by Ben Fountain, which was published in early May 2012 by Ecco Press, a publishing imprint of HarperCollins. The novel chronicles the experience of a group of Iraq War veterans ...
'' (2016).
On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Leigh will appear as Susan Nortan in an adaptation of
Stephen King
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's ''
Salem's Lot
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'' for
Warner Bros. Pictures
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and
New Line Cinema
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Actresses from Dallas
American film actresses
American television actresses
21st-century American women