Karenssa LeGear

Karenssa LeGear is an American actress, filmmaker and SAG/AFTRA member known for her musical theatre performances including Cosette in Les Misérables and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She was nominated for Best Actress at GI Film Festival San Diego for Refuge.
==Life and career==
LeGear grew up in Oceanside, California, starting her career as a singer at age 13. She graduated from Vista High School and holds a bachelor of arts degree in music-voice at University of California, Los Angeles. In 2015, LeGear graduated from Ruskin School of Acting where she studied Meisner technique. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity Association and has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia.
LeGear has performed in several musicals and plays including The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Les Misérables. She has conducted interviews with Geena Davis, Adrien Brody and John Boyega for That's My Entertainment at the San Diego International Film Festival. In 2017, LeGear starred as Lauren in Carving a Life. The film was not well received but Adam Keller at Film Threat said her performance was "solid" and Katie Walsh at Los Angeles Times called her presence "empathetic." LeGear has supporting roles in the Lifetime films Killer Caregiver and Killer Contractor, guest starred in Veronica Mars and co-directed a short film called Capture.
==Stage credits==
Year	Title 	Role 	Location 	Notes
2001	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Woman in White 	Encore Youth Theater 	
2007	A Midsummer Night’s Dream 	Puck 	Schoenberg Hall 	
2008	The Medium 	Mrs. Nolan 	Schoenberg Hall 	
2008	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	 	Encore Youth Theater 	Director
2010	The Pirates of Penzance 	Mabel 	Welk Resorts Theatre 	
2010	The House of Yes 	Lesly 	Compass Theatre 	Lowerison, J. (2010-01-28). A tone-deaf diva and the twisted rich. Gay & Lesbian Times, 1153, 42.
2010	Into the Woods 	Rapunzel 	New Village Arts Theatre 	
2011	”The Phantom of the Opera''	Christine Daaé 	McKinney Theatre 	
2011	Phantom 	Carlotta 	Candlelight Pavilion 	
2011	Man of La Mancha 	Antonia 	Welk Resorts Theatre 	
2012	Man of La Mancha 	Antonia 	Carpenter Performing Arts Center	Musical Theatre West
2014	Les Misérables 	Cosette 	Arkansas Repertory Theatre 	
2014	Les Misérables 	Cosette 	The Phoenix Theatre 	
2015	Gianni Schicchi 	Nella 	Cowell Theater 	Merola Opera Program
2016	On The Twentieth Century 	Imelda Thornton	Los Angeles Theatre 	
==Filmography==
Feature films
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2017	Carving a Life 	Lauren 	
2018	Killer Caregiver 	Patty 	Lifetime
2018	The Calling 	Holly Jensen	
2018	Christmas Harmony	Pamela 	Lifetime
2019	Killer Contractor	Claire 	Lifetime
Short films
Year	Title 	Role 	Actor	Director	Producer	Notes
2015	The Recency Effect 	Trixy 	 	 	 	
2016	Remember Me 	Leslie 	 	 	 	co-producer
2016	Valhalla 	Naomi King 	 	 	 	
2017	Refuge 	Diane 	 	 	 	
2017	Jordan Hates the Writing	Marilyn Monroe 	 	 	 	
2017	One Good Day 	Diana 	 	 	 	
2019	Capture 	Dana 	 	 	 	co-director / co-producer
2019	In the Absence of Eden 	Kalissa 'Lissy'	 	 	 	co-director
2021	Moving Out 	Joanne 	 	 	 	executive producer
==Accolades==
Event 	Year	Award 	Title 	Result	Ref.
GI Film Festival San Diego 	2017	Best Actress 	Refuge 	 	
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	2018	Best Actress Feature Film 	Carving a Life	 	
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	2018	Best Ensemble Cast Feature Film	Carving a Life	 	
Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 	2020	Best Home Grown Local Film 	Capture 	 	
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:American actresses
Category:Filmmakers
Category:Musical theatre