Lea Pipes is an American film and television actress who gained wide popularity after her role as Camilla O'Connell in the American vampire television series "The Firstborn". The actress also starred in such popular films as “Scream at the Hostel”, “Enchanted”, “Law and Order: Los Angeles” and others.
Biography
Lea Marie Pipes, better known as Lea Pipes, was born on August 12, 1988 in Los Angeles, California in the family of Keith and Christie Pipes.
Park them. MacArthur, Los Angeles Photo: Justefrain / Wikimedia Commons
The future actress, who has German, Irish and English roots, has been fond of theater since childhood. And in between studies and acting, young Lea played football and studied mathematics.
Pipes also loves animals. She has two domestic dogs and a cat.
Career and creativity
Leia Pipes debuted as an actress in 2001, when she was invited to the role of Stephanie in the American television series Angel. The serial film was a spin-off of the popular youth television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. In parallel with the work in the movie, the aspiring actress appeared in an advertisement for the Nabisco brand and the famous American Disneyland amusement park.
Disneyland Amusement Park (Post Office Building at Multickey Mickey) Photo: deror_avi / Wikimedia Commons
A few years later, Pipes played one of the leading characters in the sitcom "Lost at Home" (2003), which aired on ABC. She played the role of Sarah Davis. In addition to the actress herself, Mitch Rose, Connie Britton and Gregory Hines also took part in the filming of the picture.
In 2004, Leia was invited to star in the lead role in Disney Channel's Pixel Excellence. Her heroine is a girl named Samantha, who has her own music group. In pursuit of fame, she agrees to create a holographic soloist who surpasses Samantha not only in popularity, but also seems to be able to capture the attention of her best friend. The main character of the film begins to realize that two girls are closely in the same group, even if one of them is only a holography.
In the same year, Pipes played cameo roles in the American youth series Drake and Josh and the crime movie The Jordan Investigation, which aired on NBC until 2007. In addition, she got the role of Jesse in the television series "Club Locker Room" (2004 - 2005), which also starred Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Kane and Christopher Lloyd.
Actor Jeremy Sumpter Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons
In 2005, Pipes starred as Stacy Larson in the dramatic television film Rare Woman. In 2006, the actress made her debut in the feature film Fingerprints. In this exciting story about the life of a small town that saw many mysterious murders, she played a girl named Melanie. The actress also appeared in an episode of the Fox TV series "Bones", where she appeared in the image of Kelly Morris.
From 2007 to 2008, Lea Pipes starred in 12 episodes of the drama series Wildlife, in which she received the role of Katie Clark. She also played Jody in the movie Terminator: The Battle for the Future and Kylie in Ghost Talk.
In the horror film directed by Stuart Hendler's "Scream in the hostel" (2009), Pipes co-starred in Jessica Pearson. Her work in this film was praised by critics and she was awarded the Female Star of Tomorrow Award.
In 2010, Lea starred in six episodes of the thriller "At the Bottom". In 2011, she played a major role in the melodrama Musical Chairs. The heroine of the actress was a girl named Mia. In the same year, she appeared in the horror film "I Will Follow You Into Darkness" in the role of Astrid Daniels.
The cast of the film "Musical Chairs" Photo: MiamiFilmFestival / Wikimedia Commons
Since 2013, Lea Pipes has been playing Camille O'Connell in the vampire TV series "The Original". On the set of the film, she worked with actors such as Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin and Charles Michael Davis. For the first three seasons, Pipes had a regular role in this series and was a special guest when shooting the fourth and fifth. The serial film was broadcast until May 2018 and brought the actress fame and appreciation of film critics. In 2016, she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award, which Fox annually presents to young people for her outstanding achievements in film, music, sports, etc.
In 2019, Pipes appeared as Fiona in Charmed. The fantasy series became a new version of the eponymous multi-part picture, which aired from 1998 to 2006. In the same year, she played Claire in the short film Heat Stroke.
The actress continues to work on her film career and act in films. It is known that in 2020 the premiere of the film "Exploited" is planned, in which Lea Pipes will play one of the key roles.
