Leah McKendrick
Biography
Leah McKendrick is an American filmmaker who acts, writes, and directs. Born and raised in San Francisco, she attended Chapman University, where she created short films and stage plays before earning a BFA in theater performance in 2008. In 2014 she created, produced, and appeared in the musical web series Destroy the Alpha Gammas, which earned a Webby Award honor and a Streamy Award nomination. Her first feature as a writer, producer, and actress was M.F.A. (2017), which premiered at South by Southwest. She also wrote, directed, and appeared in the short Pamela & Ivy and the feature Scrambled (2023), which centers on a woman who decides to freeze her eggs. Scrambled premiered at South by Southwest in 2023 and was released by Lionsgate in 2024. IndieWire listed her among its rising female filmmakers to watch in 2023, and she is also the writer-director of Voicemails for Isabelle (2026).
40years old
Turns 41 on September 3in 326 days
- Born San Francisco, California, USA
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 10 years2016 to 2026
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A role that slipped away
In 2019, McKendrick was hired to write Summer Lovin', a prequel to Grease for Paramount. The project was later canceled.
First role
McKendrick wrote, produced and acted in M.F.A., her first feature film. She started writing it in 2014, and it had its world premiere at South by Southwest in 2017.
Leah McKendrick movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Stewart Wade directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Stewart WadeDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2018
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