Leslie Valenza

Leslie Valenza's passion for acting developed at the young age when she joined a community theater group at the age of nine.  As a theater actress from Fairfax, Virginia, Leslie performed in a number of plays with the Robinson Theater Department and became a member of the International Thespian Society. Leslie was awarded with a "Best Actress Award" and several "All=Starr Cast Awards" at such competitions as the Virginia Theater Association State Competition and Nothern Virginia Districts for her performances as Estelle in Satrtre's "No Exit, as Mrs.Clemens in "David and Lisa" and as Mum in "To Destroy You Is No Loss", a play based on true stories of Cambodian concentration camps. While studying public communications and cinema studies at American University in Washington, D.C., Leslie developed a deeper appreciation for the entire process of film production and film theory. Currently, Leslie is starring in her first film role as Launa, a woman in search of her missing sister who discovers and ancient evil lurking in an abandoned prison in the independent thriller, THE 8TH PLAGUE.

About  DJ:

As a young actress taking on my first film, I am extremely lucky to have worked with someone like DJ Perry.  From day one, DJ acted as a mentor by enthusiastically offering sincere feedback and insights to the movie business.

Fans know DJ is naturally talented, but more importantly his genuine passion for acting inspires those around him to learn the craft and fully develop their characters and the film in its entirety.  Having such a complete love for film is both a blessing and a curse, and DJ has certainly enhanced that spark in my life.