Makenzie Leigh

Makenzie Leigh (born August 8, 1990) is an American actress, noted for playing the protagonist's romantic interest in Ang Lee's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016).

Makenzie Leigh
Born (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress, director, producer, writer
Years active2011–present

Early life

Leigh was born in Dallas, Texas on August 8, 1990. While attending NYU, she took an acting class in an effort to improve her work in a writing class, hoping to better understand how actors develop characters.[1]

Career

Between 2011 and 2016, Leigh appeared in episodes of eight different television series, as well as three feature films.

Her first major role came as Liza in the first season of the Batman prequel television series Gotham (2014–2015). She was also featured in a regular role in the 2015 television miniseries The Slap, a remake of the Australian series of the same name.

Leigh played a supporting role in the film James White (2015) and played a small part in Mozart in the Jungle.

Leigh had a prominent role as Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Faison Zorn, Billy Lynn's romantic fixation, in the Ang Lee-directed film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), noted for being the first feature film using an extra high frame rate of 120 frames per second, as well as having been shot in 3D with 4K resolution.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Girls Against Boys Crying Girl
2015 James White Jayne
2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Faison Zorn
2018 The Vanishing Princess The Princess also director, co-producer and writer
2019 The Assistant Ruby

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lana Mills Episode: "Double Strands"
2013 Deception Young Vivian Recurring role; 3 episodes
2013 The Good Wife Rainey Selwin Episode: "Rape: A Modern Perspective"
2013 Unforgettable Celine Emminger Guest role; 2 episodes
2014-2015 Gotham Liza Recurring role; 7 episodes
2014 Mozart in the Jungle Addison Guest role; 2 episodes
2015 The Slap Connie Main role; 8 episodes
2015 The Knick Amy O'Connor Guest role; 2 episodes

References
  1. Interview.com: Makenzie Leigh by Michael Martin


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