Born April 10, 1982 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and raised in Virginia Beach and Miami, Chyler Leigh began acting at the age of 12. She started her career as a model for magazines and catalogues before landing acting roles in commercials. Soon she was appearing in TV shows such as “Safe Harbor” and “7th Heaven” before landing a major role in “The 80’s Show.”
The 19-year-old actress made her film debut in the comedy “Not Another Teen Movie” in December, 2001. Chyler Leigh was, like, not even born when Duran Duran released Rio, but that’s not going to stop this 19-year-old, who’s starring in Not Another Teen Movie and the upcoming Fox series That ’80s Show, from conquering the decade that spawned Pac-Man, Pop Rocks and Cindy Lauper.
Leigh got her start as a teen model in Miami. That led to commercials, which led to guest spots on 7th Heaven and several failed series like Saving Graces and Safe Harbor, in which producers unwittingly cast Leigh opposite her older brother, Christopher-dashing any hopes of getting the two characters together. At last, Leigh may have found a series with sticking power.
She’ll play punk rocker Tuesday on the highly anticipated Fox midseason series That ’80s Show. But first, she dons a pair of overalls to prove she’s all that in Not Another Teen Movie, a flick that spoofs the past two decades of the teen-flick genre. Leigh won the lead role of Janey Briggs-the Pretty-Ugly Girl-who hides her movie-star looks behind paint-splattered clothing and thick eyeglasses but still gets the guy-a technique that works only in teen movies. Trust us.
Leigh got her start as a teen model in Miami. That led to commercials, which led to guest spots on 7th Heaven and several failed series like Saving Graces and Safe Harbor, in which producers unwittingly cast Leigh opposite her older brother, Christopher-dashing any hopes of getting the two characters together.
At last, Leigh may have found a series with sticking power. She’ll play punk rocker Tuesday on the highly anticipated Fox midseason series That ’80s Show. But first, she dons a pair of overalls to prove she’s all that in Not Another Teen Movie, a flick that spoofs the past two decades of the teen-flick genre. Leigh won the lead role of Janey Briggs-the Pretty-Ugly Girl-who hides her movie-star looks behind paint-splattered clothing and thick eyeglasses but still gets the guy-a technique that works only in teen movies.