Sharon Leal

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RECENT CREDITS

Soul Men (FILM) Nov. 7, 2008

This Christmas (FILM) Nov. 21, 2007

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married... (FILM) Oct. 12, 2007

CSI: Miami (TV) Jan. 8, 2007

Dreamgirls (FILM) Dec. 15, 2006

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So elegant and striking that she deservedly won Ebony magazine's Celebrity Beauty of the Month designation in January 2004 -- with the asset of outstanding dramatic instincts -- actress Sharon Leal achieved stardom in the early 2000s with her multi-season portrayal of no-nonsense schoolteacher Marilyn Sudor on David E. Kelley's groundbreaking small-screen drama Boston Public. The daughter of a Filipino military policeman and an African-American homemaker, raised by a succession of stepfathers, Leal graduated from Roosevelt School of the Arts in Fresno, CA, in 1990, and subsequently landed two ongoing dramatic roles, on the daytime soap Guiding Light and the prime-time UPN drama Legacy (1998). The Public role arrived two years after that, with Leal cast in the program from its inception; after the series folded, the actress segued into movie roles, with turns in the smash musical Dreamgirls (2006) and Tyler Perry's comedy drama Why Did I Get Married? (2007).

~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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Gone Direct-to-DVD: December 2008

Dec. 16, 2008

The good, the bad and ugly that have gone direct to DVD in recent weeks – with stars like Jared Padelecki, Peter O’Toole and, yes, even Steven Seagal!

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Tyler Perry's Secret Ingredients to Success: From Madea to Preying Families

Posted: Sep. 15, 2008

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