Date of publishing: 21st
February 2008
Leela Savasta was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada.
She is also a dual citizen with the United States.
After studying at The University of British Columbia,
Leela took time off to explore India, and New York
City. Here, she discovered her passion for acting,
and she has been working non-stop ever since. After
Leela's acting debut on the hit series 'Smallville',
she booked her first leading role on the Showtime
mini-series 'Masters of Horror' as the beautiful and
mysterious Elise Wolfram. Soon after, she was offered
another leading role in the film 'A Girl Like Me',
directed by Oscar Nominee, Agnieszka Holland ('Europa,Europa')
and starring Academy Award winning actress Mercedes
Reuhl ('The Fisher King', 'Gia'). Leela appears in
the political pilot 'Orpheus', starring Mena Suvari,
and as a part of an ensemble cast, in the 2006 feature
film remake of 'Black Christmas' directed by Glen
Morgan ('Final Destination'). Savasta has earned co-starring
credits for her work on Warner Brother's 'Supernatural'
and ABC's 'Traveler', and she can be spotted as a
recurring character on Chris Haddock's crime drama
series 'Intelligence', on NBC's Battlestar Galactica
and on the fifth season of Stargate Atlantis. (Biography
from www.leelasavasta.ca)
Gilles Nuytens: You
said you discovered the passion for acting, can you
develop a bit and explain what attract you in acting,
why is that such a passion?
Leela Savasta: I have an appreciation
for living in the moment, and I found this quality
in the craft of acting. I love the play of acting,
I love being on set, and I love finding pure moments
of true connection with my scene partners.
Gilles Nuytens: I
remember you very well in last year's Stargate Atlantis
episode as "Dr. Esposito" (and hoped to
see you back). Honnestly I find this quite confusing/disturbing
to see you 1 year later as someone else (means also
that Dr. Esposito won't be back). I know it happens
often (and quite a lot to be true) in the business.
Occasional viewers could be confused as well. How
are you and the studios going to manage this? And
what is your opinion?
Leela Savasta: Each character will
have a life unto itself.
 Gilles
Nuytens: "Alison
Porter" became "Alicia Vega", is this
change because the name "Vega" fits more
to you than "Porter"? Is there a backstory
about this you are authorized to speak about?
Leela Savasta: Alicia Vega is a more
dynamic name for a more dynamic character.
Gilles Nuytens: You
have also a recurring role in the upcoming season
of Galactica, playing "Tracey Anne". What
can you tell us about this character?
Leela Savasta: You’ll have
to tune in this season to find out.
Gilles Nuytens: A
lot of sci-fi is shot in Vancouver, and you've got
roles in many of them (Smallville, Supernatural, Bionic
Woman, ...). Sci-fi is a large concept, there are
many different things, so what kind of scifi do you
like (if you like it of course!!) and what do you
prefer, to play on scifi productions or to watch it?
Leela Savasta: I like Sci-fi that
uses metaphors which connect fantasy to real life.
I like sci-fi in all forms, watching it and of course
acting it!
Gilles Nuytens: I
see at the end of your demo reel: "original music
by Leela Savasta". So you sing as well or is
that just for the purpose of the demo reel?
Leela Savasta: Yes, I sing and play
guitar.... for fun.
Gilles Nuytens: Comedy
roles or dramatic roles, what's the easiest to play
for you? Any preferences?
Leela Savasta: I like both comedy
and drama as they each have their unique challenges......
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