Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Lela recently moved out to the West Coast to continue her work as an actor and creative.
Height: 5'10
Hair Color: Blonde
Eyes Color: Blue
Location: Santa Monica, CA
About Lela
Film
Overcranked Film Festival | Leave a Message | 2024
Alice Smith, Lead
Overcranked Film Festival | Seeing Red | 2023
Victoria Adler, Lead
Special Skills
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Guitar
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Singing (Alto/Soprano II)
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Stage Combat
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Unarmed
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Rapier & Dagger
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Fluent in French
Stage
Beverly Hills Playhouse| Parallel Process| September/October 2025
U/S Amanda
Canyon Theatre Guild | The Angel Next Door | May/June 2025
Margot Bell
LiveArts Theatre | Needville | 2024
Emma
The ALden Theatre| The Unruly Theatre Project | 2017-2021
Troupe Member
Training & Workshops
British American Drama Academy | Oxford, UK | Instructors: Geraldine Alexander, Madeleine Potter, Mick Barnfather, John Tucker, William Donaldson
The Shakespeare Theatre Company | Washington, DC |Instructors: Dan Crane, Eva Wilhelm
University of Virginia Department of Drama, B.A. in Drama | Charlottesville, VA | Instructors: Marianne Kubik, Colleen Kelly, Dave Dalton, Doug Grissom, Tovah Close, Kathryn Schetlick, Ant Ma
Certificates and Awards
WINNER: Best Actress| Lela Howard-Trainer, Seeing Red | Barcelona Fiction Film Festival (2024)
WINNER: Best Student Film | Seeing Red | San Francisco International Film Awards (2024)
Pass in Rapier & Dagger by the SAFD, 2024
Pass in Unarmed by the SAFD, 2023