JOSEPHINE LEFFNER
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The English Tutor (mockumentary-style comedy) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip where an English tutor works with a student who watches a lot of TV.
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The Bake Off (single-cam comedy) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip where a mother wants to best another mom through baking.
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Hostile Takeover (dark comedic drama) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip where a CEO refuses to give up.
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Missing (crime drama) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip where a mother describes what happened to her teenage sister.
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Cockeyed Optimist (singing clip) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of the song "Cockeyed Optimist" by Rodgers and Hammerstein from the musical "South Pacific"
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Money (singing clip) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of the song "Money" by Kander and Ebb from the musical "Cabaret"
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The Impossible Dream (singing clip) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of the song "The Impossible Dream" by Leigh and Darion from the musical "Man of La Mancha"
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All That Jazz (singing clip) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of the song "All That Jazz" by Kander and Ebb from the musical "Chicago"
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A Stud and a Babe (singing clip) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of the song "A Stud and a Babe" by Roberts and DiPietro from the musical "I Love you, You're Perfect, Now Change"
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The Second City Hollywood - Mainstage Performance (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip from a live performance of "Bad Habits Sketch Revue" (2019) at The Second City Hollywood.
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Hapa Rapper (Sketch Comedy Character) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of a Hapa rapper who loves to perform about that Hapa life with her rap group.
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Couch Critic (Sketch Comedy Character) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of a couch critic who passes judgment on what she watches, but cannot help being influenced by it at the same time.
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TMI Songwriter (Sketch Comedy Character) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of a TMI songwriter who gets way too specific in her lyrics.
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Impotent Manager (Sketch Comedy Character) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of an impotent manager whose dog is always winning the power struggle.
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Terra & Cotta (Sketch Comedy Character) (Performance Video) Quicktime
Clip of Terra & Cotta who are BFFs that love to party!
Résumé Print Résumé
Represented by: |
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Aqua Agency - Commercial Division (CA) (310) 859-8889 |
TELEVISION/STREAMING | ||
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Saved By The Improv |
Series Regular |
YouTube |
HomeWork |
Series Regular |
YouTube |
Diversity Higher Comedy Shorts |
Cofounder/Series Regular |
YouTube |
The Agency |
Recurring |
YouTube |
52 Films/52 Weeks |
Recurring |
YouTube |
FILM | ||
LOVE AND VOODOO |
Supporting |
D/Phillip Lindsey |
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM |
Supporting |
D/Ashok Malani |
CHEER UP, SAM |
Supporting |
D/Matt Falkenthal |
YEAR OF THE RHINOCEROS |
Supporting |
D/Devindra Sooknanan |
SAVING THE DAY |
Supporting |
D/Brian Stempian |
COMMERCIAL | ||
Conflicts available upon request |
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INDUSTRIAL | ||
Taking Control of Conflict |
Shannon |
D/Tim Armstrong |
THEATRE | ||
NBC UNIVERSAL SECOND CITY HOLLYWOOD BOB CURRY FELLOWSHIP |
Principal |
The Second City Hollywood |
BAD HABITS SKETCH REVUE |
Principal |
The Second City Hollywood |
DEUS SEX MACHINA SKETCH SHOW |
Principal |
The Second City Hollywood |
BLACKOUT DRUNK SKETCH SHOW |
Principal |
The Clubhouse |
THE SUNDAY SKETCH SHOW |
Principal |
iO West |
EVITA |
Ensemble |
CCMT, Walnut Creek, CA |
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR |
Ensemble |
Willows Theatre, Concord, CA |
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE |
Nurse/Mrs./Naomi |
UCF Conservatory Theatre, FL |
JEKYLL AND HYDE |
Nellie |
Starlight Theater, Detroit, MI |
THE WORLD GOES ROUND |
Woman #3 |
UCF Conservatory Theatre, FL |
EDUCATION | ||
MFA, Musical Theatre |
University of Central Florida |
Orlando, FL |
BA, Creative Arts, Minor, Musical Theatre |
San Jose State University |
San Jose, CA |
TRAINING | ||
Conservatory Graduate |
The Second City Hollywood |
Hollywood, CA |
Advanced On-Camera Audition Technique |
Annie Grindlay |
Los Angeles, CA |
Commercial Acting |
Chris Game, Stuart K. Robinson |
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Sketch 101 |
Westside Comedy Theatre |
Santa Monica, CA |
Improv 1 |
The Pack Theatre |
Hollywood, CA |
Improv (Groundlings Workshops) |
Jay Lay, Kevin Berntson, Drew Talbert |
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Voice |
Dr. James Lent, Dr. Steve Chicurel |
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Dance |
Billy Blanks Jr., Gary Flannery |
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Theatre Artists Institute |
American Musical Theatre |
San Jose, CA |
SPECIAL SKILLS | ||
Singer (Mezzo Soprano/Belter) |
Dancer (Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Ballroom) |
Karate, Swimming, Tennis |
AWARDS | ||
2021 The Second City Hollywood |
WhamBam Improv Jam Short Form Tournament |
Winning Team |
2020 Asian American Film Lab |
72 Hour Shootout |
MasterClass Grant Winner |
2019 NBC Universal |
The Second City Hollywood |
Bob Curry Fellow |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 227 lbs |
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Beginning Spanish, Aerobics, Badminton, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Combat - Stage, Fishing, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Kayaker, Kick Boxing, Martial Arts, Ping Pong, Rollerblading, Running - General, Snorkeling, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - butterfly, Swimming - diving, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Volleyball, Yoga, Chef - Pastry, Dance Ballet, Dance Ballroom, Dance Belly, Dance Hip Hop, Dance Jazz, Dance Swing, Dance Tango, Dance Tap, Dancer, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Singer, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover
Josephine Leffner is a Hapa (half Filipina and half Caucasian) performing and creative artist who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. She loves heart-centered storytelling with musical and magical realism elements. She enjoys playing controlling characters that try to keep it all together with a smile while things are falling apart. She is a founding member of Diversity Higher Comedy, an ethnically diverse, Los Angeles based improv & sketch comedy group who perform and create original content.