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 Posted: Thu 10 Jul 2008 17:40 Post subject: Leila Arcieri |
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Date and place of birth
18 December 1973, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name
Leila C. Arcieri
Height
5' 4" (1.63 m)
Early life
Arcieri was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of an Italian American father and African-American mother, Arcieri spent the better part of her childhood in Sebastopol, located in California's wine and redwood country. Shyness was a major obstacle in Leila's early life, one that she tried to overcome by throwing herself into high-school cheerleading. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to San Francisco, where she dabbled with both graphic design and photography before becoming a make-up artist.
Career
Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including 1-800-COLLECT and Starburst) and music videos with the likes of Boyz II Men, and Q-Tip. Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer Timothy Stack, who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new series, Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch. That same year Leila was selected as the Coors Lite Beer 2000 spokesmodel. She reprised her role in XXX for the Director's Cut release in a short film containing the death of Xander.
Filmography
Hot Boyz (1999) - Tia
Beverly Hood (1999) - Pam Washington
Foolish (1999) - Marissa
Son of the Beach" (2000) TV Series - Jamaica St. Croix
Higher Ed (2001) - Lisa
xXx (2002) - Jordan King
Daddy Day Care (2003) - Kelli
Double Blade (2003) - Lee
Wild Things 2 (2004) (V) - Maya King
Kevin Hill (2004)
A Perfect Fit (2005) - Sarah
King's Ransom (2005) - Kim Baker
Mammoth (2006) - Agent Powers
Buffalo Bushido (2007) - Sadie
Personal life
Arcieri dated actor Jamie Foxx from 2004 to 2005. In an interview with Female First, Foxx said that he liked the idea of settling down with Arcieri, but thought marriage "seemed unnatural."
Trivia
Trivia
Was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997.
Became a cheerleader in Junior High School to overcome intense shyness. Was a real tomboy and active in sports such as swimming, volleyball, basketball, football, rock climbing, and kick boxing.
Mother worked for Lucasfilm.
Worked in San Francisco as a graphic designer, photography assistant, and make-up artist.
Her father is Italian and her mother is African-American with some European-American ancestry.
Parents divorced when she was 2; she was raised by her mom.
Started a publishing business at age 22.
Reprised her role as Jordan King from xXx (2002) in that movie's DVD featurette The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander (V). Xander Cage was played by Khristian Lupo, Vin Diesel's stunt double.
Named #65 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list. |
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