Molly Leishman

Molly Leishman is a New Zealand actress, known for her regular appearances from 2013 – 2014 as Isabella Kingston in New Zealand comedy-drama television series Agent Anna , for her lead role in three seasons of TVNZ's The Cul De Sac and Wilde Ride and for playing Caligula’s sister Livilla in Roman Empire (TV series) in 2019. She also guest starred as Kerry in Power Rangers Beast Morphers and Sienna inShortland Street

Molly Leishman
Born
Molly Leishman

(1998-03-01) March 1, 1998
Auckland, North Island , New Zealand,
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Notable work
Agent Anna and Roman Empire (TV series) =
RelativesFather - Mark Leishman and mother - Jo Raymond

Early life

Molly Leishman was born on March 1, 1998 [1] in Auckland, New Zealand and is the daughter of television and radio broadcaster Mark Leishman (father) and Jo Raymond (mother).[2][3] Leishman began her education at the Diocesan School for Girls, Auckland,[1] before attending the ACG Senior College in Auckland. Leishman went on to study for a Bachelor's degree in Design for Social Innovation (DSI) at Victoria University of Wellington.[4]

Acting career

Leishman was aged 11 when she had her debut television appearance in a cornflakes advert.[3] In 2010, she starred as a child actress in a lead role in the Michael Keusch directed television film Forever New Zealand as Lissy,[5] and has made appearances in Agent Anna as Anna’s daughter Isabella Kingston,[5] and in TVNZ's television family drama, Wilde Ride in 2017.[3] Leishman starred as Eliza in The Cul De Sac (TV series) which was awarded ‘Regional Winner (Australia & New Zealand) Best Children's Programme’ at the 2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards.[6] In 2019, Leishman starred as Livilla (Caligula’s sister) in Series 3 “Caligula: The Mad Emperor” of the television documentary series, Roman Empire.[7]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Forever New Zealand (TV film) Lissy
2013-2014 Agent Anna Bella Kingston 16 episodes
2016 Hillary (TV Series) Belinda Hillary 1 episode - Heartbreak
2017 Wilde Ride (TV series) Georgia 6 episodes
2016-2018 The Cul De Sac (TV series) Eliza / Dark Queen 16 episodes
2019 Roman Empire (TV series) Livilla (Caligula’s sister) Series 3 “Caligula: The Mad Emperor” - 3 episodes
2020 Shortland Street [5] Sienna Lipton 1 Episode
2020 Power Rangers Beast Morphers Kerry Dixon 1 Episode - Game On!

References
  1. "Diocesan School for Girls". facebook.com. April 2002.
  2. "A new dawn for Mark Leishman". nowtolove.co.nz. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  3. "Wilde Ride - the show about a dirt biking westie family". stuff.co.nz. February 13, 2020.
  4. "Student Profiles - Molly Leishman". wgtn.ac.nz. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "Molly Leishman". outspokenbyodd.co.nz. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. "Awards - The Cul De Sac (Australia & New Zealand): Best Children's Programme". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. "Agrippina: The Poisonous Ambition Of An Ancient Roman Badass". annfosterwriter.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.


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