Leah de niese biography for kids

Leah de Niese is an Australian-Sri Lankan actress and voice actor known internationally as the voice of Junker Queen in the highly acclaimed video game, Overwatch 2. She is widely recognised for her roles in award-winning television series, House Husbands, Offspring and Twentysomething. Her career began on stage at the age of seven. Her grandparents, Estelle and Douglas de Niese, were famous duettists in Sri Lanka and are well known in both the Sri Lankan and Australian choral communities.

Following in these musical footsteps, Leah advanced in classical cello at a young age, but it was acting that won out in the end. Junker Queen Gameplay Trailer. Recent Gaming Article. Perhaps best known to Australian television audiences as Nicola from House Husbands or Odile from Offspring , de Niese actually started her professional career at age seven — as one of the Munchkins in a production of The Wizard of Oz.

Despite her long and varied career, Overwatch 2 marks not only her first video game role, but also her first voice acting role. So that was overwhelming. And exciting. The audition process was long. It was extended over about six months and I had several callbacks.

Leah de niese call of duty

Image: Blizzard Entertainment. When it then came time to jump into the studio as Junker Queen, de Niese chose to own her lack of experience and turn to the team for direction. From the get-go, it was very nurturing and very important to have both of our voices heard.