The Writeup: Sharon Leal was born in Tucson, Arizona, and shortly thereafter the family moved to Fresno, California, where Sharon was raised. She attended the Roosevelt High School Of The Arts and was into community theater at age 13, beginning a long career in performing. She is a gifted singer and has parlayed that into performances on Broadway and other stage venues, including a run as Mimi Marquez in the Broadway production of RENT. In 1996 she landed her first major on screen role as Dahlia Crede on The Guiding Light, a role she would have from 1996-1999. During this time she also appeared on the UPN series Legacy, but it was short lived (1998-1999 season). 2000 brought her biggest role yet, that of Marilyn Sudor on the David E. Kelley series Boston Public, an entertaining look at inner city schools. Ratings haven't been stellar, but the show remains on the air, which means Sharon does too. Sharon's one feature film credit is 2000's Face the Music.