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Stage work

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 She later also became a stand-up comedian, appearing in both international and local theatres.
-Locally she has appeared on the stages of a range of South African theatres, including the [[Loft Theatre]], The Market Theatre, the Johannesburg Civic Theatre, the Durban playhouse, the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre and at the Grahamstown Festival. In
+Locally she has appeared on the stages of a range of South African theatres, including the [[Loft Theatre]], The [[Market Theatre]], the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]], the [[Durban Playhouse]], the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] and at the [[Grahamstown Festival]].
 Her real breakthrough came with when she was invited to present [[Ronnie Govender]]'s solo play ''[[At the Edge]]'' at the ''International Theater Festival'' in New Delhi, India, in 2000, playing a range of characters. She later took it on tour in South Africa, and performed it at the Edinburgh Festival. She also played thirty different characters in another one-woman show, simply entitled ''[[Ronnie Govender]]''.

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 ===Stage work===
-She initially performed in stage plays, ''inter alia'' playing "Lady Macbeth" in [[Stephen Gurney]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]'', "Viola" in ''[[Ralph]]'' and "Titania" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'',  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'', ''[[iNkaba]]'' (2012, playing "Prevashnee"), ''[[Cherry on Top]]'' (2013), . and
+She initially performed in stage plays, ''inter alia'' playing "Lady Macbeth" in [[Stephen Gurney]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]'',  "Viola" in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'',  "Titania" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'', ''[[iNkaba]]'' (2012, playing "Prevashnee"), ''[[Cherry on Top]]'' (2013), . and
 She later also became a stand-up comedian, appearing in both international and local theatres.

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 ===Stage work===
-She initially performed in stage plays, ''inter alia'' playing "Lady Macbeth" in [[Stephen Gurney]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'', "Viola" in ''[[Ralph]]'' and "Titania" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'',  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'', ''[[iNkaba]]'' (2012, playing "Prevashnee"), ''[[Cherry on Top]]'' (2013), . and
+She initially performed in stage plays, ''inter alia'' playing "Lady Macbeth" in [[Stephen Gurney]]'s production of ''[[Macbeth]]'', "Viola" in ''[[Ralph]]'' and "Titania" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'',  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'', ''[[iNkaba]]'' (2012, playing "Prevashnee"), ''[[Cherry on Top]]'' (2013), . and
 She later also became a stand-up comedian, appearing in both international and local theatres.

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 ===Stage work===
-She initially performed in stage plays, ''inter alia'' playing "Lady Macbeth" in Stephen Gurney's ''[[Macbeth]]'', "Viola" in ''[[Ralph]]'' and "Titania" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'',  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'', ''[[iNkaba]]'' (2012, playing "Prevashnee"), ''[[Cherry on Top]]'' (2013), . and
+She initially performed in stage plays, ''inter alia'' playing "Lady Macbeth" in [[Stephen Gurney]]'s ''[[Macbeth]]'', "Viola" in ''[[Ralph]]'' and "Titania" in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'',  ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]'', ''[[iNkaba]]'' (2012, playing "Prevashnee"), ''[[Cherry on Top]]'' (2013), . and
 She later also became a stand-up comedian, appearing in both international and local theatres.

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 She completed education from Crystal Point Secondary school and completed a BA degree in Speech and Drama and a BA Honours (Drama) at the [[University of KwaZulu-Natal]] in Durban.
-She is married to her longtime partner Clive Chetty. The couple has two sons: Yorke and Zion Chetty.
+She is married to her longtime partner [[Clive Chetty]]. The couple has two sons: Yorke and Zion Chetty.
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	In 2008 she co-founded of the film production company [[Mustard Seed Productions]] with [[Krijay Govender]].		In 2008 she co-founded of the film production company [[Mustard Seed Productions]] with [[Krijay Govender]].
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		+	===Writer===
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		+	She has written a number of stage plays and scripts for TV.
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		+	===Producer===
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		+	Leeanda is also a producer of major stage productions and corporate events

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 She began in television as a TV host of the magazine shows, such as  ''Big City'' and ''Citylife''.
-Her TV acting has included ''[[Scandal!]]'' (as "Vanashree Devan", 2005-2006), ''[[Backstage]]'', ''[[Isidingo]]'' ("Priya Kumar", 2015) and '''[[Cape Town]]'' (as "Kumari Nayar", 2016).
+Her TV acting has included ''[[Scandal!]]'' (as "Vanashree Devan", 2005-2006), ''[[Backstage]]'', ''[[Isidingo]]'' ("Priya Kumar", 2015) and '''[[Cape Town]]'' (as "Kumari Nayar", 2016), also roles in ''[[Zero Tolerance]]'', ''[[The Res]]'' and ''[[Snitch]]''.
 Films have included ''[[Mr. Bones 2: Back from the Past]]'' (2008), ''[[Diana]]'' (2013), ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' (2017, as "Dr. Weizak")

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 Her real breakthrough came with when she was invited to present [[Ronnie Govender]]'s solo play ''[[At the Edge]]'' at the ''International Theater Festival'' in New Delhi, India, in 2000, playing a range of characters. She later took it on tour in South Africa, and performed it at the Edinburgh Festival. She also played thirty different characters in another one-woman show, simply entitled ''[[Ronnie Govender]]''.
-Awards the [[Mababongwe award for excellence]], twice the FNB [[Vita Award]] for best lead actress (''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]''), four [[Durban Theatre Award]] nominations for ''[[Buckled]]'' (as best lead actress, best comedy actress, best script, and best set design).
+Awards the [[Mababongwe Award for Excellence]], twice the FNB [[Vita Award]] for best lead actress (''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[Beyond Calvary]]''), four [[Durban Theatre Award]] nominations for ''[[Buckled]]'' (as best lead actress, best comedy actress, best script, and best set design).
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