Leah Lail caught the acting bug as a teenager when her father took her to see "A Chorus Line" on Broadway. But when she excelled in German at boarding school, she set her ambitions aside to accept a scholarship in Germany to pursue her other great interest, political science. Her background is a far cry from the world of "V.I.P." A one-hour series blending action and humor amidst the glamour and fast-paced life of Hollywood, Beverly Hills and trendy Los Angeles, "V.I.P." is produced and distributed by Columbia TriStar Television Distribution. Lail plays Kay Simmons, the communications and systems expert who controls everything from headquarters while the V.I.P. team goes out to protect the rich and famous.
Born and raised on a horse farm just outside Lexington, Kentucky, the younger of two sisters, Lail grew up as an animal lover and an avid reader. Her father is in construction, repairing roads and bridges, while her mother raises horses. Despite her passion for theatre, she started college as a political science major and landed a scholarship to study and work for the Social Democratic Party in Bonn, the former West German capital.
Lail transferred to the University of Southern California where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in German and theater, with a minor in political science. As she took more acting classes, including a stint at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, she began to win roles on stage and television. Among her most memorable parts were as Hank Kingsley's wife on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show," and as a methamphetamine addict who abandoned her children in a burning building on NBC's "ER."
