Sharon Leal (born on October 17, 1972 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American actress.
Leal is of Filipino and African-American descent. Her career began with the role of Dahlia Crede in the CBS daytime serial Guiding Light from 1996 to 1999. In 1998, she joined the Broadway company of Rent. Soon after, she was cast as Mimi for the San Francisco leg of the first national tour of Rent, staying with the company until it closed in September 1999. From 2000 to 2004, Leal starred in the Fox prime time TV series Boston Public. Leal also had a role in the theatrical release Face The Music. She also appeared in a recurring role in the short-lived NBC series LAX, as the wife of airport co-director, Roger de Souza.
She is also co-starring in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls as Michelle Morris, Effie White's replacement in the pop group The Dreams. The film was released in December 25, 2006. Leal also has a role in the upcoming Tyler Perry Production Why Did I Get Married?, The Movie.
Sharon Leal's father Jesse was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force and was a police officer at Clark Air Base, Philippines. He now currently teaches at an elementary school. Leal's mother Angelita is remarried to Elmer Manankil, the father of Leal's younger sister named Kristina Manankil.
With Bev Land, her husband, Leal has a son, Kai Miles Land (born 2001).
