- Born
- Birth nameLeila Catherine Rosalia Schaus
- Nickname
- Lilli
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Born and raised in Luxembourg, Leila spent her childhood traveling the world with her parents and brothers. This has instilled in her a longing for travels and the nostalgia of faraway places.
As a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York, Leila has since acted in short films both in the USA and Europe, as well as feature film productions such as 'Journey to the End of an Identity' (directed by F. Markiewicz) and most recently in Ivan Kavanagh's 'Never grow old' due to come out at the end of this year.
Theatre credits include 'Revolt. She said. Revolt again' (by Alice Birch, translated into French, Théâtre du Centaure) , '7 Minuten -Betriebsrat' (by Stefano Massini, Staatstheater Mainz).
Leila is just out of a production of 'Kindertransport' (by Diane Samuels) (UK & EU Tour)
She most recently wrapped filming 'Antifeminist' by Sofija Sztepanov.
Leila is based in Berlin, Germany.
- IMDb mini biography by: Leila Schaus
- A graduate of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York.
- Leila is an accomplished painter.
- Fluent in English, French, German, Luxembourgish.
- Lives in Berlin, Germany.
- Nominated for the 'prix de la meilleure contribution artistique' for her role in 'Asta' by the Academy of Film in Luxembourg (2014).
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