Liesel is a geographical unicorn: a Los Angeles native! After graduating with a B.A. in Theater from UCLA, she became involved in LA’s 99-seat theater scene and her credits include Alice in THETHINGS WE DO (visiting production at The Odyssey), Elaine Harper in The Odyssey Theatre’s ARSENICANDOLDLACE, Tipper Gore in PORNROCK (HFF16), holographic newscaster of the future Scarlett West in THERISING, (HFF17), and Jennifer in the award-winning KATYANDJENNIFER (HFF18).
At Sacred Fools she performed in SERIALKILLERS, VIEW OF THEDOME, MIDNIGHTBRAINWASHREVIVAL, VALPARAISO, and the Clive Barker plays FRANKENSTEIN IN LOVE and CRAZYFACE. With Moving Arts she appeared in multiple one-act festivals and new plays.
On TV she’s been seen in WHYWOMENKILL, ONEDAY AT A TIME, MASTERS OF SEX, JIMMYKIMMELLIVE, PARENTHOOD, MEN OF A CERTAINAGE, SYDNEY TO THEMAX, THEYOUNGANDTHERESTLESS, and DAYS OF OURLIVES. She’s also been in several indie films, including the multiple award-winning feature CAPTAINBLACK, the cult zombie film DIE-NER (GET IT?), and the upcoming feature ROSES ON THEVINE.
Her comedic micro-short #BEBLISS won 3rd Place – Audience Award and was a Semi-Finalist and Finalist at ESMoA’s 2022 Video Art + Film Festival, her experimental dramatic micro-short BLUE/SPECTRUM was a Semi-Finalist and Finalist at ESMoA’s 2021 Video Art + Film Festival, her web short BANSHEE-20 was an Official Selection in Flickfair ‘s August 2020 Online Fest, and her psychological horror short SUNK was an Official Selection at the Marina del Rey Film Festival, Golden State Film Festival, and Zed Fest Film Festival, and it won Best Short Thriller at the Marina del Rey Film Festival.
She co-hosts the children’s comedic/educational YouTube series THEADVENTURES OF MR. CLOWN created by Tom Caltabiano—an Emmy Award-winning former writer/producer of EVERYBODYLOVESRAYMOND—and she’s been lucky enough to perform with special guests such as Ray Romano, Allison Janney, and Camryn Manheim.