Amanda Grace Leo

Amanda Grace Leo

Locations
Auckland
Ethnicity
Chinese
Age Range
26 - 36
Height
150cm / 4ft 11in
Bust/Chest
114cm / 45in
Waist
100cm / 39in
Hips
110cm / 43in
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Bio

Amanda Grace Hsu Hsien Leo 梁宿娴 is a Chinese Singaporean screen and stage actor, voice-over artist and singer. Born in Tāmaki Makaurau, Amanda spent her formative years in Aotearoa before her family moved back to Singapore when she was 9, where she spent her intermediate school years training in devising in Singapore under Noorlinah Mohamed. She later moved back to Aotearoa and received a first-class honour in Dramaturgy from the University of Auckland, where she trained briefly in clown under Master Clown Dr Ira Seidenstein.

Theatre highlights include; Call of the Sparrows for Proudly Asian Theatre in 2016, and the 2018 Auckland Fringe one-woman multilingual debut of Oliver Chong's ROOTS. Amanda has long-standing collaborations with Oriental Maidens, starting with the two seasons of Nathan Joe’s I Am Rachel Chu [2018-2019] and most recently with Auckland Theatre Company's acclaimed season of Scenes From A Yellow Peril in 2022.

Screen highlights include; viral Tiktok series n00b by Lusty Productions, TVNZ documentary Sik Fan Lah! and a cheeky cameo or two in Season 2 of HBO's upcoming Our Flag Means Death.  Voice highlights include; the role of Nai Nai (Grandma) in Becky Kuek’s Tales of Nai Nai, the voice of Jiangshi Sauda in the Chinese version of the video game Bloons.

By day, Amanda is a tarot reader under her brand Grace&Tarot and runs a face-painting company called Face Fatale Facepainting.

Film

Year Production Role Company / Director Type
2016 Desire Violet Highway High-Class Escort Chillbox Creative, dir. Tom Augustine Feature Film
2013 Conflict Featured Role New Zealand Film Academy Feature Film

Television

Year Production Role Company / Director Type
2022 OFMD Tiff Emporium Productions, Taika Waititi Ltd Drama
2020 Sextortion Celine Samson - Earth First Candidate Stella Maris Productions, dir. Kent Briggs & Kyan Krumdieck Drama

Web Series

Year Production Role Company / Director
2023 Viva La Dirt League: Bored Security Guard Viva La Dirt League Productions
2023 Viva La Dirt League: ADHD & Me Hope's ADHD Viva La Dirt League Productions
2022 N00b Sally Lusty Ace Films
2019 Life is Easy Waitress Us People Productions Ltd

Theatre

Year Production Role Company / Director
2023 Basmati Bitch Ensemble Auckland Theatre Company, dir. Ahi Karunaharan
2022 Scenes From A Yellow Peril Amanda - Lead Auckland Theatre Company, SquareSumsCo and Oriental Maidens, dir: Jane Yonge
2021 Scenes From A Yellow Peril Lead SumsSquare Co & Oriental Maidens, dir. Jane Yonge
2020-2021 Mad Hatter's Funk Lead- Caterpillar Whoa! Studios, dir. Dawn Glover
2019 I Am Rachel Chu Lead Amanda Leo, Ravi Gurunathan, Nathan Joe & Angela Zhang
2019 Mad Hatter's Funk Lead- Caterpillar Whoa! Studios, dir.Terry Hooper
2018 Roots Solo Proudly Asian Theatre, dir. Chye-Ling Huang
2018 Te Waka Huia Emily Dir. Chris Molloy
2016 The Tempest Ensemble Pop Up Globe, dir. Benjamin Henson
2016 Call of the Sparrows Ah Ma Proudly Asian Theatre, dir. Roque & Chye-Ling Huang
2015 The Marriage Bureau Secretary Sharu Loves Hats, dir. Grae Burton
2015 A Flock of Ashes Ah Ma Proudly Asian Theatre, dir. Roque & Chye-Ling Huang
2015 Karaoke Heaven Dir/Writers: Jun Bin Lee, Borni Terongopai Tukiwaho
2015 A House is Not a Home; A Cabaret Performer Female Company & b.Terongopai.T Productions, dir.
2015 Jean Paul Sartre's No Exit Inez Dir: Yalda Abnous
2015 Great Stage of Fools: A Celebration of Early Modern Clowning Mundus in Mundus et Infant Dir. Dr. Ira Seidenstein

Short Film

Year Production Role Company / Director Type
2017 Native Slam 11 Maorilands Film Short Film
2013 Bonnie and Claudia Claudia Daisy Productions Short Film

Commercial

Year Production Role Company / Director
2022 Tempo Auction Room Woman Tempo Investment APP
2022 Airpoints 'Don't Live Pointlessly' Woman Spinning Good Oil
2019 Mercury 'Goodbye Petrol Car' City Girl FCB/Ruskin
2018 Burger King Impromtu Moments Y&R NZ and Fish n Clips
2017 TAB Melbourne Cup Season Racing Punter Y&R NZ and Eight
2017 Westpac 'What Type of Person Are You?' Coin Jar Girl DDB NZ and Thick as Thieves

Training

Year Description Institution / Presenter
2019 Beckett 'n Bard Physical Theatre Clowning Dr. Ira Seidenstein
2015 Clowning Dr. Ira Seidenstein
2015 Postgraduate in Dramaturgy University of Auckland
2014 Paper Boats Workshop Renee Liang, Theresa Hanaray, Beth Keynes, Gary Henderson
2014 Playing Shakespeare Masterclass Lisa Harrow
2014 Acting Maia Daziel
2014 Voice University of Auckland, tut. Rachel Naish
2013 Musical Theatre Singing Masterclass Adam Guettal
2011 Devising Theatre Workshop The Necessary Stage, Singapore, tut. Alvin Tang
2009 Devising Theatre Workshop Natalie Hennedige

Languages

Advanced: Mandarin

Accents

Advanced: Asian | Chinese | Mandarin | New Zealand

Intermediate: American - General | Australian | British | Standard US | UK - English

Sports

Intermediate: Swimming | Yoga

Circus & Horse

Intermediate: Body Costume | Clown

Driving & Flying

Intermediate: Driving (general)

Singing Range

Mezzo

Singing Styles

Advanced: Ballad | Blues | Cabaret | Choral | Contemporary | Country and Western | Folk | General | Jazz | Lip Sync | Musical | Popular

Musical Instruments

Intermediate: Guitar | Keyboard | Piano

Dance

Intermediate: General Movement