Leah Ayres

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Leah Ayres
Born	Leah Simpson (1957-05-28) May 28, 1957 Baltimore, Maryland
Other names	Leah Ayres Hendrix; Leah Kalish
Occupation	Film, television actress
Years active	1979–1998
Spouse(s)	Bruce Kalish (? - ?)

Leah Ayres (born May 28, 1957) is an American actress.

Biography and career

Ayres was born Leah Simpson in Baltimore, Maryland.

Her first major role was as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night in the early 1980s. Ayers played Michelle in the 1981 film The Burning. In primetime, she co-starred as Linda Bowman in the abbreviated third season of ABC's 9 to 5. She also played Jill Schrader on the HBO original comedy 1st & Ten in 1986-87. Ayres is well known for her role in Bloodsport, alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the late 1980s, Ayres was professionally credited as Leah Ayres Hendrix.

She is now known as Leah Kalish and was the Program Director for Yoga Ed. in Los Angeles. She is also the co-creator of the Yoga Kit for Kids and Games for Life, a book of games and visualizations for children. She also wrote and stars in Living Arts/Gaiam’s Yoga Fitness for Kids videos. She is now the creator of Yoga Playgrounds and developing children's television programs.

External links

Leah Ayres at the Internet Movie Database
Leah Ayres at AllRovi

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 46969893 LCCN: nr2004034335 ISNI: 0000 0001 1443 270X BNF: cb14151674c

Persondata
Name	Ayres, Leah
Alternative names
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	May 28, 1957
Place of birth	Indiana, Maryland
Date of death
Place of death

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