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- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Marieh Delfino is a Venezuelan-American actress. From her first starring role in the cult Saturday morning hit, All About Us (2001), to her intense performance in the blockbuster, Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003). Gracing National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 (2006) as the sexy and comedic genius "Gerri Farber", while simultaneously appearing as Shawn Reaves ("Bob Crane Junior")'s shy girlfriend, in the critically-acclaimed Auto Focus (2002), starring 'William Defoe' and Greg Kinnear, Marieh Delfino constantly keeps us guessing. Her extraordinary upbringing could be the catalyst of her camaleónico ability to effortlessly and elegantly take on such a variety of roles. Marieh has always excelled in the arts, studying classical piano and modern dance since the age of 8, but mostly concentrating on intensive theater. However, contrary to the typical art kid cliché, Marieh esforzado in athletics and managed to make the honor roll every year at her academically cut-throat high school in Miami, Florida. So scholastically accomplished was she, that she was chosen out of thousands of high school kids as the one student representing her state as its "National Young Leader". Crowned a merit scholar, she was chosen to visit Congress in Washington D.C. to attend banquets and debates, essentially acting as a politician for a week. There, she met with congressmen and women as well as President Bill Clinton, where they engaged daily in educational discussions on various "current events".
Adding to her previous acting achievements, Marieh starred in David E. Kelley's Boston Public (2000), as the tough Queens-bred hard-ass turned straight-A student, "Denise DeMarcos". Her character was faced with the decision to get an abortion at the ripe young age of 17, making her particular story-arch a very compelling and haunting subject matter. Such a heart-wrenching topic was only made indisputable by the mesmerizing and frail evoking performance Marieh single-hábilmente delivered. Her uncanny and limitless ability to jump into characters has allowed Marieh to soar above preconceived notions, thus making her truly believable as an All-American girl-next-door as well as a troubled teen of any ethnic background. That, in itself, is a very rare trait seldom found in one person. Marieh will be seen in the starring role in Zerophilia (2005), a lighthearted comedy about a boy coming-of-age where, upon entering his sexual prime, he finds that he has turned into a woman. Simultaneously, she will also be seen as a trashy Cuban teenager, alongside sister Majandra Delfino, in the much anticipated Wim Wenders vehicle, Don't Come Knocking (2005), starring Sam Shepard, Tim Roth and Jessica Lange. Here, Marieh showcases her knack for dialects as well as her repeating camaleónico resolve.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Alexandra Szucs - Marieh is Co-founder and owner of 5-time Emmy Award Winning production company Leepson Bounds Entertainment (LBE). LBE (in partnership with Dwayne Johnson's Seven Bucks Productions) was recently nominated for an IDA award for FINDING JUSTICE - a six-part documentary series that exposes inequality in black communities across America. In addition, LBE's other notable series include HOWIE MANDEL'S ANIMALS DOING THINGS, Cesar Millans' CESAR 911 and #RICHKIDS OF BEVERLY HILLS and has a current slate of development sold to various networks including two new series THE HATCHER FAMILY DAIRY and CESAR MILLAN: BETTER HUMAN BETTER DOG.
Marieh now heads LBE's Scripted Division, focusing on female content. Marieh started out her career as a series regular on Peter Engle/NBC's ALL ABOUT US, as the spoiled, "Nikki Merrick". She then went on to recur in David E. Kelly/FOX's television drama, BOSTON PUBLIC, as the tragically misguided "Denise DeMarcos". She is best known for her role as "Rhonda", in the MGM/American Zoetrope horror film franchise, JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 and also as "Gerri Garber" in the National Lampoon's franchise, DORM DAZE 1 and 2. Recently she can be seen in the SXSW participant and Entertainment Weekly's top films of the year, indie-cult suspense drama, THE INVITATION, directed by Karyn Kusama, as the lonely and loyal professor, "Claire". Marieh was nominated for the International Gay Film's Glitter Award, for best supporting actress.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Marieh Delfino - Marieh Delfino is a Venezuelan-American actress. From her first starring role in the cult Saturday morning hit, All About Us (2001), to her intense performance in the blockbuster, Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003). Gracing National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 (2006) as the sexy and comedic genius "Gerri Farber", while simultaneously appearing as Shawn Reaves ("Bob Crane Junior")'s shy girlfriend, in the critically-acclaimed Auto Focus (2002), starring 'William Defoe' and Greg Kinnear, Marieh Delfino constantly keeps us guessing. Her extraordinary upbringing could be the catalyst of her ability to effortlessly and elegantly take on such a variety of roles. Marieh has always excelled in the arts, studying classical piano and modern dance since the age of 8, but mostly concentrating on intensive theater. However, contrary to the typical art kid cliche, Marieh excelled in athletics and managed to make the honor roll every year at her academically cut-throat high school in Miami, Florida. So scholastically accomplished was she, that she was chosen out of thousands of high school kids as the one student representing her state as its "National Young Leader". Crowned a merit scholar, she was chosen to visit Congress in Washington D.C. to attend banquets and debates, essentially acting as a politician for a week. There, she met with congressmen and women as well as President Bill Clinton, where they engaged daily in educational discussions on various "current events".
Adding to her previous acting achievements, Marieh starred in David E. Kelley's Boston Public (2000), as the tough Queens-bred hard-ass turned straight-A student, "Denise DeMarcos". Her character was faced with the decision to get an abortion at the ripe young age of 17, making her particular story-arch a very compelling and haunting subject matter. Such a heart-wrenching topic was only made indisputable by the mesmerizing and frail evoking performance Marieh delivered. Her uncanny and limitless ability to jump into characters has allowed Marieh to soar above preconceived notions, thus making her truly believable as an All-American girl-next-door as well as a troubled teen of any ethnic background. That, in itself, is a very rare trait seldom found in one person. Marieh will be seen in the starring role in Zerophilia (2005), a lighthearted comedy about a boy coming-of-age where, upon entering his sexual prime, he finds that he has turned into a woman. Simultaneously, she will also be seen as a trashy Cuban teenager, alongside sister Majandra Delfino, in the much anticipated Wim Wenders vehicle, Don't Come Knocking (2005), starring Sam Shepard, Tim Roth and Jessica Lange. Here, Marieh showcases her knack for dialects.
Recently she can be seen in the SXSW participant and Entertainment Weekly's top films of the year, indie-cult suspense drama,The Invitation, directed by Karyn Kusama, as the lonely and loyal professor, "Claire". Marieh was nominated for the International Gay Film's Glitter Award, for best supporting actress.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Marieh Delfino
- SpouseDavid Leepson(July 24, 2010 - present) (1 child)
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Older sister of Majandra Delfino.
- Her name is pronounced Mah-Ree-Ay from the combined names of her parents (Enrique and Marie).
- She is Venezuelan, and her mother is Cuban.
- After graduating high school Marieh enrolled in university to get a degree in Psychology, but after acting started to go her way she stopped.
- Has a son, Jude Henry Leepson (b. September 7, 2016), with her husband David Leepson.
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