Jose Castelo Branco, Errol Rappaport and Leesa Rowland Photo by Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Actress, Philanthropist, and Author Leesa Rowland celebrated her recent cover on New York Lifestyles Magazine at neighborhood hotspot Il Tinello East in New York City. The feature, covering several pages of the latest issue her photographed at home with an insightful interview about Leesa’s multi-verse of interests.
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Leesa’s most recent book, The Charisma Factor: Unlock the Secrets of Magnetic Charm and Personal Influence in Your Life, published by Hatherleigh Press, seeks to understand how to harness charisma. Her book identifies charisma as an unseen, yet powerful force that has many different facets. Charisma is a special and compelling spark that makes you unique and sets you apart from the rest of the crowd, and it is something all people possess–whether they are aware of it or not. which is available in bookstores and online.
Leesa Rowland (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Errol Rappaport, Leesa Rowland Photo by Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Cassandra Seidenfeld/ Errol Rappaport Photo by Michael Ostuni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Notable attendees included: Leesa Rowland, Larry Wohl, Marc Bouwer, Krissy Ross, Aaron Paul, Nadja Sayej, Benny G Bello, Nicole Noonan, Steven Knobel, Cagri Kanver, Dawne Marie Grannum, Erick Shervington, Jose Castelo Branco, Olga Ferrara, Elena Gibbs.
Marc Bouwer (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Krissy Ross (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
The daughter of an artist and college professor, Leesa Rowland grew up in Austin, Texas where she studied broadcast journalism and later became a classically trained actress at the world-renowned Stella Adler Studio in Los Angeles.
Nicole Noonan, Larry Wohl, Leesa Rowland (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Leesa Rowland, Aaron Paul (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Nicole Noonan, Steven Knobel (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Beyond her extensive career and credits as a film and television actress, she is also well-known for her work as a philanthropist and animal rights activist. A vegan dedicated to healthy eating, she has been active with the national non-profit organization Last Chance for Animals since 1989 and is the president of the New York non-profit group Animal Ashram, which she founded in 2013.
Nadja Sayej (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Elena Gibbs (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Cagri Kanver (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
As she continues to develop her work as a philanthropist and involvement with these and other charities while exploring new dramatic roles, Leesa recently began adding something else exciting to her sizzle reel: comedienne. A lifelong sitcom fan, she has been taking comedy classes with Richard Kline – the actor best known as Larry on the late-1970s classic Three’s Company – in Los Angeles. She has also been studying improv and sketch comedy in New York at the famed Upright Citizen’s Brigade whose alumni include Amy Poehler, Horatio Sands, Matt Besser, Matt Walsh and Ian McKay.
Jose Castelo Branco (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Dawne Marie Grannum, Erick Shervington, Olga Ferrara (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
Benny G Bello (Photo credit: Michael Ostuni/PMC)
For more information, visit leesarowland.net.