Leesa Rowland’s charisma has led to her success as an author, actress, and animal advocate. The

daughter of an artist and college professor, Leesa grew up in Austin, Texas where she learned strong

family values and reliance on self-motivation. While in Texas, she studied broadcast journalism and

later became a classically trained actress at the world-renowned Stella Adler Studio in Los Angeles.

Her acting career includes both television and full-length movie productions.

Beyond her extensive career and credits as a film and television actress, Leesa is the author of

the best-selling self-help/motivational book Discovering the It Factor within You: Developing Your

Charismatic Personality, which was published in 2015. 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.