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Leilani Sarelle

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Leilani Sarelle
Sarelle in 2012.
Born
Los Angeles County, California, USA
OccupationActress
Years active1985–present

Leilani Sarelle is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Roxy in the 1992 film Basic Instinct.[1]

Early life and career

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Sarelle was born on September 28, 1966, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. She has a sister, actress Melani Paul.[citation needed]

Sarelle graduated from William S. Hart Senior High School in Newhall, California, with the Class of 1984. She then attended the College of the Canyons and later graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in French. Additionally, she earned a certification in wine studies from iCue Culinary School.[citation needed]

Sarelle has been acting in films since 1985. In 1992, she played Roxy, Sharon Stone's character's lover, in Basic Instinct.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Neon Maniacs Natalie
1989 Shag Suette
1990 Days of Thunder Female Highway Patrol Officer
1992 Basic Instinct[2] Roxy
1992 Little Sister Catherine
1993 The Harvest Natalie Caldwell Credited as Leilani Sarelle Ferrer
1995 Breach of Trust Madeline
2010 Resonance The Woman Short
2011 Breakin' Till Dawn TV Producer
2012 For the Love of Money Nancy
2012 Night Claws Sarah Evans
2013 5 Hour Friends Mab
2015 Midlife Victoria Brooks
2015 Relentless Justice Victoria De Vries
2016 Black Road Lisa
TBA The American Way

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Highway to Heaven Girl Episode: "The Secret"
1986 Remington Steele People Magazine Reporter Episode: "Steele on the Air"
1986 The Deliberate Stranger Ted groupie at restaurant Television film
1987 Glory Years Television film
1989 Tour of Duty Dollie Episode: "A Necessary End"
1989 L.A. Law Cheryl Flecksor Episode: "Lie Down and Deliver"
1989 The Famous Teddy Z Episode: "Season's Greetings from Al Floss"
1990 The Young Riders Clara Enright Episode: "Matched Pair"
1990 The Outsiders TC Episode: "Union Blues"
1990 Dream On Cindy Episode: "Doing the Bossa Nova"
1991 Checkered Flag Jerri Simpson Television film
1992 Till Death Us Do Part Gloria Keene Television film
1993 Barbarians At The Gate Laurie Johnson
1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See Vicki Rosenthal Television film
Credited as Leilani Ferrer
2005 Sleeper Cell Westside Mom Episode: "Soldier"
2009 The Unit Pauline Charest Episode: "Best Laid Plans"
2010 The Mentalist Giselle Dublin Episode: "Red Sky at Night"
2012 Glee Mrs. Tennison Episode: "Big Brother"
2012 Femme Fatales Veronica Flood Episode: "Trophy Wife"

Personal life

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From 1991 to 2003, Sarelle was married to actor Miguel Ferrer. They had two sons together: Lukas, born in 1993, and Rafael, born in 1996.

References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Jason (March 20, 2022). "'Basic Instinct' at 30: A Time Capsule That Can Still Offend". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Poster with Sharon Stone". www.walmart.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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