Debra Leigh(III)
- Actress
Debra Leigh was born and raised in Washington DC, USA. She graduated
from James Madison University. In 1980, while a senior at JMU and an
aspiring writer and producer of commercials, she visited WSIG - a small
radio station then located 25 miles north of JMU. She asked if they'd
consider hiring her as a copywriter. Instead, program director Dave
Parks handed her some copy and asked her to sit down at the microphone
in the production room to read it while he recorded her. The next day
he offered her a job as the station's first ever News Director.
Flabbergasted but never at a loss for words, Debra stammered "news is
definitely" what she wanted to do most of all, while silently thanking
the universe she had actually taken some journalism classes. That week
she began a 24-year broadcasting career as a television and radio host,
which soon brought her back to her home town. During her broadcast
years in the Washington DC market, Debra created, launched and hosted
one of the radio industry's first talk shows dedicated exclusively to
women's topics, "Girl Talk", for which she and co-host Erica Hilary
were nominated in 2004 by Radio & Records as "Talk Radio's Next Rising
Stars".
Debra also began her voice-acting career in 1980 voicing commercials, animation projects, and narrating dozens of best-selling children's book videos. She formed her own VO Company in 2001. In 2009 she moved to California when her husband Todd was offered a job in Los Angeles. Debra has continued her voice-acting, while adding stand-up comedy and screen-acting credits to her resume since moving to LA. She and Todd are the parents of three daughters and a son.
Debra also began her voice-acting career in 1980 voicing commercials, animation projects, and narrating dozens of best-selling children's book videos. She formed her own VO Company in 2001. In 2009 she moved to California when her husband Todd was offered a job in Los Angeles. Debra has continued her voice-acting, while adding stand-up comedy and screen-acting credits to her resume since moving to LA. She and Todd are the parents of three daughters and a son.