Cricket Leigh Biography: Age, Height, Net Worth, Awards, Husband, Ethnicity, Movies
Cricket Leigh is an American actress, voice actress, writer, singer best known for providing the voice of Mai in the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Born in Michigan, trained in theater, she has built a career spanning stage, voice-over work for animation, video games, independent film, original one-woman shows.
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| Name: | Cricket Leigh |
| Born: | 29 October 1972 (age 53 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Michigan, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Ethnicity: | American |
| Height: | 1.52 m |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Parents: | Mr. and Mrs. Leigh |
| Spouse: | Married |
| Relationship: | Married |
| Occupation: | Actress, voice actress, writer, singer |
| Net Worth: | $500,000–$1.5 million |
Early Life and Education
Cricket Leigh was born on October 29, 1972, in Michigan, United States, to parents referred to as Mr. and Mrs. Leigh.
She grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before moving to Chicago at age 16 to attend the Chicago Academy for the Arts. Details regarding siblings have not been publicly disclosed.
She performed early stage work at the Goodman Theatre, later earned a BFA with honors from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, studying at the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Experimental Theatre Wing in Amsterdam. She is of American origin, her religion is Christianity.
Career
Cricket Leigh began her professional path in Chicago theater, appearing in productions at the Goodman Theatre including The Winter’s Tale (directed by Frank Galati), A Christmas Carol, along with roles in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, Kafka’s The Trial.
She spent summers at the Sundance Theatre Lab, working with director Michael Mayer on the original workshop of Spring Awakening and other projects.
After graduating from NYU, she moved to Los Angeles, trained with The Groundlings, wrote, produced, performed her one-woman show Constantly Distracted, in which she portrayed multiple characters drawn from Midwestern life.
She followed this with the one-act play Confetti Bayou: The Last Interview with Janis Joplin, playing the title role.
Her voice-over career gained prominence with the role of Mai in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006–2008), a character she voiced across multiple seasons, related video games.
Additional voice credits include Tangier in Red Faction II (2002), Basil in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (2007), characters in Celebrity Deathmatch, Cars Mater-National, Saints Row 2, various other games, commercials (including a Super Bowl Diet Pepsi spot).
On camera she appeared as Bernice in the independent film The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006).
In later years she earned a master’s in social work, became a licensed therapist practicing in Michigan, continued writing original plays such as 1225 Shelby Road, performed as a singer in a blues band, appeared at anime conventions, comic-cons connected to her Avatar work.
Awards and Nominations
- Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion (Los Angeles)
Social Media
- Instagram Handle: @cricketleightalks
- Twitter/X Handle: @Cricketleigh00
Personal Life
Cricket Leigh, 53 years old, 1.52 m tall, is married, serves as a stepmother.
She has maintained a relatively private personal life while balancing her creative work with a career as a licensed social worker, therapist based in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. She is also a dog owner, continues to perform as a singer in a blues band.
Net Worth
Cricket Leigh has an estimated net worth in the range of $500,000–$1.5 million. Income has come primarily from voice-acting roles (notably Avatar: The Last Airbender), stage writing, performance, commercial voice-over work, independent film appearances, convention appearances, her later professional practice as a licensed therapist.
Filmography
- Celebrity Deathmatch (1998–1999)
- Red Faction II (2002)
- The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down (2006)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006–2008)
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (2007)
- Cars Mater-National (2007)
- Saints Row 2 (2008)
- Fixing Rhonda (2008)
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