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American actress
Gender
Female
Place of birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Age
67 years
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Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, USA
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Biography

Leah Ayres Kalish (born Leah Simpson; May 28, 1957) is an American former actress, best known for her role as Janice Kent in the martial arts sports action film Bloodsport and as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night. Kalish is a Master Yoga Teacher, Family Constellations practitioner, and coauthor of children's books.

Education

Kalish attended both Tufts University and New York University, earning a degree in dance from NYU. Ayres also earned an M.A. in human development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California in 1996.

Certifications

Kalish is a certified family constellations facilitator, embodied language processing (embodiment process) practitioner, and Yoga Alliance Registered Master Yoga Teacher. She is a proponent of socio-emotional education and teaching integrated yoga and mindfulness in schools. She and her husband Bruce Kalish are founders of a family constellations and inherited family trauma facilitation practice based in Los Angeles.

Television

Her first major role was as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night in the early 1980s. In 1984, she starred in Velvet, an ABC/Aaron Spelling television movie opposite Sheree J. Wilson, Shari Belafonte, and Mary Margaret Humes. In primetime, she co-starred as Linda Bowman on the abbreviated third season of ABC's 9 to 5. She also played Jill Schrader on the HBO original comedy 1st & Ten in 1986-87.

In 1990 she replaced Maureen McCormick for the role of Marcia Brady on the short-lived series The Bradys. She also made guest appearances on such series as Hotel, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Married... with Children, and Who's the Boss?. In 1995, she had a recurring role as Tara Flynn on three episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Film

Ayres starred in Bloodsport (1988) alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme and played Michelle in the 1981 film The Burning. She appeared in Eddie Macon's Run (1983). She played the diner waitress in the Meatloaf video for "More Than You Deserve".

Filmography

Film and Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Love of LifeChristy BringhamDaytime drama
1979Mother and Me, M.D.Barrie TuckerTelevision pilot episode
1979All That JazzNurse CapobiancoFeature film
1981The BurningMichelleFeature film
1981–83The Edge of NightValerie BrysonDaytime drama
19839 to 5Linda BowmanMain role (7 episodes)
1983Eddie Macon's RunChrisFeature film
1984Fantasy IslandLauren SpenserEpisode: "Sing Melancholy Baby/The Last Dogfight"
1984VelvetCass DaytonTelevision film
1984The A-TeamJenny OlsenEpisode: "Double Heat"
1984The Love BoatNancy SidonEpisode: "The Buck Stops Here/For Bettor or Worse/Bet on It"
1984The Love BoatArlene CortEpisode: "Country Blues/A Matter of Taste/Frat Brothers Forever"
1985Finder of Lost LovesStacey BarnesEpisode: "Deadly Silence"
1985HotelJillEpisode: "Identities"
1985Crazy Like a FoxElaineEpisode: "If the Shoe Fits"
1985–86St. ElsewhereMona PolitoRecurring role (5 episodes)
1986We're Puttin' on the RitzMicki ClineTelevision film
1986Too Close for ComfortJenniferEpisode: "Ya Gotta Have Heart"
19871st & TenJill SchraderMain role (11 episodes)
198721 Jump StreetSusan ChadwickEpisode: "Don't Pet the Teacher"
1987The Oldest RookieNina ZagaEpisode: "An Internal Affairs Affair"
1987Hot Child in the CityRachel WagnerFeature film
1988BloodsportJanice KentFeature film
1988Police Story: The Watch CommanderNancy MorganTelevision film
1989Who's the Boss?PamEpisode: "Heather Can Wait"
1989Freddy's NightmaresRoxanne WodehouseEpisode: "Welcome to Springwood"
1990The BradysMarcia Brady-LoganMain role (6 episodes)
1990Capital NewsStephanie SellarsEpisode: "Finished? Not Dunne"
1991Who's the Boss?Pam HarperEpisode: "Party Politics"
1991P.S. I Luv UNicole BentonEpisode: "The Honeymooners"
1992Baby TalkLois HermanEpisode: "Broadway Baby"
1992Baby TalkLois HermanEpisode: "The Prince and the Pooper"
1992The PlayerSandyFeature film
1992Married... with ChildrenBettyEpisode: "The Gas Station Show"
1992RavenEllenEpisode: "Is Someone Crazy in Here or Is It Me"
1995Walker, Texas RangerTara FlynnEpisode: "Case Closed"
1995Walker, Texas RangerTara FlynnEpisode: "Point After"
1995Walker, Texas RangerTara FlynnEpisode: "Evil in the Night"
1998The Journey of Allen StrangeMs. SymondsEpisode: "Battle"
1998SlidersDarlaEpisode: "Slidecage"
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