Leila Arcieri Biography
Leila Arcieri (born December 18, 1973 in San Francisco, California) is an American actress and model. She was Miss San Francisco in the 1997 Miss America pageant and has appeared in the many films such as XXX, Wild Things 2, and Daddy Day Care. Her father is Italian and her mother is African-American.
The product of an Italian father and African-American mother, Arcieri spent the better part of her childhood in Sebastopol, located in California’s wine and redwood country.
Shyness was a major obstacle in Leila’s early life, one that she tried to overcome by throwing herself into high-school cheerleading. Upon graduating from high school, she moved to San Francisco, where she dabbled with both graphic design and photography before becoming a make-up artist.
Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including 1-800-COLLECT and Starburst) and music videos with the likes of Boyz II Men, and Q-Tip. Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer Timothy Stack, who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new series, Son of the Beach, a parody of Baywatch. That same year Leila was selected as the Coors Lite Beer 2000 spokesmodel.
In 2005, Leila was voted #65 on Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 list. She is currently engaged to actor/comedian/musician Jamie Foxx.
Filmography
- King’s Ransom (2005) – Kim Baker
- A Perfect Fit (2005) – Sarah
- Wild Things 2 (2004) (V) – Maya King
- Double Blade (2003) – Lee
- Daddy Day Care (2003) – Kelli
- xXx (2002) – Jordan King
- Higher Ed (2001) – Lisa
- “Son of the Beach” (2000) TV Series – Jamaica St. Croix
- Foolish (1999) – Marissa
- Beverly Hood (1999) – Pam Washington
- Hot Boyz (1999) – Tia