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Leah McKendrick

Leah McKendrick

Actor, writer, director and producer · Born September 3, 1986 (40) · San Francisco, California, USA

Leah McKendrick is an actress, singer and filmmaker that got her start in musical theatre in San Francisco. She was raised by a Nicaraguan mother and Irish/Scottish father. She began writing and producing in her teen years and performed live throughout the Bay Area before moving south to study Theatre at Chapman University.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 3, 1986 (40)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor, writer, director and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 39% in 30 days

What are Leah McKendrick's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Morality
25%
Survival
22%
Bonds
19%
Power
6%
Ideas
2%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
4
Joyful
4
Absurd
2
Bittersweet
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leah McKendrick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leah McKendrick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Voicemails for Isabelle(2026)

    Director · Writer · as Breeda

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Busboys(2026)

    as Romina

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • I Know What You Did Last Summer(2025)

    Story · as Newscaster

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Scrambled(2023)

    Director · Writer · as Nellie Robinson

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Baby Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Lily

  • Liza Anonymous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • A Nice Girl Like You(2020)

    as Honey Parker

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Pamela & Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Writer · as Adult Pamela & Ivy

  • The Turkey Bowl(2019)

    as Brandy Best

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Unicorns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Deviant Love(2019)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Say Yes(2018)

    as Lily

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • M.F.A.(2017)

    Producer · Writer · as Skye

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • All I Need(2016)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Bad Moms(2016)

    as Sharon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Misconduct(2016)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Girl in the Green Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · Writer

  • Organize Chaos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Cindy

  • Coffee House Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dying 2 Meet U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Playback Singer

  • iCrime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jordan Rivers

  • The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu(2009)

    as Chelsea

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Survivor(2000)

    Show 15 episodes · Playback Singer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

  • Shania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Summer Lovin' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Untitled Leah McKendrick Monster Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 23 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

$65M worldwide

Highest rated

Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

Film career

20002026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 27: 12 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score24thDirecting5 of 27: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting13 of 27: 5 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing2 of 27: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew2 of 27: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

27 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s13 · 9 acting · 5 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 10% of 10 roles
0919

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Leah McKendrick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 25th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 14 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Busboys (2026)

86th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer

Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 32. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Leah McKendrick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles7–78 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles41–72 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles47–79 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles32–55 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles7–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Leah McKendrick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leah McKendrick's MovieCove titles; Julia Swain shares the most, 2.