Beach Lover. Art Admirer. Improv Addict.
Alya (ah-lee-ah) is an actor, improviser and host of The Actor's Resource podcast. Soon to be rebranded: Did You Know? with Alya Lei
She is also a member (and producer) of "FreeFall International" Improv troupe - an international group of actors and creators, established during the pandemic, performing live, unscripted shows for people all over the world to connect with each other and have fun together. We entertain our audiences with joy, tears and/or laughter, by recognizing our shared humanity.
Alya played the lead in "Touch of Essence" - an official selection of the 2015 CAAM film festival.
Alya has acted on a variety of sets - network television, independent films, corporate industrials, and national commercials including HBO's Barry, Lucifer, 13 Reasons Why and IBM.
Alya played the lead in "Laughing Again" (a dramatic short) written and directed by Sarah Knapp, which is currently (2024) on the film festival circuit.
ALYA'S BRAND is....
An enthusiastic, earnest and easy-going everyday gal that thinks life should be fair and rules are flexible.
She's a cross between the empathetic high school counselor that always has her door open but no one stops by and the mom that doesn’t quite fit in with the PTA.
Alya plays people-pleaser characters that try too hard while marching to the beat of their own drum.
Alya loves being involved in productions that positively influences a person's life.
Laughing Again
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Film (short)
by Cross Carefully / Sarah Knapp
Lead actor - Helen
Barry
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Television
by HBO / Bill Hader
Actor - Therapist
Lucifer
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TV Series
Actress - Attorney
13 Reasons Why
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TV Series
Actress - Mom
All the Wrong Moves
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Film
Actress
Touch of Essence
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Film
Actress
Lies with an X
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Film
Actress
Howl at the Moon
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Video
Actress
Sewing Pains
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Film
Actress
Luck of Lucy
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Film
Actress
A Ripple in Time
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Film
Actress
Futurestates
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TV Series
Actress
The Shroud
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Film
Actress
Moonlighter
Actress
UCB
(2024-2024)
the Groundlings
(2022-2023)