Leah Dawn Lail[ "Baby Buggy Banter". Lexington Herald-Leader. January 4, 1968. p. 18. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Leah Dawn Lail, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lail, 3504 Lansdowne Drive."] (born December 17, 1965)[ "Introducing". The Lexington Herald. December 19, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Central Baptist – A daughter, born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lail, 3504 Lansdowne Drive."] is a retired American actress, best known for her role as Kay Simmons the communications and systems expert on the syndicated television series V.I.P..
Early life
Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky,
[ "Star Search". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 6, 1998. p. H2. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Lail, who plays a computer wizard on this new Pamela Anderson Lee show, was born and raised on a horse farm in Lexington."] Lail is the younger of two daughters born to Linda Gayle (née Neet) and Robert Howard Lail.
[ "Mr. And Mrs. Lail Honored At Parties". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 11, 1960. p. 17. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Mrs. Daniel Lail, Paris Pike, entertained with a miscellaneous shower Saturday night in honor of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Robert H. Lail, a recent bride. Mrs. Lail is the former Miss Linda Gayle Leet, daughter of Mrs. Halbert H. Leet and the late Dr. Leet."][ "Leet-Lail Marriage Solemnized in July". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 14. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Mrs. Halbert Leet announces the marriage of her daughter, Linda Gayle, to Robert Howard Lail, of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Lail. The vows were exchanged July 16 Ashland Avenue Baptist Church ... The bride, a daughter of the late Dr. Leet, is a student at Lafayette High School. Mr. Lail is a graduate of Lafayette."] She attended
Sayre School,
[Fortune, Beverly (October 17, 1999). "Wheel of Fortune: The latest on who's out and about". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. J3. Retrieved June 26, 2025. "Leah Lail made a glam appearance in a low-cut black velvet gown at last week's Philharmonic Guild Ball. Lail, a Lexington native, is in the cast of V.I.P. ... She came with Paul O'Neill, a pal from sixth grade at Sayre School."] Tates Creek High School,
[Svokos, Heather (February 5, 1999). "Playing Pamela's Pal; Leah Lail's a VIP from Lexington". Lexington Herald-Leader Weekender. p. 9. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Lail grew up on a Lexington horse farm, went to Tates Creek High School and graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in German and theater, and a political science minor. The actress has landed roles on some of TV's hugest hits: Seinfeld (her character dated George in "The Virgin" episode), ER and The Larry Sanders Show. But people might also recognize her from one other gig. Remember the Clairol commercial in which Julia Louis-Dreyfus interrupts the wedding because she feels compelled to leap up and change the bride's hair color? That bride is Lail. Lail's own real-life husband, actor/director Stephen Brill, directed her in Late Last Night (slated for this summer)"] and the University of Southern California, graduating summa cum laude with degrees in German and theater.
Career
She also guest starred in the television series
Seinfeld;
Empty Nest;
Matlock;
The Larry Sanders Show;
ER;
7th Heaven;
; Touched by an Angel; Providence; Yes, Dear; Without a Trace and Boston Legal, her last acting credit. Lail also had a recurring role as Debbie in the sitcom The Jackie Thomas Show, starring Tom Arnold. Her film credits include ,
Heavyweights,
Late Last Night and
Little Nicky. She also played the female lead in the film
Denial, opposite Jonathan Silverman.
Lail has since retired from acting and now works as a real estate agent in Beverly Hills, California.[ "AWARDS 2019; International President's Elite". Santa Barbara View. 2020. p. 15.]
Personal life
From at least February 1998 through November 2000, Lail was married to director Steven Brill, her director on
Late Last Night and
Little Nicky (2000).
[ "'LITTLE NICKY' BENEFIT PREMIERE IN HOLLYWOOD". May 7, 2016. Getty Images. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Date created: November 02, 2000 (Original Caption) Steve Brill with his wife (and co-star of the film) Leah Lail. (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)]
Filmography
| + Film
! Year
! Title
! Role |
| 1992 | Body Waves | Stacy Curtis |
| 1994 | | Terry at Party |
| 1995 | Heavyweights | Julie |
| 1998 | Denial | Sophie |
| 1998 | My Engagement Party | Laura Salsburg |
| 2000 | Little Nicky | Christa |
| + Television
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1990 | They Came from Outer Space | Polly Peckham | Episode: "The Beauty Contest" |
| 1991 | She-Wolf of London | Melinda | Episode: "Heart Attack" |
| 1992 | The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys | Marilyn | |
| 1992 | Seinfeld | Stacy | Episode: "The Virgin" |
| 1992–1993 | The Jackie Thomas Show | Debbie | Recurring role |
| 1993 | Empty Nest | Melissa | Episode: "The Fracas in Vegas" |
| 1994 | Matlock | Tracey Riggins | Episodes: "The Kidnapping" (Parts 1 & 2) |
| 1993–1994 | The Larry Sanders Show | Margaret Dolan | Episodes: "Hank's Wedding" & "Hank's Divorce" |
| 1994 | Baby Brokers | Carly | Television film |
| 1995 | Get Smart | Jessica / Gretchen | Episode: "Wurst Enemies" |
| 1995 | Legend | Abigail Steele | Episode: "Legend on His President's Secret Service" |
| 1996 | Sisters | Christy Caldwell | Episode: "A Little Snag" |
| 1996 | The Single Guy | Renee | Episode: "Wedding" |
| 1996 | ER | Kara Nielsen | Episode: "The Healers" |
| 1996 | Boston Common | Anna | Episode: "Relationship of Fools" |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Susan | Episode: "No Funerals and a Wedding" |
| 1999 | Late Last Night | Angel | Television film |
| 1998–2002 | V.I.P. | Kay Simmons | Regular role |
| 2000–2001 | Touched by an Angel | Kim
Candy Koppelman | Episodes: "Millennium" & "Hello, I Love You" |
| 2001 | | Grace Boyd | Episode: "Bachelor Fathers" |
| 2002 | Presidio Med | Beatrice | Episode: "When Approaching a Let-Go" |
| 2002 | Providence | (unknown) | Episodes: "Truth and Consequences" & "The Sound of Music" |
| 2003 | Yes, Dear | Debbie | Episode: "Savitsky's Tennis Club" |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Corinne McCormick | Episode: "Life Rules" |
| 2005 | American Black Beauty | Marcie Lane | Television film |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Annie Spotnick (uncredited) | Episode: "Fine Young Cannibal" |
| + Video games
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1995 | Wirehead | Laura | |
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