Liesl was born on August 17, 1979 in Norwalk, Connecticut and is the middle child of three girls.  Shortly
after she was born she and her family moved to London, England, followed by Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
in the Middle East and in 1987 her family moved back to the United States to Far Hills, NJ.

Her first acting experience came in middle school when she was in "The Wizard of Oz" and at that point
she was hooked.  Although she had been singing since she was 8 years old, this was her first taste of acting. 
Once she got to high school she joined the Drama Club, participated in the musicals spring plays
and one acts.  She began taking musical theatre and acting classes at HB Studio in NYC on her
weekends and during the summer of her junior year she enrolled at North Carolina School of the Arts
for a summer course in Filmmaking and that was when she knew that TV and Film would be a part of her future. 

She graduated high school in 1997 and went on to college at the University of NC at Greensboro where she
received her BFA in Acting degree in May of 2001.  While at UNCG she appeared on "Dawson's Creek,"
a CBS TV movie "Holy Joe" with John Ritter and commercials for FORD Focus and Mountain Dew. 

Upon graduation she moved back home, to NJ, for the summer and then to Manhattan, NY on September 1, 2001
to pursue her acting career full time!  Since her move to NYC she has appeared on the daytime drama
"Guiding Light" and will be featured in the upcoming movie staring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles
entitled "Mona Lisa Smile." 

Liesl feels her travels around the world to Kenya, Australia, Sweden, Bangkok, Argentina, Paris, Oman,
Tahiti, Italy, Hong Kong, and many others including having lived in London and the U.A.E. have
familiarized her with many different cultures, customs, languages and people.  These experiences along with
the constant love and support from her family and friends has made her a more diverse and open person,
which she hopes will allow her to have a positive influence on the people she comes in contact with
no matter where her career does or does not take her.

You may contact Liesl at LieslEhardt@aol.com