Today we’d like to introduce you to LeeAnne Bauer.
Hi LeeAnne, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today.
I remember always being drawn to performing since I was a little girl. Being raised by a single father, our connection was always rooted in music and the arts. We had singing battles in the car and worked together on school projects for drawing and art class. As an adult, I realize how critical his encouragement has been for me on my path to performing.
Music has always been my first love, and years after those car battles with my dad, I made a series of moves to Los Angeles and Nashville, always in pursuit of furthering my music career and fulfilling a need that felt innate to who I was as an individual. I had the opportunity to work with some exceptionally talented and seasoned music professionals and released several singles independently while performing live for several years.
When the pandemic hit and music venues closed down, my need for performance remained, and I took the first steps to transform and expand my artistic focus into acting. The past few years in the acting industry have been such a wild ride and one I would never take back. Today, my acting roles allow me to live out so many life experiences to tap into all the pieces of my soul. I have had a busy year of filming in Los Angeles and San Diego, in feature films and short films with a diverse set of storylines and character types. And with this industry, no day is the same. I am just as excited about it as the day I decided to set my path in that direction.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Nothing worth having comes easy, right? The performing arts and success in it is synonymous with challenge. So much of this industry is out of my control, and finding the wins in the small things is really key. I can’t say every day is a good day. But most days are. Acting requires vulnerability and resilience. And most of the struggles are emotional ones; roller coaster rides with auditions, rejections, and bookings. Production stops, delayed schedules, strikes! The obstacles in this industry today are numerous, but sticking with it that’s where the reward comes.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
As an actor and singer, I tend to lean into sounds and roles with an edge to them. I think I have a unique life experience that is often contradictory to my image and how I am perceived. I have a wisdom and sharpness to my personality that I really enjoy getting a chance to play. I lean into characters of traumatic experiences and am really proud of those moments when I get a chance to play a layered character of extreme circumstance. There are instances from my childhood and early life experience that I often try to suppress in my everyday life, and I love when I get the chance to live through those moments and connect with the audience in a really raw and vulnerable way.
Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
Resilience. That is what being a performer is all about. Having resilience in the face of rejection and judgement. To continue knocking on the doors when most others quit. That is key in this industry.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.leeannebauer.com
- Instagram: @leeanne_bauer
Image Credits
Renè Salvador
TJ Hastings
Michael Roud
Raul Urreola
