Leah Lail

Leah Lail is an American actress and real estate broker. As an actress, she is best known for her role as Kay Simmons the communications and systems expert on the syndicated television series V.I.P..

Early life

Lail was raised in Lexington, Kentucky but left to attend boarding school at the prestigious Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California with degrees in German and Humanities (Drama) and a minor in political science.

Career

She also guest starred in the television series Seinfeld, Empty Nest, Matlock, The Larry Sanders Show, ER, 7th Heaven, Diagnosis: Murder, 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 D2: The Mighty Ducks, Heavyweights, Late Last Night and Little Nicky, all four of which were scripted by director/screenwriter Steven Brill. She also played the female lead in the film Denial, opposite Jonathan Silverman.

Leah

Leah (Hebrew: לֵאָה, Modern Le'a, Tiberian Lēʼā ISO 259-3 Leˀa;Syriac: ܠܝܐ‎ La'ya; from 𒀖 𒀖 littu Akkadian for cow), as described in the Hebrew Bible, is the first of the two concurrent wives of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob and mother of six sons whose descendants became some of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, along with one daughter, Dinah. Leah was the daughter of Laban and the older sister of Rachel, whom Jacob originally married.

Personal history

Appearance

The Torah introduces Leah by describing her with the phrase, "Leah had tender eyes" (Hebrew: ועיני לאה רכות‎) (Genesis 29:17). It is argued as to whether the adjective "tender" (רכות) should be taken to mean "delicate and soft" or "weary".

The commentary of Rashi cites a Rabbinic interpretation of how Leah's eyes became weak. According to this story, Leah was destined to marry Jacob's older twin brother, Esau. In the Rabbinic mind, the two brothers are polar opposites; Jacob being a God-fearing scholar and Esau being a hunter who also indulges in murder, idolatry, and adultery. But people were saying, "Laban has two daughters and his sister, Rebekah, has two sons. The older daughter (Leah) will marry the older son (Esau), and the younger daughter (Rachel) will marry the younger son (Jacob)." Hearing this, Leah spent most of her time weeping and praying to God to change her destined mate. Thus the Torah describes her eyes as "soft" from weeping. God hearkens to Leah's tears and prayers and allows her to marry Jacob even before Rachel does.

Leah (disambiguation)

Leah is the first wife of the Biblical patriarch Jacob.

Leah may also refer to:

Leah (given name)

Leah, a sculpture by Michelangelo

John Leah (born 1978), English footballer

Sandy Leah (born 1983), Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, and actress

Leah (album), only album released by Leah Hayward

Leah, an 8" refractor telescope at the Chabot Space and Science Center

Leah, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran

Leah, New Hampshire, a fictional town created by Thomas Williams (writer) and depicted in Leah, New Hampshire: Collected Stories Of Thomas Williams

Leah, one of the title characters in Shimmer and Shine who holds a magic lamp around her neck.

"Leah," a 1962 Roy Orbison song

"Leah", a song by Bruce Springsteen from Devils & Dust

List of ThunderCats characters

The following is a list of characters that appear in the American animated series ThunderCats, its 2011 reboot, and its related media.

Original ThunderCats

Jaga

Jaga (voiced by Earl Hammond in the original series, Corey Burton in the 2011 series) is also known as "Jaga the Wise" and is based on the Jaguar. This elder warrior was once regarded as the greatest of all ThunderCats by Lion-O himself. In his youth, Jaga was the Lord of the Thundercats, and rescued a young Hachiman from being trapped in The Jade Dragon (which later became a part of the Treasure of Thundera). An adviser and protector of the Lord’s family, Jaga wielded the "Sword of Omens" and was a formidable fighter in combat. After Claudus was blinded Jaga became the main guardian of the Eye of Thundera, the Sword of Omens, and the Treasure of Thundera. It was Jaga who gathered the nobles of the ThunderCats to escort Lion-O and the Eye of Thundera to safety, but did not survive the trip to Third Earth as he volunteered to pilot the damaged ship while the others slept. Because of this, Jaga died of old age. However, Jaga does reappear on Third Earth as a ghost (seen only by Lion-O at first) to guide him in his lessons and adventures. At times, he appears before the other ThunderCats as well such as when facing down Grune the Destroyer's ghost and when the ThunderCats need to rescue their fellow Thunderians. Jaga's physical body does reappear at one point during the original series in the episode "The Astral Prison" where he was trapped in another dimension, prompting Lion-O to travel there to rescue him from being held captive by an evil inhabitant of said dimension. His fate as a physical living entity after this was never revealed, but his spirit form continued to appear throughout the series.