Makenzie Leigh

Leigh is a native of Texas. When she graduated high school she moved to New York to dance ballet; she enrolled at New York University to study writing, then took an acting class to better understand characters, which ultimately led to her becoming an actress.^[1]

Leigh's first major role came as Liza in the first season of the Batman prequel television series Gotham (2014–2015). She was also featured in a regular role as the babysitter in the 2015 television miniseries The Slap, a remake of the Australian series of the same name.^[2]

Leigh played a supporting role opposite Christopher Abbott in the film James White (2015)^[1] and played a small part in the Amazon series Mozart in the Jungle.^[3]

Leigh had a prominent role as Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Faison Zorn, Billy Lynn's romantic fixation, in the Ang Lee-directed film Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016).^[2]

On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Leigh will appear as Susan Norton in an adaptation of Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.^[4]

In October 2023, Leigh shared via an Instagram post that she and her boyfriend of five years got engaged.^[5] In December 2024, Leigh shared that she and her partner had their first baby.^[6]