ADRIAN ROSE LEONARD

SAG/AFTRA

Member of Puppeteers of America and UNIMA-USA

Adrian has built and manipulated puppets of various configurations since the start of her professional career in 2006. She’s most recently worked on Crank Yankers seasons 5 & 6, Netflix’s Ratched, the Moschino “No Strings Attached” Spring/Summer 2021 "Runway" Show, and Mr. Neighbor's House. Adrian has puppeteered on various short films produced by Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams, including the award-winning films The Mill at Calder’s End and The Haunted Swordsman, and she’s worked with such directors as Alex Winter, Kirk Thatcher, Cat Solen, and Zoe Bell. Adrian has had the honor of working at the legendary Bob Baker Marionette Theater, as well as The Nashville Public Library’s Wishing Chair Productions. From theater and web series to television and films, Adrian continues to hone her skills and embrace the many experiences that such a unique profession has provided. 

Adrian is a bit of a work-a-holic, so when she's not performing, she's fabricating and wrangling puppets! She builds puppets of all kinds, from stop-motion, to hand and rod puppets, working with such studios as Screen Novelties, Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, and Rick Lazzarini's Character Shop. If she's not at a shop, she can be found doing free-lance work for theater and various other projects. She loves the challenge of new work and takes advantage of any opportunity to learn new skills or perfect old ones.