Leila Birch

Leila Birch is an English actress who appeared as Teresa di Marco in EastEnders from 1998 to 2000.

Leila Birch was born in 1978 and kickstarted her acting career in 1988, at the age of ten! However, before coming recognised by the public, she studied at The Italia Conti Academy from 1987 to 1997. She also studied Shakespeare at RADA and Attended the YALE Drama summer program when she was only 15 years old. Appearing as Teresa, is what Birch is best-known for, for now, however, she has appeared in other productions since her exit from the soap in 2000, these productions vary from Doctors and  Mr Peabody & Sherman. Birch has been no stranger to producing and in 2010, produced the short-film Asylum followed by a short documentary A Man of the Ways in 2014.