Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

<figure class="op-social"><iframe frameBorder="0" height="383" src="~//www.youtube.com/embed/BXbMPiTwbXw" width="510"></iframe></figure>HOLLYWOOD - Fil-Am actress Leslie-Anne Huff worked many years in Hollywood before getting her big break in The Vampire Diaries. On &quot;The Vampire Diaries,&quot; Huff plays Rayna Cruz, a tough vampire hunter frequently going up against the show’s central characters Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Playing a pivotal character in a hit show with a huge global fan base was a big break for the Filipina-American actress who also writes and produces films and web series. &quot;I trained pretty vigorously when I got the part with the amazing stunt crew at The Vampire Diaries. They really trained me in all of the essentials for stunts on set but especially sword fighting,&quot; she said. Very few actresses of Filipino descent have played important roles on US primetime shows, much less someone as strong as her character &quot;Rayna&quot;, that’s why winning the role was important to Huff. &quot;People do really love to see themselves reflected on the screen. Watching people on TV, you look for people who look like you,&quot; she said. Though her scenes frequently have her fighting with Ian Somerhalder and Raul Wesley, she said the actors have made joining The Vampire Diaries team easy. &quot;Paul and Ian are total jokesters. They are constantly joking and having a blast with all of us and the crew and the two of them have this funny, jokey rapport,&quot; she said. Huff started acting at an early age, and from the beginning, her parents encouraged her. The star said her mom, Herminia, is her biggest fan. &quot;Oh, talagang excited naman. My god, she has all of my episodes DVRr’d and set to never erase, and she loves to screenshot so she’ll be like, &#x27;Oh, look at this. Wow, ang ganda mo&#x27;.” Huff is an accomplished sketch comedian, and mimicking her Filipina mother is one of her well-known skits. &quot;I&#x27;m currently part of Groundlings Sunday Company, which is a pretty renowned comedy theater here in LA. Some of the greats came from there--Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell. We write new material every week. It&#x27;s a little bit like how Saturday Night Live works,&quot; she explained.Read more on <a href="http://www.balitangamerica.tv/">Balitang America</a>.

HOLLYWOOD - Fil-Am actress Leslie-Anne Huff worked many years in Hollywood before getting her big break in The Vampire Diaries.

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Meet the Pinay on The Vampire Diaries

Yong Chavez,

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Published April 26, 2016 11:27 AM PHT

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