Kaleena Kiff


Kaleena Kiff is an American actress, producer, and director. Kiff is best known for her roles in the sitcoms Love, Sidney and The New Leave It to Beaver.

Career

Born in Santa Monica, California, Kiff began acting in the early 1980s. In 1982, she appeared in the NBC comedy Love, Sidney as Patti Morgan opposite Tony Randall and Swoosie Kurtz. In 1984, she landed the role of Kelly Cleaver, daughter of Wally and Mary Ellen Cleaver and later, older sister to Kevin Cleaver in the 1985 revival series The New Leave It to Beaver. After the series ended in 1989, Kiff acted sporadically in mainly bit roles
In 2008, she produced the musical short E vuoto per amore , directed by Galen Fletcher, screened at the Red Rock Film Festival. In 2008 she directed a short film titled Alice & Huck, starring Allison Mack from the TV series Smallville. The short won three accolades at The Big Easy Shorts Festival: Best director, Best Editing, and Best Drama. She co-created and directed the first five episodes of the online science-fiction/fantasy webseries which aired in 2009.
In 2014 Kiff produced the comedy thriller film The Legend of Barney Thomson (originally titled The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson.

Filmography

Awards and nominations