Leena Makoff learned acting as a teen and young adult in a studio with the spirit of a Russian theatre tradition. She then proceeded to harness her craft by performing in various shows in a touring theatre company in Poland. Since she moved to London in 2017, Leena trained with Gary Condes in Meisner acting technique, at Identity School of Acting, Maktub Theatre Company, and with various screen acting teachers like Faye Beck, Alisdair MacKay, and Christopher Hanvey. Her TV credits include The Tuckers for BBC Wales and The Power for Amazon Prime.
She performed in London in various shows at Drayton Arms, Camden People’s, 26 Crowndale Road (former Theatro Technis), Etcetera, Canal Cafe, The Pleasance, and Rosemary Branch theatres. Miss Margarida’s Way that Leena performed at Brighton Fringe was Offie nominated in OffFest Category 2023 and Do iPhones Dream of Electric Sheeple? (that she co-directed as well) was nominated for Offie Commendation and Standing Ovation 2023 for exceptional achievement in fringe theatre.
She has experience working as a radio station host back in Poland and VO artist here in London. Polish Halloween, a theatre piece based on her play written before moving out, was performed in an OFF-section at the Stage Songs Review Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, in 2022.
When she doesn’t act or record voice-overs, Leena freelances as a life model, yoga instructor, writer, etc. Her other passions include roller skating and sculpting in clay. Recently, the actress has been enjoying breaking new territory in film production.
Makoff’s trial-and-error way of doing life leads her to constantly pivot and keep finding out what doesn’t work so… she can improve it. Leena’s insatiable curiosity about the mystery of life and the depths of the human psyche underlies everything she does.