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{{short description|American actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox person
|name=Leila Arcieri
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1973|12|18}}
|birth_place=San Francisco, California
|years_active=1999–2010
}}

'''Leila Carmelita Arcieri''' (born December 18, 1973) is an American actress, model and businesswoman. She was Miss San Francisco in the 1997 [[Miss California]] pageant and has appeared in several films such as ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'', ''[[Wild Things 2]]'' and ''[[Daddy Day Care]]''. Arcieri is the founder and president of the natural sweetener brand STIR Sweetener.<ref name="Radio">{{cite web | title=Leila Arcieri actress and model, talks about how the Hollywood career she left, inspired her to create Stir Sweetener- the first all natural sugar replacement that is actually good for you and that sweet tooth. | work= radio.com | url=https://www.radio.com/media/audio-channel/leila-arcieri-actress-and-model-talks-about-how-hollywood-career-she-left |accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref> She played as Jamaica St. Croix on ''[[Son of the Beach]]'' (2000–2002).

==Early life==
Arcieri was born in San Francisco, California, She is the daughter of a mother named Anita Van Buyten.<ref>Her grandfather, Dr. James McClain, was a Tuskegee Airman, who died on October 1, 2012. [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_4_60/ai_n9486282 10 hottest couples | Ebony | Find Articles at BNET.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222060229/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_4_60/ai_n9486282 |date=February 22, 2007 }}</ref> She has with mixed Italian, Jewish, African-American, and Native American ancestry.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IA7AQAAIAAJ&q=%22heritage+is+African+-+American+,+Native+American+,+Jewish+and+Italian+-+landed+a%22 | title=People | date=May 2005 }}</ref>

==Career==
Arcieri was crowned Miss San Francisco in 1997, and soon after she began appearing in both commercials (including [[1-800-COLLECT]] and [[Starburst (candy)|Starburst]]) and [[music videos]] with the likes of [[Boyz II Men]], [[The Isley Brothers]], Montell Jordan, and [[Q-Tip (rapper)|Q-Tip]]. Such work eventually brought her to the attention of writer-producer [[Timothy Stack]], who cast her in the role of Jamaica St. Croix in his new television series, ''[[Son of the Beach]]'', a parody of ''[[Baywatch]]''. That same year, Arcieri was selected as the [[Coors Light|Coors Lite Beer]] 2000 spokesmodel.

In 2005, she was voted No. 65 on ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' magazine's Hot 100 list.

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''[[Foolish (film)|Foolish]]''
| Marissa
|
|-
| ''Beverly Hood''
| Pam Washington
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Hot Boyz (film)|Hot Boyz]]''
| Tia
| Video
|-
| 2001
| ''Higher Ed''
| Lisa
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]''
| Jordan King
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[[Daddy Day Care]]''
| Kelli
|
|-
| ''Double Blade''
| Lee
| Short
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Wild Things 2]]''
| Maya King
| Video
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2005
| ''[[A Perfect Fit (2005 film)|A Perfect Fit]]''
| Sarah
|
|-
| ''The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage''
| Jordan King
| Short
|-
| ''[[King's Ransom (film)|King's Ransom]]''
| Kim Baker
|
|-
| ''The Show with A.J. Calloway''
| Allison
| TV movie
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Mammoth (2006 film)|Mammoth]]''
| Agent Powers
| TV movie
|-
| 2007
| ''Babylon Fields''
| Louisa Ramirez
| TV movie
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Death Toll]]''
| Detective Bathgate
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009
| ''[[Love N' Dancing]]''
| Danielle
|
|-
| ''Divas''
| Karen
|
|-
| ''Buffalo Bushido''
| Sadie Lynn Miller
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''Supreme Champion''
| Kaya
|
|-
| ''The Fuzz''
| Detective 'Terri' DeStefano
| TV movie
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Rescue 77]]''
| -
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Cousin Skeeter]]''
| Tasty
| Episode: "The Feminine Ms. Skeet"
|-
| 2000–02
| ''[[Son of the Beach]]''
| Jamaica St. Croix
| Main cast
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Jeremiah (TV series)|Jeremiah]]''
| Crystal
| Episode: "The Face in the Mirror"
|-
| 2004–05
| ''[[Kevin Hill]]''
| Monroe McManus
| Recurring cast
|-
| 2005
| ''[[CSI: NY]]''
| Darcy Sullivan
| Episode: "City of the Dolls"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| ''[[One on One (TV series)|One on One]]''
| Lila
| Episode: "Fame and the Older Woman"
|-
| ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''
| Ava
| Episode: "Like a Virgin"
|-
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Nikki Beck
| Episode: "Shock"
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Brothers (2009 TV series)|Brothers]]''
| Gloria
| Episode: "Girls, Girls, Girls"
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist(s)
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1999
| "[[Vivrant Thing]]"
| [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]]
|-
| "[[Get It On Tonite]]"
| [[Montell Jordan]]
|-
| "[[Satisfy You (Puff Daddy song)|Satisfy You]]"
| [[Puff Daddy]]
|-
| 2004
| "[[She Wants to Move]]"
| [[N.E.R.D.]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0033837}}
*{{Amg name|331020}}

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