Liesha, a graduate of the UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts, made her Auckland Theatre Company debut in My Name is Gary Cooper in 2007. Other theatre credits include Bad Jelly The Witch, Plenty, Cymbeline, Undine and Orpheus Descending.

Her screen acting credits include the feature film Hidden as well as roles on

and

. As a founding member of the burgeoning theatre company Phundmi Productions, Liesha recently performed and co-produced

,a show aimed at bringing theatre to the people.