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Kaleena Kiff appeared as Muffit, a little girl who lives in the apartment complex who loses her kitten Cuddles in the Season 8 Three's Company episode titled "Look What I Found". | ||||
Personal Information | ||||
Also known as: | Helena Kiff | |||
Born: | 23 October 1974 | |||
Birthplace: | Santa Monica, California | |||
Career/Family Information | ||||
Occupation/ Career: |
Actress, producer, director | |||
Years active: | 1980 to present | |||
Character information | ||||
Appeared on: | Three's Company | |||
Character played: | Muffit in the episode "Look What I Found" |
Kaleena Kiff (born 23 October 1974) appeared as Muffit, a little girl who lives in the Hacienda Palms Apartments who loses her kitten, Cuddles, which is found by the roommates in the Season 8 episode of Three's Company titled "Look What I Found".
A former child star, now turned an equally talented grown-up actress, as well as producer, and director, Kaleena is best known for her roles in two 1980s sitcoms, NBC-TV's Love, Sidney and The New Leave It to Beaver, which ran in syndication. Kaleena is correctly pronounced kuh-LEE-nuh.
Life and Career[]
Born and raised in Santa Monica, CA, a very young Kaleena began acting in the early 1980s at the age of six. In 1982, she appeared in the NBC comedy Love, Sidney as Patti Morgan opposite Tony Randall and Swoosie Kurtz. In 1985, she landed the role of Kelly Cleaver, daughter of Wally (Tony Dow) and Mary Ellen Cleaver (Janice Kent, who also appeared on Three's Company in Season 5) in the 1985 revival series The New Leave It to Beaver. After the series ended in 1988, Kiff acted sporadically in mainly bit roles.
In 2008, she produced the musical short E vuoto per amore (He Is Empty for Love), directed by Galen Fletcher, screened at the Red Rock Film Festival.[1] 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 (for herself), Best Editing, and Best Drama.[2] She co-created and directed the first five episodes of a Science Fiction/Fantasy called Riese which aired in 2009.[3]
Filmography[]
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
1987 | Jaws: The Revenge | Additional Voices | None |
1988 | Oliver & Company | Additional Voices | None |
1990 | Ghost Dad | Additional Voices | None |
2005 | When Jesse Was Born | Executive producer | |
2007 | Locked Out | Producer | |
2008 | Alice & Huck | Director, producer | |
He Is Empty for Love | Producer |
Television | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1980 | The Jeffersons | Liza | 1 episode |
1981 | Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend | Patti Morgan | Television movie |
1981–1983 | Love, Sidney | Patti Morgan | 44 episodes |
1983 | Still the Beaver | Kelly Cleaver | Television movie |
Memorial Day | Kara | Television movie | |
An Uncommon Love | Lindsay | Television movie | |
Family Ties | Young Mallory | 1 episode | |
1984 | Three's Company | Muffit |
1 episode, titled |
Pole Position (TV series) | Daisy (Voice) | 13 episodes | |
1985 | Down to Earth | Roxanne | 1 episode |
1985–1988 | The New Leave It to Beaver | Kelly Cleaver | 100 episodes |
1986 | Headin' Home for the Holidays | Jenny | Television movie Credited as Helena Kiff |
1987 | Popeye and Son | Dee Dee (Voice) | Unknown episodes |
1991 | Never Forget | Student | Television movie |
2005 | Smallville | Warehouse Worker | 1 episode |
2008 | Supernatural | Female victim | 1 episode |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Result | Category | Series |
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1983 | Young Artist Award | Nominated | Best Young Actress in a Comedy Series | Love, Sidney |
1988 | Won | Best Young Actress in a Cable Series or Special | The New Leave It to Beaver | |
1989 |
References[]
- ↑ E Vuoto Per Amore (He is Empty for Love). redrockfilmfestival.bside.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
- ↑ 2008 Big Easy Shorts Festival Award Winners. bigeasyfilmfestivals.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
- ↑ Riese the Series.