Leah Ayres

Kalish attended both Tufts University and New York University, earning a degree in dance from the latter.[5] Ayres also earned an M.A. degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California in 1996.[6]

Kalish is a certified family constellations facilitator, Embodied language processing (embodiment process) practitioner, and Yoga Alliance Registered Master Yoga Teacher. She is a proponent of social-emotional education and teaching integrated yoga and mindfulness in schools.[7][8][9] She and her husband Bruce Kalish are founders of a family constellations and inherited family trauma facilitation practice based in Los Angeles.[10]

Ayres' first major role was as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night in the early 1980s. In 1984, she starred in Velvet,[11] an ABC/Aaron Spelling television movie opposite Sheree J. Wilson, Shari Belafonte and Mary Margaret Humes. In primetime, she co-starred as Linda Bowman on the abbreviated third season of ABC's 9 to 5. She also played Jill Schrader on the HBO original comedy 1st & Ten in 1986-87.

In 1990 she replaced Maureen McCormick for the role of Marcia Brady on the short-lived series The Bradys. She also made guest appearances on such series as Hotel, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Married... with Children and Who's the Boss?. In 1995, she had a recurring role as Tara Flynn on three episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger.

Ayres starred in Bloodsport (1988) alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme[12] and played Michelle in the 1981 film The Burning. She also appeared in Eddie Macon's Run (1983).[5] She also played the diner waitress in the Meatloaf video for "More Than You Deserve"

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