L.A. Sweeney is a Canadian actress and poet. Born in Toronto, Canada. The daughter of a Jamaican mother and an Irish father, she got her first break as the lead in the feature film Last Resort (2021) as Robyn, a terminally ill patient spending her remaining days at a hospice. Her film and television credits also include roles in the feature film The Manny (2022) and the CTV series Shelved (2022). L.A. continues to gain momentum as an actor with her upcoming lead role in the feature film Dying For Admission (2022). She is motivated to tell stories through her acting that elevate and amplify the presence of women of colour in film and television.