Leah Sava Jeffries Triumphs with NAACP Image Award at Just 14

Rising star Leah Sava Jeffries has clinched the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth for her role in ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, dazzling the world at the tender age of 14. Her castmates from ‘Percy Jackson’ have taken to her Instagram comments to shower her with congratulations, celebrating this remarkable achievement.

This isn’t her first taste of acclaim; Jeffries first captured hearts with her acting debut at age 5 as Lola Lyon in the hit series ‘Empire’. Her ascent in Hollywood continued as she made her feature film debut in the 2022 action-thriller ‘Beast’ alongside Idris Elba. With talent that shines bright and a career that’s taken off at lightspeed, Leah Sava Jeffries is a phenomenon unfolding before our eyes.

Watch Leah talk about her ‘Percy Jackson’ audition below: