Leah Sava Jeffries (/sə.ˈveɪ/; born September 25, 2009)^[1][2] is an American child actress.^[3][4] Jeffries made her acting debut on the American musical drama, Empire (2015) and later her feature film debut in the action-thriller Beast (2022). In 2022, Jeffries was cast as Annabeth Chase in the television adaptation of Rick Riordan's fantasy novel series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians.

Jeffries was born in Detroit to Leah Jeffries and Floyd S Jeffries Jr.^[5][6] She has an older brother, Floyd Jeffries, who is also an actor and model.^[6] She attended school in the Novi Community School District.^[3]

Prior to her acting debut, Jeffries worked as a model for children's products for Carol's Daughter.^[6] Jeffries' acting debut was at age 5 as Lola Lyon on Empire.^[6][7]

On May 5, 2022, Jeffries was announced as Annabeth Chase in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Immediately following the casting announcement, Jeffries received harassment online because she was African-American, while her character, Annabeth Chase, was portrayed as white in the book series the show was based on.^[4][8] On May 10, the books' author, Rick Riordan, posted a blog post in which he condemned the backlash against Jeffries and reaffirmed his support of her.^[4][8][9] Alexandra Daddario, the actress who played Annabeth in the two movie adaptations, also posted support for Jeffries online.^[9] Members of the fanbase who supported Jeffries' casting posted support online with the hashtag #LeahIsOurAnnabeth.^[10]

In August 2022, the film Beast was released, in which Jeffries played Norah Samuels.^[7] Later that year, Something from Tiffany's, in which Jeffries played Daisy Greene, was released.