Leah Van Dale

Leah Van Dale

Known for
Acting
Born
October 23, 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace
Staten Island, New York, USA

Biography

Leah Van Dale is an American professional wrestler, dancer and model. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Carmella, where she is a former WWE Womens Tag Team Champion. In June 2013, Van Dale signed a contract with WWE and was assigned to their developmental brand NXT in Orlando, Florida. In October 2014, she aligned herself with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady, becoming their manager. In July 2016, she made her main roster debut on SmackDown. In June 2017, Carmella became the winner of the inaugural women's Money in the Bank ladder match. In April 2018, she became the first woman in WWE history to successfully cash-in her Money in the Bank opportunity, when she defeated Charlotte Flair to win the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship. In 2019, Carmella won both the WrestleMania Women's Battle Royale and the WWE 24/7 Championship. In November 2021, after being drafted to Raw as part of the 2021 Draft, Carmella formed an alliance with Queen Zelina and the two went on to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2023
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2023

Movie · as Carmella

2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2022 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2022

Movie · as Carmella

2022
WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday poster

WWE WrestleMania 38: Sunday

Movie · as Carmella

2022
WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff poster

WWE WrestleMania 38 Sunday Kickoff

Movie · as Carmella

2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2022 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2022

Movie · as Carmella

2022
Corey & Carmella

Corey & Carmella

TV · as Carmella · 5 eps

2021
WWE Extreme Rules 2021 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2021

Movie · as Carmella (Preshow)

2021
WWE Survivor Series 2021 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2021

Movie · as Carmella

2021
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 poster

WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1

Movie · as Carmella

2021
WWE SummerSlam 2021 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2021

Movie · as Carmella (Appearance)

2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2021 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2021

Movie · as Carmella

2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2020

Movie · as Carmella

2020
WWE Money in the Bank 2020 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2020

Movie · as Carmella

2020
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020

Movie · as Carmella

2019
WWE Stomping Grounds poster

WWE Stomping Grounds

Movie · as Carmella (Appearance)

2019
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 poster

WWE Elimination Chamber 2019

Movie · as Carmella

2019
WWE Fastlane 2019 poster

WWE Fastlane 2019

Movie · as Carmella (Valet)

2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2019

Movie · as Carmella

2019
WWE Money in the Bank 2019 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2019

Movie · as Carmella

2019
WWE Hell in a Cell 2019 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2019

Movie · as Carmella (Appearance)

2019
WWE Survivor Series 2019 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2019

Movie · as Carmella

2019
The Beach Bum poster

The Beach Bum

Movie · as Samantha

2019
WWE WrestleMania 35 poster

WWE WrestleMania 35

Movie · as Carmella (Preshow)

2019
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 poster

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2019
WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff

WWE WrestleMania 35 Kickoff

Movie · as Carmella

2019
WWE's The Bump poster

WWE's The Bump

TV · as Carmella · 1 ep

2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2018 poster

WWE Royal Rumble 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Fastlane 2018 poster

WWE Fastlane 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Backlash 2018 poster

WWE Backlash 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Money in the Bank 2018 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division poster

Then, Now, Forever: The Evolution of WWE’s Women’s Division

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2018 poster

WWE Extreme Rules 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE SummerSlam 2018 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Evolution poster

WWE Evolution

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Survivor Series 2018 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2018

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017 poster

WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017

Movie · as Carmella

2018
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017 poster

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017

Movie · as Carmella

2017
WWE Clash of Champions 2017 poster

WWE Clash of Champions 2017

Movie · as Carmella (Lumberjack)

2017
WWE WrestleMania 33 poster

WWE WrestleMania 33

Movie · as Carmella

2017
WWE Backlash 2017 poster

WWE Backlash 2017

Movie · as Carmella

2017
WWE Money in the Bank 2017 poster

WWE Money in the Bank 2017

Movie · as Carmella

2017
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016 poster

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016

Movie · as Carmella

2017
WWE Survivor Series 2017 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2017

Movie · as Carmella

2017
NXT.TakeOver.Brooklyn.III.Pre.Show

NXT.TakeOver.Brooklyn.III.Pre.Show

Movie · as Carmella

2017
My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar

My Son/Daughter is a WWE Superstar

TV · as Self - Carmella · 1 ep

2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 poster

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

Movie · as Carmella

2016
WWE SummerSlam 2016 poster

WWE SummerSlam 2016

Movie · as Carmella

2016
WWE Backlash 2016 poster

WWE Backlash 2016

Movie · as Carmella

2016
WWE No Mercy 2016 poster

WWE No Mercy 2016

Movie · as Carmella

2016
WWE Survivor Series 2016 poster

WWE Survivor Series 2016

Movie · as Carmella

2016
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016 poster

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2016

Movie · as Carmella

2016
Raw Talk poster

Raw Talk

TV · as Carmella · 1 ep

2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable poster

NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable

Movie · as Carmella

2015
WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015 poster

WWE NXT Live: From San Jose 2015

Movie · as Carmella

2014
WWE Fit Series Stephanie McMahon poster

WWE Fit Series Stephanie McMahon

Movie · as Self

2014
WWE Fit Series: Stephanie McMahon poster

WWE Fit Series: Stephanie McMahon

Movie · as Self

2013
Total Divas poster

Total Divas

TV · as Self · 22 eps

2012
WWE Main Event poster

WWE Main Event

TV · 2 eps

2010
WWE NXT poster

WWE NXT

TV · as Carmella, carmella · 10 eps

1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

TV · as Carmella · 116 eps

1993
Raw poster

Raw

TV · as Carmella · 26 eps