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Leah Sava Jeffries was Rick Riordan's first choice to play Annabeth
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Leah Sava Jeffries: Age, height and facts about the Percy Jackson actress
6. Leah Sava Jeffries was Rick Riordan's first choice to play Annabeth
Leah Sava Jeffries was Rick Riordan's favourite in the Annabeth audition process. On his website, he said: "Out of all the talented actors we looked at for this role, Leah Sava Jeffries quickly became my number one choice for Annabeth. Leah is exactly the way I imagined Annabeth in the books: smart, strong and courageous, a true daughter of Athena who has zero patience for the foolishness of a certain Seaweed Brain." [Disney+]
