Leah Kunkel (née Cohen; June 15, 1948 – November 26, 2024) was an American singer and attorney.

She was the younger sister of Cass Elliot, best known as a member of the folk rock vocal group the Mamas & the Papas.

[1][2] Following additional session work with Stephen Bishop, Carly Simon, and Arlo Guthrie in the early 1970s, Kunkel appeared on James Taylor's 1977 album JT.

[5] Kunkel attended Smith College, graduating in 1988, and Western New England School of Law.

She and Russ Kunkel also raised their son Nathaniel,[8] who later became an Emmy Award-winning sound engineer.