 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Leerhsen akaita firimu rake rekutanga mufirimu pfupi Junior Creative 2000, saSarah, uye nguva pfupi yapfuura, akaonekwa mune inotyisa sequel 2000, kunyangwe pakutanga akaedza chikamu chakazopedzisira chaenda kuna Kim Director. Pakutanga kwayo, iyo sequel yakagamuchira kuongororwa kwakanyanya kwakashata nevatsoropodzi, asi yakawana US 26.4 mamirioni muNorth America, uye yakaenderera mberi kuunganidza US 47.7 mamirioni pasirese. Akasarudzwa nokuda kweFangoria Chainsaw Award nokuda kwebasa rake rokutsigira mufirimu iroro. Kuzivikanwa kwaLeerhsen kwakasimudzwa zvakanyanya uye basa rake mufirimu rakateverwa nekuonekwa kwakawanda paterevhizheni. Muna 2001, akaita guest-star muchikamu chechitatu chemwaka we The Sopranos, kwaakatamba mudzidzisi wetennis we lesbian uyo anowira mumunhu waDrea de Matteo, uye akazova nhengo yevatambi venhepfenyuro yeterevhizheni The Guardian, kwaakatamba Amanda Bowles, mushandi ane chinzvimbo asi ane hanya, uyo anosiya pakati pemwaka wekutanga. Akaita basa rokutsigira muHollywood Ending yaWoody Allen. Yakaratidzwa kunze kwemakwikwi pa2002 Cannes Film Festival. firimu racho rakawana mhinduro yakasanganiswa yevanotsoropodza apo rakawana mari shoma yeUS 14.5 mamiriyoni pamagumo emutambo waro. 