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 Born to public school teachers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Laura Harris began acting professionally in CBC radio dramas at an early age. With a taste for quirky, character-driven material, Harris is known for playing 1930's starlet "Daisy Adair" in Showtime's cult hit Dead Like Me (2003) with Mandy Patinkin and Callum Blue. Film work includes Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty (1998), Christopher Guest 's A Mighty Wind (2003) and Chris Smith's comedic thriller Severance (2006) with Toby Stephens and Tim McInnerny. Recently voicing the role of "Kitty Pryde" in Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men (2009), other television work includes Showtime's The Outer Limits (1995), CTV's Defying Gravity (2009) with Ron Livingston and a SAG nominated turn in FOX's runaway hit 24 (2001) starring Kiefer Sutherland. In her personal time, Laura is active in the food justice community, recently receiving a full scholarship for the University of California, Berkeley to study social-ecological systems design. She splits her time between Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Bio:
Born to public school teachers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Laura Harris began acting professionally in CBC radio dramas at an early age. With a taste for quirky, character-driven material, Harris is known for playing 1930's starlet "Daisy Adair" in Showtime's cult hit Dead Like Me (2003) with Mandy Patinkin and Callum Blue. Film work includes Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty (1998), Christopher Guest 's A Mighty Wind (2003) and Chris Smith's comedic thriller Severance (2006) with Toby Stephens and Tim McInnerny. Recently voicing the role of "Kitty Pryde" in Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men (2009), other television work includes Showtime's The Outer Limits (1995), CTV's Defying Gravity (2009) with Ron Livingston and a SAG nominated turn in FOX's runaway hit 24 (2001) starring Kiefer Sutherland. In her personal time, Laura is active in the food justice community, recently receiving a full scholarship for the University of California, Berkeley to study social-ecological systems design. She splits her time between Los Angeles and the Bay Area.
Tivia:
Played violin from the age of three.Mother is a lettuce and honey farmer in Crescent Beach, Canada.Her first feature film in America was Suicide Kings (1997) starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. The film's final scenes with Walken, Leary and Harris were filmed at Catalina Island. It was rumored to be the first time Walken had returned to Catalina Island since the night Natalie Wood drowned there in 1981.While filming Fifteen (1990) Laura, Ryan Reynolds and all Canadian cast members lived in rented townhouses near Nickelodeon on the Universal Studios lot in Orlando, FL - girls in one house, boys in another house, with chaperones.Rides motorcycles and horses.Both siblings are lawyers.Is of Scottish, Scandinavian and Iberian descent.Studied collage at MoMA.Grew up in Surrey, B.C. Canada.Father was an amateur ping pong and tennis player.Took the SAT's with thousands of students at local Tribeca high school in 2010. Was offered a scholarship to UC Berkeley in 2011.Is a fan of Patti Smith and Marina Abramovic. |
| Name: |
Laura Harris |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
262 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:13:45 |
| Height: |
5' 6?' (1.69 m) |
| Biography: |
Born to public school teachers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Laura Harris began acting professionally in CBC radio dramas at an early age. With a taste for quirky, character-driven material, Harris is known for playing 1930\'s starlet \"Dai |
| Trivia: |
Played violin from the age of three.Mother is a lettuce and honey farmer in Crescent Beach, Canada.Her first feature film in America was Suicide Kings (1997) starring Christopher Walken and Denis Leary. The film's final scenes with Walken, Leary and Harris were filmed at Catalina Island. It was rumored to be the first time Walken had returned to Catalina Island since the night Natalie Wood drowned there in 1981.While filming Fifteen (1990) Laura, Ryan Reynolds and all Canadian cast members lived in rented townhouses near Nickelodeon on the Universal Studios lot in Orlando, FL - girls in one house, boys in another house, with chaperones.Rides motorcycles and horses.Both siblings are lawyers.Is of Scottish, Scandinavian and Iberian descent.Studied collage at MoMA.Grew up in Surrey, B.C. Canada.Father was an amateur ping pong and tennis player.Took the SAT's with thousands of students at local Tribeca high school in 2010. Was offered a scholarship to UC Berkeley in 2011.Is a fan of Patti Smith and Marina Abramovic. |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Children: |
Child |
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