Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, she began acting in CBC Radio dramas and animated series when she was five years old. As a child she was educated at the private Crofton House School in Vancouver; after moving to Los Angeles she took college correspondence courses in psychology. After several years of work in television, she broke into feature films as a teenager. She may be best known for playing Marybeth Louise Hutchinson in The Faculty, Daisy Adair in the Showtime series Dead Like Me, and Marie Warner in Season 2 of 24. While never officially quit acting, she switched her focus in 2010 to education and began attending college at UC Berkeley. While there, she began to show an interest in activism. In 2013, she began working for a tech company that also worked to improve local communities, politically and otherwise. In 2021, after a 6 year hiatus from acting, Laura took on the role of Willow Ward on the Netflix show Scaredy Cats, appearing in 3 episodes. Also in 2021 Laura had a part in the Lifetime Channel movie Gone Mom.
Maggie
Severance
Avlynn
Merlin and the Book of Beasts
Alice / 'Cyclops'
Just the Ticket
Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
The Faculty
Paige Forrester
Going Greek
Allison Graves
Final Sale
Kristie St. Clair
The Calling
Cassie Meyers
Corporate Affairs
Beth Miller
Snowmageddon
Kimberly Corley
Nobody Lives Forever
Sharon
Four Extraordinary Women
Deborah Marlowe
Habitat
Ellen Logue
Officer Down
Det. Jennifer Dobson
An Officer and a Murderer
Martha Cratchet
Ebbie
Tammy Driscoll
Kitchen Party
Janette
Susie Q
Rae Devereauz
Hollis & Rae
Shadowcat (voice)
Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable
Julia Westwood
The Privileged
Jill Volsner
The Halfback of Notre Dame
Shannon
Preggoland
Valerie Sanders
Murder at My Door
Elise Chasten
Suicide Kings
Ziggy Watson
The Highwayman
Herself
The Fastest Man in the World
May
Best Wishes Mason Chadwick
Charlotte Hart
Come Together
Grace Beardsley
Path of Souls
Lucy Bines
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
Jan
Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger
Laura Rhoads
Abduction of Innocence
The woman
Cycles
Alison Shaw
A Friend of the Family
Josie Cooper
A Kidnapping in the Family
Freddie
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Ann Clemons
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
Girl Klapper
A Mighty Wind
Shadowcat (voice)
Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous
Shadowcat (voice)
Astonishing X-Men: Torn
Audrey
Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Girlfriend #1
Stay Tuned
Selene (voice)
Underworld: Endless War
Gillian Ravenscroft
The Manor
Andie
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
45
Gender
Female
Birthday
1976-11-20
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Also Known As
Laura Elizabeth Harris