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Lauren Potter
Lauren Elizabeth Potter (born 1990) is an American actress with Down syndrome, known as Becky Jackson on Glee (56 episodes, 2009–2015), later Guest Room, Veep, and Those Who Wish Me Dead, and a disability advocate appointed to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Lauren Ridloff
Lauren Ridloff (born 1978, Chicago) is a deaf American actress, former Miss Deaf America (2000), Tony-nominated for Children of a Lesser God (2018), Connie on The Walking Dead, and Makkari in Eternals (2021), the MCU's first deaf superhero.
Lauren Socha
Lauren Marie Socha (born 1990, Derby, England) is an English actress who won the 2011 BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress as Kelly Bailey in E4's Misfits, later starring in The Other One and Catastrophe; not the US ambassador nominee Laurence Socha.
Lauren Tewes
Lauren Tewes (Cynthia Lauren Tewes), born 1953, Braddock, Pennsylvania, American actress; played cruise director Julie McCoy on The Love Boat (1977–1987, 199 episodes), Golden Globe nominee; later Seattle stage actress, sous-chef, Twin Peaks and Potato Dreams of America roles. Not the musician of the same name.
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born 1961, Chicago) is an American Obie-winning actress and voice actor: Lena in The Joy Luck Club, Julie on Friends, Amy Wong on Futurama, Minh and Connie on King of the Hill.
Lauren Vélez
Lauren Vélez (Luna Lauren Vélez), American actress of Puerto Rican descent born 1964 in Brooklyn; known as Det. Nina Moreno on New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on Oz, and Maria LaGuerta on Dexter, and as the voice of Rio Morales in the Spider-Verse films.
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne (Laurence John Fishburne III, born 1961, Augusta, Georgia) is an American actor known as Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It, and Thurgood Marshall; winner of three Emmys and a 1992 Tony, with a 1993 Oscar nomination.
Laurence Fox
Laurence Fox (Laurence Paul Fox), English actor and political activist, born 1978 in Yorkshire; DS Hathaway in ITV's Lewis (2006-2015), founder of the Reclaim Party in 2020, and a recurring libel defendant after his 2020 'paedophile' tweets.
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey (Larushka Mischa Skikne), 1928-1973, Lithuanian-born British actor, star of Room at the Top (1958) and The Manchurian Candidate (1962); not the Human Centipede actor Laurence R. Harvey.
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), Baron Olivier, English stage and film actor-director; founding director of the National Theatre (1962–1973); Oscar-winning Hamlet (1948); namesake of the Olivier Awards and the Olivier Theatre.
Lauri Peters
Lauri Peters (Patricia Peterson, born 1943, Detroit) is an American actress and drama teacher, the original Liesl von Trapp on Broadway in The Sound of Music (1959), a 1960 Tony nominee and Theatre World Award winner, later co-founder of NYU's Meisner Extension; not the fictional indie-film figure of blog posts.
Laurie Babin
Laurie Babin (Laurie Fortin-Babin) is a Canadian actress from Montreal, Quebec, known for L'Échappée, Lac-Noir, and her Prix Iris-winning role as Clémentine in Red Rooms (Les Chambres rouges, 2023).
Laurie Davidson (actor)
Laurie Davidson (born 1992, Dulwich, London) is an English actor, a LAMDA graduate, best known as young William Shakespeare in TNT's Will (2017), Mr. Mistoffelees in Cats (2019), and Daniel in The Girlfriend (2025); not to be confused with the Australian art-department technician of the same name.
Laurie Holden
Laurie Holden (Heather Laurie Holden) is an American-Canadian actress and activist, born 1969 in Los Angeles; known for The X-Files' Marita Covarrubias, Andrea in The Walking Dead, and Crimson Countess in The Boys.
Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf (Laura Elizabeth Metcalf, born 1955) is an American actress, Steppenwolf founding ensemble member, Emmy-winning Jackie Harris on Roseanne, three-time Tony winner, and Oscar nominee for Lady Bird.
Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox (born 1972, Mobile, Alabama), also known as Roderick Leverne Cox, is an American actress and trans rights advocate famous as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black; first openly trans Primetime Emmy acting nominee and Time cover subject.
LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page (1920-2002), born Alberta Peal, American comedic actress who played Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son (1973-77); former fire-eating nightclub dancer billed as the Bronze Goddess of Fire and Laff Records stand-up comic.
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Lawrence Gilliard Jr., also credited as Larry Gilliard Jr., is an American actor born in New York City in 1971, best known for D'Angelo Barksdale on The Wire and Bob Stookey on The Walking Dead.
Laysla De Oliveira
Laysla De Oliveira (born 1992, Toronto) is a Brazilian-Canadian actress and model known as Dodge in Locke & Key and Cruz Manuelos in Taylor Sheridan's Paramount+ series Lioness (2023–2026).
Layton Williams
Layton Williams (born 1994, Manchester) is a British actor, dancer and singer, the first Black Billy Elliot on the West End, star of Bad Education and Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Strictly 2023 finalist, and 2025 Olivier winner for Titanique.
Laz Alonso
Laz Alonso (born 1974, Washington D.C.) is an American actor, a Howard University business graduate and former Merrill Lynch banker, known for Tsu'tey in Avatar, Fenix in Fast & Furious, the Budweiser Wassup ads, and Mother's Milk in The Boys. Not the Mexican League ballplayer Lazaro Alonso.
Le brothers
Le brothers: Andy Le and Brian Le, Vietnamese American self-taught martial artists and stunt performers from Orange County, founders of Martial Club; fight choreographers of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Andy played Death Dealer in Shang-Chi.
Lea DeLaria
Lea DeLaria (born 1958, Belleville, Illinois) is an American comedian, actor, and jazz singer, the first openly gay comic on American TV (Arsenio Hall Show, 1993), Big Boo on Orange Is the New Black, an Obie-winning On the Town star, and a jazz vocalist whose albums include Play It Cool and House of David.
Lea Michele
Lea Michele (Lea Michele Sarfati, born 1986), American actress and singer, Broadway star since age 8 in Les Misérables, Rachel Berry on Glee 2009–2015, Fanny Brice in Funny Girl 2022–2023, Florence Vassy in the 2025–2026 Chess revival.
Léa Seydoux
Léa Seydoux (Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne), French actress born 1985 in Paris, star of Blue Is the Warmest Colour, Bond's Madeleine Swann, and 2026's Gentle Monster, The Unknown, and Alpha Gang.
Lea Thompson
Lea Thompson (born 1961, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American actress and director known for Lorraine Baines-McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, Howard the Duck, Caroline in the City, Switched at Birth, and directing the USA series Anna Pigeon.
Leah Ayres
Leah Ayres (birth name Leah Simpson), American actress born in Baltimore, known for The Burning (1981), Bloodsport (1988) with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and as Marcia Brady Logan in The Bradys; retired from acting in the late 1990s.
Leah Gibson
Leah Diane Gibson, Canadian-American actress born 1985 in Victoria, British Columbia; known for Jessica Jones, Manifest, Batwoman, Joe Pickett (UBCP/ACTRA award winner), and films Mercy and Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
Leah Lewis
Leah Lewis (Leah Marie Liang Lewis, born 1996) is a Chinese-born American actress known for The Half of It, voicing Ember in Pixar's Elemental, George Fan in Nancy Drew, and Sarah Franklin in CBS's Matlock.
Leah Pipes
Leah Marie Pipes (born 1988) is an American actress known for Life Is Wild, Sorority Row (2009), and Camille O'Connell on The Originals (2013–2018), plus Charmed and recent films.