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Laura Bell Bundy
Laura Bell Bundy (Laura Ashley Bell Bundy), born 1981 in Lexington, Kentucky, is an American actress and country singer who originated Elle Woods in Broadway's Legally Blonde (2007 Tony nomination) and Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray, with albums Achin' and Shakin' and Another Piece of Me.
Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti (born 1979), also Laura Ilene Benanti, is an American actress and singer: Tony winner for Louise in the 2008 Gypsy revival, five-time Tony nominee, Broadway star, Melania Trump impersonator on Colbert, and creator of the solo show Nobody Cares.
Laura Berlin
Laura Berlin (born 1990, Berlin) is a German actress and model, known for the Ruby Red trilogy films, the Immenhof films, Dr. Eva Grünberg in Notruf Hafenkante, and Queen Emma of Normandy in Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla.
Laura Betti
Laura Betti, stage name of Laura Trombetti, Italian actress, jazz singer and director (died Rome 2004), Pasolini's close collaborator and legacy custodian; Coppa Volpi for Teorema (1968); birth year disputed (1934 vs 1927).
Laura Birn
Laura Birn (born 1981, Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, Jussi and Venla award winner, known for Purge, Helene, and as Eto Demerzel in Apple TV+'s Foundation; distinct from namesake Laura Bryan Birn.
Laura Carmichael
Laura Carmichael (born 1986, Southampton) is an English actress known for Lady Edith Crawley in Downton Abbey (2010–2016) and its three films, plus Marcella, The Spanish Princess, and West End stage roles.
Laura Chinn
Laura Chinn (born 1986, Clearwater, Florida) is an American writer, director, actress, and author, distinct from actress Lori Tan Chinn. She created and starred in Florida Girls and wrote and directed Suncoast (2024).
Laura Dern
Laura Dern (born 1967, Los Angeles), American actress, daughter of Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd; Oscar winner for Marriage Story, known for David Lynch films, Jurassic Park, and five Golden Globe wins.
Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly, Belfast-born actress (born 1982), Olivier winner for The Ferryman, known for Outlander, The Nevers, Werewolf by Night, The Hills of California, and partner of playwright Jez Butterworth.
Laura Gemser
Laura Gemser (Laurette Marcia Gemser, born 1950, Java) is a retired actress and costume designer, star of 12 Italian Black Emanuelle films, also credited as Moira Chen, later married to Gabriele Tinti.
Laura Haddock
Laura Jane Haddock (born 1985) is an English actress known for Meredith Quill in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Viviane Wembly in Transformers: The Last Knight, and TV leads in Da Vinci's Demons, White Lines, and The Recruit.
Laura Hamilton
Laura Hamilton (born 1982) is an English TV presenter and property expert, best known for Channel 4's A Place in the Sun since 2011; also Dancing on Ice runner-up, Fort Boyard host, and renovator of over 21 properties.
Laura Harrier
Laura Harrier (born 1990, Chicago) is an American actress and model known as Liz Allan in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Patrice Dumas in BlacKkKlansman, and Suzanne de Passe in Michael (2026).
Laura Harring
Laura Harring (Laura Elena Martínez Herring), born 1964 in Los Mochis, Mexico, is an actress and former beauty queen; first Latina Miss USA (1985), best known as Rita in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive (2001).
Laura Harris
Laura Harris (Laura Elizabeth Harris, born 1976, Vancouver) is a Canadian actress known for Daisy Adair in Dead Like Me, Marie Warner in 24 season 2, The Faculty, A Mighty Wind, and Defying Gravity.
Laura Innes
Laura Innes (born 1957, Pontiac, Michigan) is an American actress and director, known as Dr. Kerry Weaver on ER (1995–2009), a three-time Emmy nominee, and director of The West Wing's "Shibboleth".
Laura Johnson
Laura Johnson, born 1957, in Burbank, California, American actress; played Terry Hartford on Falcon Crest 1983–1986 (80 episodes); films include Opening Night, Four Christmases, Red Eye.
Laura Keene
Laura Keene (Mary Frances Moss, 1826-1873), British-born American actress and one of the first female theatre managers in the United States; ran Laura Keene's Theatre on Broadway and starred in Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre the night Lincoln was shot.
Laura Kightlinger
Laura Kightlinger is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor known for a deadpan style, for writing on Roseanne and Will & Grace, and for creating the IFC series The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.
Laura Leighton
Laura Leighton (born Laura Miller, 1968, Iowa City, Iowa) is an American actress known as Sydney Andrews on Melrose Place (1993–1998, Golden Globe-nominated) and Ashley Marin on Pretty Little Liars; married co-star Doug Savant since 1998.
Laura Linney
Laura Linney (Laura Leggett Linney, born 1964, New York) is an American film, television, and theater actress with three Oscar nominations, four Emmys, and roles in You Can Count on Me, John Adams, The Big C, and Ozark.
Laura Londoño
Laura Londoño (full name Laura Londoño Tapia), Colombian actress and model born 1988 in Medellín, best known as Gaviota in Café con aroma de mujer, Julia Escallón in La ley del corazón, and winner of Spain's MasterChef Celebrity 8 in 2023.
Laura Main
Laura Main (born 1981) is a Scottish actress from Aberdeen, best known as original cast member of BBC One's Call the Midwife as Sister Bernadette, later Nurse Shelagh Turner; trained at Webber Douglas Academy, with musical theatre credits including Shrek the Musical.
Laura Marano
Laura Marano (born 1995, Los Angeles) is an American actress and singer-songwriter, full name Laura Marie Marano, known as Ally Dawson on Disney Channel's Austin & Ally (2011-2016), for Netflix rom-coms, and for her independent pop career on Flip Phone Records.
Laura Marcus (actress)
Laura Marcus (born 2004) is a British actress, writer, and director known for Jinx in Bad Education, Caitlin in The Jetty, Mollie Garfield in Death by Lightning, and upcoming Hunger Games and Assassin's Creed roles; distinct from the sports-TV producer and the Sussex professor of the same name.
Laura Mora
Laura Mora Ortega (born 1981, Medellín) is a Colombian film and TV director and screenwriter; winner of the 2022 San Sebastián Golden Shell for Los reyes del mundo, director of Matar a Jesús and Netflix's Cien años de soledad episodes.
Laura Norton
Laura Norton (Laura Jayne Norton, born 1983, Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English actress who has played Kerry Wyatt, later Kerry Pollard, on ITV's Emmerdale since July 2012; also known for Vera, Wolfblood, Byker Grove, and Royal Shakespeare Company stage work.
Laura Osnes
Laura Osnes (born 1985) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter, a two-time Tony nominee for Bonnie & Clyde and Cinderella, who won Broadway's Sandy role via NBC's Grease: You're the One That I Want! and led Hallmark and Great American TV movies.
Laura Palmer
Laura Palmer: fictional homecoming queen of David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks, played by Sheryl Lee, whose murder and secret life drive the series, the 1992 film Fire Walk with Me, and the 2017 revival.
Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras (born 1964, Boston) is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist, director of Citizenfour (2014 Oscar, NSA/Snowden), the post-9/11 trilogy, and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022 Venice Golden Lion).