Laura Allen Biography
Summary
"Laura Allen" (born March 21, 1974) is an American actress.
Biography
Early life
Laura Allen was born at Portland, Oregon, and grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington as the middle child of three sisters: older Jennifer (Jenny) and younger Lindsay. She attended Wellesley College as a Sociology major and graduated in 1996. She worked with the NYPD as a domestic violence counselor before pursuing acting.
Career
Allen was best known to fans as Laura Kirk-English DuPres on the soap opera "All My Children", taking over the role from Lauren E. Roman. After departing the show in 2002, Allen went on to play Susan Delacorte in Julia Robert's "Mona Lisa Smile" costarring with Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. Later she starred in USA Network's hit show, "The 4400". She played the role of Lily Tyler. However, her character was written out of the show before its third season. In 2006, Allen was a guest star on "House, MD" in the episode 'All In', as Sarah, the mother of a sick 6-year-old boy. She was also a guest star in the Season 2 episode of Criminal Minds, 'Open Season' and alongside Cynthia Nixon in the 2007 Season Premiere of Law & Order: SVU.
Allen starred as Julia Mallory in the first season of the FX drama series "Dirt", co-starring Courteney Cox and Ian Hart. Her character was a Hollywood heroin addict, suffering the abuses of papparazzi. Her most recent character was as a former love interest of Major Owen Hunt on the ABC's critically acclaimed Grey's anatomy.
She married Bruce Weyman at the Relais Palazzo del Capitano in Pienza, Italy on September 23, 2006.
Son Harper Edward Weyman was born September 3, 2008 in Los Angeles and weighed 9 lbs., 5 oz. (... more)
Other upcoming projects include the thrillers "Hysteria", "From Within" and "The Collective", and Old Dogs with John Travolta and Robin Williams.
Filmography
"The $treet" (1 episode, 2000) .... Jennifer
"All My Children" (4 episodes, 2000-2002) .... Laura Kirk English du Pres
"A Tale of Two" (2003) .... Limo Girl
"Mona Lisa Smile" (2003) .... Susan Delacorte
"Cold Case" (1 episode, 2004) .... Vanessa Prosser
"North Shore" (1 episode, 2004) .... Monique
"Sucker Free City" (2004) (TV) .... Samantha Wade
"How You Look to Me" (2005) .... Jane Carol Webb
"House M.D." (1 episode, 2006) .... Sarah
"Criminal Minds" (1 episode, 2007) .... Bobbi Baird
"The 4400" (19 episodes, 2004-2005) .... Lily Moore Tyler
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2007) .... Cass Magnall
"Dirt" (14 episodes, 2007-2008) .... Julia Mallory
"From Within" (2008) .... Trish
"The Collective" (2008) .... Clare
"Grey's Anatomy" (2 episodes, 2009) .... Beth Whitman
"CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2009) .... Sondra Moore
"Old Dogs" (2009) .... Kelly
"Hysteria" (2009) .... Erin
"Cherry" (2009) .... Linda
External links
(The Official Laura Allen Web Site)
Credit
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