Laura Harris
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Laura Elizabeth Harris (born November 20, 1976<ref>Laura Harris' bio at www.northernstars.ca</ref><ref name=TribuneCloseRef>"Close-up: Laura Harris" by Jay Bobbin, Chicago Tribune (16 Dec, 2007) Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref>) is a Canadian actress who has appeared in a variety of roles in movies and on television. 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She is sometimes credited as Elizabeth Harris or Laura E. Harris.
Early lifeEdit
Harris's parents were schoolteachers. Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, she began acting in CBC Radio dramas<ref>"Tomorrow's Star: At 21, is she Vancouver's next really big thing?" by Glen Schaefer, The Province (13 April, 1998) [Final Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> and animated series when she was five years old.<ref name=LeaderLiberatedRef>"Actor is liberated by role; Laura Harris used to playing women from U.S. Midwest" by Alex Strachan, Leader Post (10 Oct, 2007) [Final Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> As a child Harris was educated at the private Crofton House School<ref name=LeaderLiberatedRef/> in Vancouver; after moving to Los Angeles she took college correspondence courses in psychology.<ref>"Learning to love L.A.: Vancouver actress Laura Harris finds the heart behind Tinseltown's glitz" by Glen Schaefer, The Province (1 April, 2001) [Final Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> After several years of work in television, she broke into feature films as a teenager.
CareerEdit
Harris is known for her roles as Grim Reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me <ref>"Soul Survivors Dead Like Me's Reapers Find Romance in Second Season" by Tom Jicha, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (24 July, 2004) [Broward Metro Edition] Retrieved from Template:ProQuest</ref> and as Marie Warner in the spy drama 24.<ref name=LeaderLiberatedRef/> Her film career dates back to 1990 when she appeared in an adaptation of Stephen King's It as Loni.<ref>"Stephen King's IT: Every Future Star In The 1990 Miniseries" by Michael Kennedy at screenrant.com</ref> She appeared as Marybeth Louise Hutchinson in The Faculty in 1998.<ref>The Faculty review by Dennis Harvey at variety.com</ref><ref>"Good For Her: A Timeline of Women Monsters In Film" by Sharai Bohannon at www.dreadcentral.com</ref>
In 2006, Laura Harris starred as Maggie in a British-German horror film called Severance, directed by Christopher Smith, and written by Smith and James Moran.<ref>Severance review by Derek Elley at variety.com</ref>
In the summer of 2009, she co-starred in the internationally co-produced science fiction series Defying Gravity as Zoe Barnes.<ref>"Inner-Space Problems in Outer Space" by Alessandra Stanley at www.nytimes.com</ref>
She has also done voice-overs in animated TV shows including The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil, Astonishing X-Men, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and My Little Pony Tales.
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.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2013, she began working for a tech company that also worked to improve local communities, politically and otherwise.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref name=":0" /> Also in 2021 Laura had a part in the Lifetime Channel movie Gone Mom.<ref name=":0" />
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Stay Tuned | Girlfriend #1 | |
| 1995 | Best Wishes Mason Chadwick | May | |
| 1997 | Habitat | Deborah Marlowe | <ref>"'Habitat': Future Schlock" by Tom Shales at www.washingtonpost.com</ref><ref>"Quebec Scene" at playbackonline.ca</ref> |
| 1997 | Suicide Kings | Elise Chasten | <ref>Suicide Kings review by Joe Leydon at variety.com</ref> |
| 1997 | Kitchen Party | Tammy Driscoll | |
| 1998 | Template:Sortname | Marybeth Louise Hutchinson | |
| 1999 | The Manor | Gillian Ravenscroft | <ref>The Manor review by Cathy Meils at variety.com</ref> |
| 1999 | Just the Ticket | Alice / 'Cyclops' | |
| 2000 | Template:Sortname | Ziggy Watson | <ref>The Highwayman review by Erin Richter at ew.com</ref> |
| 2000 | Template:Sortname | Kristie St. Clair | |
| 2001 | Going Greek | Paige Forrester | |
| 2001 | Come Together | Charlotte Hart | |
| 2003 | Template:Sortname | Girl Klapper | |
| 2003 | It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All | Ann Clemons | |
| 2006 | Severance | Maggie | |
| 2008 | Corporate Affairs | Cassie Meyers | |
| 2011 | Final Sale | Ally Graves | |
| 2011 | Underworld: Endless War | Selene (voice) | |
| 2012 | Path of Souls | Grace Hudson | <ref>"Industry pact brings first-run films to First Nation reserves" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca</ref> |
| 2013 | Officer Down | Ellen Logue | |
| 2013 | The Privileged (working title was Deadweight) | Julia Westwood | |
| 2014 | Preggoland | Shannon | <ref>"Coming Soon: Preggoland" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca</ref> |
| 2021 | Gone Mom | Audrey |
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil | (voice) | Recurring |
| 1990 | It | Loni | TV miniseries |
| 1990 | Funky Fables | Wendy (voice) | Episode: "Peter Pan" Recurring |
| 1991–1993 | Hillside (aka Fifteen) | Ashley Frasier | TV series |
| 1992 | My Little Pony Tales | Bright Eyes (voice) | 21 episodes |
| 1994 | Template:Sortname | Vampire | Episode: "Night Life" |
| 1994 | Highlander: The Series | Julia Renquist | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Teenage Girl | Episode: "Through the Dark Circle" |
| 1995 | Template:Sortname | Andrea | Episode: "Die Hand Die Verletzt" |
| 1995 | Ebbie | Martha Cratchet | TV movie |
| 1996 | For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down | Lucy Bines | TV movie |
| 1996 | Template:Sortname | Jill Volsner | TV movie |
| 1996 | Susie Q | Jannete | TV movie |
| 1996 | Template:Sortname | Josie Cooper | TV movie<ref>"Abc Monday Night Movie a Kidnapping in the Family" by John P. McCarthy at variety.com</ref> |
| 1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Freddie | TV movie |
| 1996 | Sliders | Margo Hall | Episode: "The Young and the Relentless" |
| 1996 | Abduction of Innocence | Laura Rhoads | TV movie |
| 1996 | Murder at My Door | Valerie Sanders | TV movie |
| 1997 | Template:Sortname | Sarah Hayward | Episode: "Feasibility Study" |
| 1997 | Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger | Jan | TV movie |
| 1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Tracy Lasker | Episode: "Rough Beast" |
| 1998 | Nobody Lives Forever | Kimberly Corley | TV movie |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Elana | Episode: "Nothing Like the Real Thing" |
| 2001 | Template:Sortname | Mona Lisa 37X | Episode: "Mona Lisa" |
| 2002–2003 | 24 | Marie Warner | 14 episodes |
| 2003 | Jake 2.0 | Angela Hamilton / Angela Wright | Episode: "The Spy Who Really Liked Me" |
| 2003–2004 | Dead Like Me | Daisy Adair | 24 episodes |
| 2005 | A Friend of the Family | Alison Shaw | TV movie<ref>"Broadcast: Mo’ MOWs from Filmworks" at playbackonline.ca</ref> |
| 2005 | Template:Sortname | Miranda Ellis | Episode: "Vanguard" Episode: "Saved" |
| 2006 | Template:Sortname | Miranda Ellis | Episode: "Forbidden Fruit" |
| 2006 | Hollis & Rae | Rae Devereauz | TV pilot |
| 2006 | Four Extraordinary Women | Sharon | TV movie |
| 2006 | Stargate Atlantis | Nola | Episode: "The Game" |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Diane Kentner | Episode: "Fallen Idols" |
| 2007–2008 | Women's Murder Club | Jill Bernhardt | 13 episodes |
| 2009 | Defying Gravity | Zoe Barnes | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | Merlin and the Book of Beasts | Avlynn | TV movie<ref>"Sonoda shooting Beasts" by Cheryl Binning at playbackonline.ca</ref> |
| 2010 | Warehouse 13 | Lauren Andrews | Episode: "Merge with Caution" |
| 2011 | Snowmageddon | Beth Miller | TV movie |
| 2012 | Astonishing X-Men | Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Template:Sortname | Det. Jennifer Dobson | TV movie |
| 2014 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Elloe Kaifi (voice) | Episode: "Planet Leader" |
| 2015 | Whole Day Down | Ester | Episode: "La Cage Aux Artiste" |
| 2021 | Scaredy Cats | Willow Ward | 3 episodes |
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