Acting · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Born November 20, 1976
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.
MovieRemarkably Bright Creatures
2026
as Andie
TVScaredy Cats
2021
as Willa's Mom
MovieGone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
2021
as Audrey
MovieCycles
2016
as The woman
MoviePreggoland
2014
as Shannon
MovieAstonishing X-Men: Unstoppable
2013
as Shadowcat (voice)
MovieThe Privileged
2013
as Julia Westwood
MovieOfficer Down
2013
as Ellen Logue
MovieAstonishing X-Men: Torn
2012
as Shadowcat (voice)
MovieAn Officer and a Murderer
2012
as Det. Jennifer Dobson
MovieAstonishing X-Men: Dangerous
2012
as Shadowcat (voice)
MoviePath of Souls
2012
as Grace Beardsley
TVUnderworld: Endless War
2011
as Selene
MovieSnowmageddon
2011
as Beth Miller
MovieUnderworld: Endless War
2011
as Selene (voice)
TVWhole Day Down
2011
as Esther
MovieFinal Sale
2011
as Allison Graves
TVAstonishing X-Men
2009
as Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice)
MovieMerlin and the Book of Beasts
2009
as Avlynn
TVDefying Gravity
2009
as Zoe Barnes
TVWarehouse 13
2009
as Lauren Andrews
MovieCorporate Affairs
2008
as Cassie Meyers
TVWomen's Murder Club
2007
as Jill Bernhardt
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2007
as Herself
MovieFour Extraordinary Women
2006
as Sharon
MovieHollis & Rae
2006
as Rae Devereauz
MovieSeverance
2006
as Maggie
MovieA Friend of the Family
2005
as Alison Shaw
TVStargate Atlantis
2004
as Nola
TVJake 2.0
2003
as Angela Hamilton / Angela Wright
TVDead Like Me
2003
as Daisy Adair
MovieA Mighty Wind
2003
as Girl Klapper
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2003
as Ann Clemons
The Fastest Man in the World
2003
as Herself
Pure 24
2003
as Herself
TVThe Dead Zone
2002
as Miranda Ellis
TV24
2001
as Marie Warner
Come Together
2001
as Charlotte Hart
MovieGoing Greek
2001
as Paige Forrester
MovieThe Calling
2000
as Kristie St. Clair
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Diane Kentner
MovieThe Highwayman
2000
as Ziggy Watson
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
MovieThe Manor
1999
as Gillian Ravenscroft
TVTotal Recall 2070
1999
as Elana
MovieThe Faculty
1998
as Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
MovieNobody Lives Forever
1998
as Kimberly Corley
MovieJust the Ticket
1998
as Alice / 'Cyclops'
MovieKitchen Party
1997
as Tammy Driscoll
MovieSuicide Kings
1997
as Elise Chasten
MovieHabitat
1997
as Deborah Marlowe
Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger
1997
as Jan
MovieMurder at My Door
1996
as Valerie Sanders
MovieAbduction of Innocence
1996
as Laura Rhoads
MovieSusie Q
1996
as Janette
TVPoltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Tracy Lasker
MovieSabrina the Teenage Witch
1996
as Freddie
MovieA Kidnapping in the Family
1996
as Josie Cooper
MovieThe Halfback of Notre Dame
1996
as Jill Volsner
MovieFor Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
1996
as Lucy Bines
MovieEbbie
1995
as Martha Cratchet
TVDarkStalkers
1995
as Hairball (voice)
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Sarah Hayward
TVSliders
1995
as Margo Hall
Best Wishes Mason Chadwick
1995
as May
TVM.A.N.T.I.S.
1994
as Teenage Girl
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Andrea
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Julia Renquist
MovieStay Tuned
1992
as Girlfriend #1
TVMy Little Pony Tales
1992
as Bright Eyes (voice)
TVThe Odyssey
1992
as Vampire
TVHillside
1991
as Ashley Frasier
TVIt
1990
as Loni (uncredited)
TVThe New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
1988
as (voice)
