Laur Allen

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Laur Allen
BornMarch 9
Other namesLauren Zhou Weinberger
Alma mater Vanderbilt University (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • beauty pageant winner
Years active2012-present
Known for The Young and the Restless
Title Miss LA Chinatown 2012
Awards Miss Friendship

Laur Allen (born March 9) [1] is an American actress and beauty pageant winner. She is known for playing Juliet Helton in the American television soap opera, The Young and the Restless .

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Early life

Laur Allen was born in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She was raised in Pasadena, California. [1]

Allen is the daughter of a Jewish father and a Chinese mother. [2]

Allen attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated with a bachelor's degree with a double major in communication studies and Spanish and a minor in corporate strategy. She moved back to Los Angeles and dove into production and behind-the-scenes aspect of acting. [1]

Beauty pageants

Allen won Miss Los Angeles Chinatown on January 14, 2012. She won the beauty pageant under the name Lauren Zhou Weinberger. Weinberger is the first queen with half-European and half-Chinese ancestry. [2] She represented Los Angeles at the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2013 in Hong Kong, China. She did not win the title but was awarded Miss Friendship. [1]

Career

After minor acting roles, Allen was cast as Juliet on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless for an eight-episode run. She appeared in 92 episodes. [1]

Allen starred in the 2021 holiday romance film Christmas at the Ranch, playing the character Haley Hollis. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Black Tiger: Hunter HuntedAlinaShort
2015Memory TransferGena
2017OdiousGun Range Girl
AimeeCarmenShort
2018Faith Need Not Change Her GownJewelShort
2019Season of LoveMardou
2020Lumpia with a VengeanceAnchor Action comedy film
Almost SuperShadeShort
2021Christmas at the RanchHaley Hollis Romance film
2023The VigilanteCarmen Thriller film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Stevie TV 3 episodes
2016–2018Saturday Night TapedChelsea
2017–2018 The Young and the Restless 92 episodes

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