Laura-Leigh

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Laura-Leigh
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Laura-Leigh is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Ward , We're the Millers , a former series regular on the TV series The Client List and as a recurring cast member on season 1 of Vanderpump Rules .

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Biography

She grew up in Maumelle, Arkansas. [1] [2]

She graduated from the Juilliard School [3] and upon graduation had a role in the Second Stage Theatre production of Boy's Life, directed by Michael Greif. [4] [5]

After guest starring in several TV series, she co-starred as Zoey in John Carpenter's film The Ward opposite Amber Heard and Mamie Gummer.

Laura-Leigh appeared as herself on the Bravo reality TV series Vanderpump Rules . She was working as a server at SUR, the West Hollywood, California, restaurant owned by former The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member Lisa Vanderpump. She quit her job at SUR and the series for the role of "Kymberly" in the Warner Bros. Pictures comedy film We're the Millers opposite Jennifer Aniston. The film grossed over $270 million worldwide.[ citation needed ]

Laura-Leigh played the series regular character of "Nikki Shannon" in Jennifer Love Hewitt's TV series The Client List . [6] She co-starred in the comedy motion picture Tooken , a parody of the Taken film series.

Laura-Leigh appeared in David Robert Mitchell's neo-noir crime thriller Under the Silver Lake opposite Andrew Garfield, Zosia Mamet, and Riley Keough in 2019.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Ward Zoey
2011The Restaurante'Rachel
2012 Lost Angeles Hope
2013 We're the Millers Kymberly
2014The Wild, the Child & the MiracleDawnShort film
2015 Tooken Kim Millers
2016FatalityMShort film
2018 Under the Silver Lake Mae

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Gossip Girl Amanda LasherEpisode: "The Ex-Files"
2009 Law & Order Alicia CarsonEpisode: "Lucky Stiff"
2009 Numb3rs BaristaEpisode: "Animal Rites"
2012Bad GirlsTV film
2013 Vanderpump Rules HerselfReality TV; Recurring cast member (season 1)
2013 The Client List Nikki ShannonSeries regular (season 2)
2019 Blue Bloods RubyEpisode: "The Price You Pay"

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