Laura Harris

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Laura Harris
Born
Laura Elizabeth Harris

(1976-11-20) November 20, 1976 (age 48)
Other namesElizabeth Harris, Laura E. Harris
OccupationActress
Years active1988–2021

Laura Elizabeth Harris (born November 20, 1976 [1] [2] ) is a Canadian former actress who 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 . [3] She last appeared in a recurring role in the 2021 children's series Scaredy Cats . Primarily credited as Laura Harris, over her career she has also been credited as Elizabeth Harris or Laura E. Harris.

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Early life

Harris's parents were schoolteachers. Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, she began acting in CBC Radio dramas [4] and animated series when she was five years old. [5] As a child Harris was educated at the private Crofton House School [5] in Vancouver; after moving to Los Angeles she took college correspondence courses in psychology. [6] After several years of work in television, she broke into feature films as a teenager.

Career

Harris is known for her roles as Grim Reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me [7] and as Marie Warner in the spy drama 24 . [5] Her film career dates back to 1990 when she appeared in an adaptation of Stephen King's It as Loni. [8] She appeared as Marybeth Louise Hutchinson in The Faculty in 1998. [9] [10]

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. [11]

In the summer of 2009, she co-starred in the internationally co-produced science fiction series Defying Gravity as Zoe Barnes. [12]

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. [13] In 2013, she began working for a tech company that also worked to improve local communities, politically and otherwise. [13]

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. [13] Also in 2021 Laura had a part in the Lifetime Channel movie Gone Mom. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Stay Tuned Girlfriend #1
1995Best Wishes Mason ChadwickMay
1997 Habitat Deborah Marlowe Direct-to-video [14] [15]
1997 Suicide Kings Elise Chasten [16]
1997 Kitchen Party Tammy Driscoll
1998 The Faculty Marybeth Louise Hutchinson
1999The ManorGillian Ravenscroft [17]
1999 Just the Ticket Alice / 'Cyclops'
2000The HighwaymanZiggy Watson [18]
2000 The Calling Kristie St. Clair
2001 Going Greek Paige Forrester
2001Come TogetherCharlotte Hart
2003 A Mighty Wind Girl Klapper
2003It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at AllAnn Clemons
2006 Severance Maggie
2008Corporate AffairsCassie Meyers
2011Final SaleAlly Graves
2011 Underworld: Endless War Selene Voice role
2012Path of SoulsGrace Hudson [19]
2013 Officer Down Ellen Logue
2013The PrivilegedJulia Westwood
2014 Preggoland Shannon [20]
2021Gone MomAudrey

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (voice)Recurring
1990 It LoniTV miniseries
1990Funky FablesWendy (voice)Episode: "Peter Pan"
Recurring
1991–1993 Hillside (aka Fifteen)Ashley FrasierTV series
1992 My Little Pony Tales Bright Eyes (voice)21 episodes
1994 The Odyssey VampireEpisode: "Night Life"
1994 Highlander: The Series Julia RenquistEpisode: "Obsession"
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Teenage GirlEpisode: "Through the Dark Circle"
1995 The X-Files AndreaEpisode: "Die Hand Die Verletzt"
1995 Ebbie Martha CratchetTV movie
1996 For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down Lucy BinesTV movie
1996The Halfback of Notre DameJill VolsnerTV movie
1996 Susie Q JanneteTV movie
1996A Kidnapping in the FamilyJosie CooperTV movie [21]
1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch FreddieTV movie
1996 Sliders Margo HallEpisode: "The Young and the Relentless"
1996Abduction of InnocenceLaura RhoadsTV movie
1996Murder at My DoorValerie SandersTV movie
1997 The Outer Limits Sarah HaywardEpisode: "Feasibility Study"
1997Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of DangerJanTV movie
1997 Poltergeist: The Legacy Tracy LaskerEpisode: "Rough Beast"
1998Nobody Lives ForeverKimberly CorleyTV movie
1999 Total Recall 2070 ElanaEpisode: "Nothing Like the Real Thing"
2001 The Outer Limits Mona Lisa 37XEpisode: "Mona Lisa"
2002–2003 24 Marie Warner 14 episodes
2003 Jake 2.0 Angela Hamilton / Angela WrightEpisode: "The Spy Who Really Liked Me"
2003–2004 Dead Like Me Daisy Adair24 episodes
2005 A Friend of the Family Alison ShawTV movie [22]
2005 The Dead Zone Miranda EllisEpisode: "Vanguard"
Episode: "Saved"
2006 The Dead Zone Miranda EllisEpisode: "Forbidden Fruit"
2006Hollis & RaeRae DevereauzTV pilot
2006Four Extraordinary WomenSharonTV movie
2006 Stargate Atlantis NolaEpisode: "The Game"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Diane KentnerEpisode: "Fallen Idols"
2007–2008 Women's Murder Club Jill Bernhardt13 episodes
2009 Defying Gravity Zoe Barnes13 episodes
2010Merlin and the Book of BeastsAvlynnTV movie [23]
2010 Warehouse 13 Lauren AndrewsEpisode: "Merge with Caution"
2011SnowmageddonBeth MillerTV movie
2012 Astonishing X-Men Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice)3 episodes
2012 An Officer and a Murderer Det. Jennifer DobsonTV movie
2014 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Elloe Kaifi (voice)Episode: "Planet Leader"
2015Whole Day DownEsterEpisode: "La Cage Aux Artiste"
2021 Scaredy Cats Willow Ward3 episodes

References

  1. Laura Harris' bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. "Close-up: Laura Harris" by Jay Bobbin, Chicago Tribune (16 Dec, 2007) Retrieved from ProQuest   420682332
  3. Wilder, Gabriel (July 14, 2007). "Dead Like Me, series2". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  4. "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 ProQuest   269171963
  5. 1 2 3 "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 ProQuest   349883216
  6. "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 ProQuest   269276184
  7. "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 ProQuest   387733667
  8. "Stephen King's IT: Every Future Star In The 1990 Miniseries" by Michael Kennedy at screenrant.com
  9. The Faculty review by Dennis Harvey at variety.com
  10. "Good For Her: A Timeline of Women Monsters In Film" by Sharai Bohannon at www.dreadcentral.com
  11. Severance review by Derek Elley at variety.com
  12. "Inner-Space Problems in Outer Space" by Alessandra Stanley at www.nytimes.com
  13. 1 2 3 4 Lee, Nick (June 21, 2022). "Whatever Happened To Laura Harris? (2022 Update)". Ned Hardy. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  14. "'Habitat': Future Schlock" by Tom Shales at www.washingtonpost.com
  15. "Quebec Scene" at playbackonline.ca
  16. Suicide Kings review by Joe Leydon at variety.com
  17. The Manor review by Cathy Meils at variety.com
  18. The Highwayman review by Erin Richter at ew.com
  19. "Industry pact brings first-run films to First Nation reserves" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
  20. "Coming Soon: Preggoland" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca
  21. "Abc Monday Night Movie a Kidnapping in the Family" by John P. McCarthy at variety.com
  22. "Broadcast: Mo’ MOWs from Filmworks" at playbackonline.ca
  23. "Sonoda shooting Beasts" by Cheryl Binning at playbackonline.ca