Laura Silverman

Laura Silverman
Born	Laura Jane Silverman (1966-06-10) June 10, 1966 (age 58) Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present
Relatives	Susan Silverman (sister) Sarah Silverman (sister)

Laura Jane Silverman (born June 10, 1966) is an American actress and the older sister of actress and comedian Sarah Silverman. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} She acted in Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic and The Sarah Silverman Program portraying a fictionalized version of herself. She also stars as Jane Benson on The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow and voiced Laura, the sarcastic receptionist on the animated comedy television series Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist . Her dramatic roles include guest appearances in House and Nurse Jackie .

Silverman was born to Beth Ann O'Hara ^{[5] [6]} and Donald Silverman. Her parents divorced and each remarried (to John O'Hara and Janice, respectively). ^[7] She has three sisters: screenwriter Jodyne Silverman, comedian Sarah Silverman, and Rabbi Susan Silverman. ^{[7] [8]} Her brother Jeffrey Michael died when he was 3 months old. ^[9] Their family is Jewish.

Silverman graduated from Tufts University.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

In 2022, Silverman replaced her sister Sarah as the voice of Vanellope von Schweetz from the 2012 Disney film Wreck-It Ralph in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Two years later, she reprised the role in Disney Speedstorm.

Selected acting roles

Year	Title	Role
1995–2002	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Laura (voice)
1997	Who's the Caboose?	"At Every Audition" Girl
1998	Half Baked	Jan
1999–2004	Home Movies	Linda Small, Loni, others (voice)
2002	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Saleswoman
2005–2006	The King of Queens	Dawn
2005, 2014	The Comeback	Jane Benson
2005	Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic	Fictionalized version of herself
2006	Metalocalypse	Rebecca Nightrod, Valerie Vransinn (voice)
2007–2010	The Sarah Silverman Program	Fictionalized version of herself
2008	House ("Don't Ever Change")	Roz
2009	All American Orgy	Tina
2011	Adventure Time	Ethel Rainicorn (voice)
2012	Nurse Jackie	Laura
2011–present	Bob's Burgers	Andy Pesto (voice)
2015	Masters of Sex	Stephanie
2018	Big Hero 6: The Series	Judy (Krei's Assistant) (voice)
2020	I Know This Much Is True	Kristin
2022	The Bob's Burgers Movie	Andy Pesto (voice)
2023	Disney Dreamlight Valley	Vanellope von Schweetz (voice)
2024	Disney Speedstorm

References

1. Smith, Lynn (February 4, 2007). "Two for the show. Laura Silverman shores up her sister but doesn't shy from the limelight". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. ISSN   0458-3035. OCLC   3638237 . Retrieved February 13, 2011.
2. "Laura Silverman". BuddyTV . Seattle, Washington: David Niu, Andy Liu. July 16, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
3. Podell, Corey (February 21, 2007). "Interview with Laura Silverman – LAist". LAist. Gothamist. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
4. Diaz, Amy (December 5, 2002). "Queen City comedy is killing 'em. A look past the punchlines at the city's famous-and not so famous-comedians". Hippo Press . Manchester, New Hampshire: HippoPress LLC. OCLC   53451249. Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
5. "Beth Ann O'Hara Obituary on Legacy.com". Legacy.com. August 20, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
6. "Beth Ann O'Hara Obituary (1941 - 2015) The Sault News". Legacy.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
7. Silverman, Susan (November 15, 2007). "My sister Sarah". JewishJournal.com.
8. bu (November 10, 2011). "Sister Act". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
9. Silverman, Sarah. "Sarah Silverman: Turning Ignorance Into Comedy". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved April 29, 2014.

External links

• Laura Silverman at IMDb