Highest rated as cast or director
Dead Like Me
2003 · 2 Seasons
Women's Murder Club
2007 · 1 Season
Severance
2006
The Faculty
1998
Preggoland
2014
Biography
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.
Acted in 66
2020s
- 2026
- 2021
2010s
- 2016
Cycles
The woman
- 2014
- 2013
Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable
Shadowcat (voice)
The Privileged
Julia Westwood
- 2012
Astonishing X-Men: Torn
Shadowcat (voice)
Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous
Shadowcat (voice)
Path of Souls
Grace Beardsley
- 2011
Underworld: Endless War
Selene · 3 episodes
Underworld: Endless War
Selene (voice)
Whole Day Down
Esther · 5 episodes
2000s
- 2009
Astonishing X-Men
Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice) · 25 episodes
Defying Gravity
Zoe Barnes · 13 episodes
- 2008
Corporate Affairs
Cassie Meyers
- 2007
- 2006
Four Extraordinary Women
Sharon
Hollis & Rae
Rae Devereauz
- 2005
A Friend of the Family
Alison Shaw
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
Going Greek
Paige Forrester
- 2000
The Highwayman
Ziggy Watson
1990s
- 1999
The Manor
Gillian Ravenscroft
- 1998
Nobody Lives Forever
Kimberly Corley
- 1997
Kitchen Party
Tammy Driscoll
- 1996
Murder at My Door
Valerie Sanders
Abduction of Innocence
Laura Rhoads
Susie Q
Janette
A Kidnapping in the Family
Josie Cooper
The Halfback of Notre Dame
Jill Volsner
For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
Lucy Bines
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
My Little Pony Tales
Bright Eyes (voice) · 26 episodes
- 1991
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
(voice) · 8 episodes
Produced 1
2010s
- 2011
Whole Day Down
Co-Executive Producer
Appearances1
1990s
- 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1 episode