Laura Harris
Laura Elizabeth Harris (born November 20, 1976) is a Canadian actress.[1]
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Born | Laura Elizabeth Harris November 20, 1976 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–2016 |
Early life
Harris was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the daughter of schoolteachers. She began acting in radio dramas and animation series when she was five years old. As a child Harris was educated at Crofton House School and attended college through UC correspondence. After working nearly 14 years in television, she broke into feature film acting as a teenager.
Career
Harris is known for her roles as Grim Reaper Daisy Adair in the cable series Dead Like Me and as Marie Warner in the spy drama 24. Her film career dates back to 1990 when she appeared in an adaptation of Stephen King's It. She appeared as Marybeth in The Faculty in 1998.
In 2006, Laura Harris starred in a British-German horror film called Severance. Written in collaboration with director Christopher Smith. Co-auhtored with James Moran, Danny Dyer and Harris as Maggie.
In the summer of 2009, she co-starred in the internationally co-produced science fiction series Defying Gravity as Zoe Barnes.
She has also done voice-overs in animated TV shows including The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil, Darkstalkers, Astonishing X-Men, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Funky Fables and My Little Pony Tales. She also provided the voice for Selene in Underworld: Endless War (along with all the other female voices).
She is sometimes credited as Elizabeth Harris and Laura E. Harris.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Stay Tuned | Girlfriend #1 | |
1995 | Best Wishes Mason Chadwick | May | |
1997 | Habitat | Deborah Marlowe | |
1997 | Suicide Kings | Elise Chasten | |
1997 | Kitchen Party | Tammy Driscoll | |
1998 | The Faculty | Marybeth Louise Hutchinson | |
1999 | The Manor | Gillian Ravenscroft | |
1999 | Just the Ticket | Alice / 'Cyclops' | |
2000 | The Highwayman | Ziggy Watson | |
2000 | The Calling | Kristie St. Clair | |
2001 | Going Greek | Paige Forrester | |
2001 | Come Together | Charlotte Hart | |
2003 | A Mighty Wind | Girl Klapper | |
2003 | It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All | Ann Clemons | |
2006 | Severance | Maggie | |
2008 | Corporate Affairs | Cassie Meyers | |
2011 | Final Sale | Ally Graves | |
2011 | Underworld: Endless War | Selene (voice) | |
2012 | Path of Souls | Grace Hudson | |
2013 | Officer Down | Ellen Logue | |
2013 | Deadweight | Julia Westwood | |
2014 | Preggoland | Shannon |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil | (voice) | Recurring |
1990 | It | Loni | TV miniseries |
1990 | Funky Fables | Wendy (voice) | Episode: "Peter Pan" Recurring |
1991–1993 | Hillside (aka Fifteen) | Ashley Frasier | TV series |
1992 | My Little Pony Tales | Bright Eyes (voice) | 21 episodes |
1994 | The Odyssey | Vampire | Episode: "Night Life" |
1994 | Highlander: The Series | Julia Renquist | Episode: "Obsession" |
1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Teenage Girl | Episode: "Through the Dark Circle" |
1995 | Darkstalkers | Hairball (voice) | 3 episodes |
1995 | The X-Files | Andrea | Episode: "Die Hand Die Verletzt" |
1995 | Ebbie | Martha Cratchet | TV movie |
1996 | For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down | Lucy Bines | TV movie |
1996 | The Halfback of Notre Dame | Jill Volsner | TV movie |
1996 | Susie Q | Jannete | TV movie |
1996 | A Kidnapping in the Family | Josie Cooper | TV movie |
1996 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Freddie | TV movie |
1996 | Sliders | Margo Hall | Episode: "The Young and the Relentless" |
1996 | Abduction of Innocence | Laura Rhoads | TV movie |
1996 | Murder at My Door | Valerie Sanders | TV movie |
1997 | The Outer Limits | Sarah Hayward | Episode: "Feasibility Study" |
1997 | Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger | Jan | TV movie |
1997 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Tracy Lasker | Episode: "Rough Beast" |
1998 | Nobody Lives Forever | Kimberly Corley | TV movie |
1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Elana | Episode: "Nothing Like the Real Thing" |
2001 | The Outer Limits | Mona Lisa 37X | Episode: "Mona Lisa" |
2002–2003 | 24 | Marie Warner | 14 episodes |
2003 | Jake 2.0 | Angela Hamilton / Angela Wright | Episode: "The Spy Who Really Liked Me" |
2003–2004 | Dead Like Me | Daisy Adair | 24 episodes |
2005 | A Friend of the Family | Alison Shaw | TV movie |
2005 | The Dead Zone | Miranda Ellis | Episode: "Vanguard" Episode: "Saved" |
2006 | The Dead Zone | Miranda Ellis | Episode: "Forbidden Fruit" |
2006 | Hollis & Rae | Rae Devereauz | TV pilot |
2006 | Four Extraordinary Women | Sharon | TV movie |
2006 | Stargate Atlantis | Nola | Episode: "The Game" |
2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Diane Kentner | Episode: "Fallen Idols" |
2007–2008 | Women's Murder Club | Jill Bernhardt | 13 episodes |
2009 | Defying Gravity | Zoe Barnes | 13 episodes |
2010 | Merlin and the Book of Beasts | Avlynn | TV movie |
2010 | Warehouse 13 | Lauren Andrews | Episode: "Merge with Caution" |
2011 | Snowmageddon | Beth Miller | TV movie |
2012 | Astonishing X-Men | Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice) | 3 episodes |
2012 | An Officer and a Murderer | Det. Jennifer Dobson | TV movie |
2013 | Whole Day Down | Ester | Episode: "La Cage Aux Artiste" |
2014 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Elloe Kaifi (voice) | Episode: "Planet Leader" |
References
- Wilder, Gabriel (July 14, 2007). "Dead Like Me, series2". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved May 9, 2012.