Laura Allen
Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974)[1] is an American actress. She starred as Lily Tyler during the first two seasons of the USA Network television series The 4400.
Laura Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1974 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Bruce Weyman (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Personal life
Allen was born in Portland, Oregon,[1] the daughter of Julie and David Allen.[2] She grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington,[1] as the middle child of three sisters. She attended Wellesley College as a sociology major and graduated in 1996. She worked with the NYPD as a domestic violence counselor[3] before pursuing acting.
She and Bruce Weyman married at the Relais Palazzo del Capitano in Pienza, Italy, on September 23, 2006. They have two sons.[4]
Career
Allen first established her career portraying Laura Kirk-English DuPres on the soap opera All My Children from 2000 to 2002, taking over the role from Lauren Roman who originated the role from 1995 to 1998. After departing AMC, Allen went on to play Susan Delacorte in Mike Newell's Mona Lisa Smile. She later starred in USA Network's hit series, The 4400. She played the role of Lily Tyler. However, her character was written out of the show before its third season. She reprised the role of Lily Tyler in 2007 in the fourth season of The 4400 for one episode.[5]
In 2006, Allen was a guest star on House M.D. in the episode "All In", as Sarah, the mother of a sick 6-year-old boy. She was also a guest star in the season 2 episode of Criminal Minds "Open Season" as the victim of two serial killers and in the 2007 season premiere of Law & Order: SVU. She starred as Julia Mallory in the first season of the FX drama series Dirt. Her character was a Hollywood heroin addict. She also appeared as a former love interest of Owen Hunt on the ABC's Grey's Anatomy in 2009. Other recent projects include the thrillers Hysteria, From Within, The Collective, and Old Dogs. She has played regular characters in two television series: Katie Nichols in Terriers in 2010 and Hannah Britten in Awake in 2012. In 2014 she portrayed Meg[6][7] in the American horror film Clown.[8] She also portrayed Linda Kessler in the drama thriller film Nanny Cam.[9]
In May 2016, Allen guest starred in the thirteenth episode of the first season of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, titled "Paper Orphans". She played Emily Wagner, the mother of a young girl who was kidnapped in Haiti.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A Tale of Two | Limo Girl | Short film |
| 2003 | Mona Lisa Smile | Susan Delacorte | |
| 2005 | How You Look to Me | Jane Carol Webb | |
| 2008 | From Within | Trish | |
| 2008 | The Collective | Clare | |
| 2009 | Old Dogs | Kelly | |
| 2010 | Cherry | Linda | |
| 2010 | Hysteria | Erin | |
| 2013 | Red Car | Marilyn | Short film |
| 2014 | Clown | Meg McCoy | |
| 2014 | Nanny Cam | Linda Kessler | |
| 2018 | The Tale | Young Nettie | |
| 2018 | Unspeakable | Marie Deguire | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Street | Jennifer | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000–2001 | All My Children | Laura English | Recurring role |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Vanessa Prosser | Episode: "Late Returns" |
| 2004 | North Shore | Monique | Episode: "More" |
| 2004 | Sucker Free City | Samantha Wade | Television movie |
| 2004–2005; 2007 | The 4400 | Lily Tyler | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 2006 | House | Sarah Alston | Episode: "All In" |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Bobbi Baird | Episode: "Open Season" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cass Magnall | Episode: "Alternate" |
| 2007–2008 | Dirt | Julia Mallory | Main role |
| 2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Beth Whitman | Episodes: "Beat Your Heart Out", "Before and After" |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Sondra Moore | Episode: "Dissolved" |
| 2010 | Terriers | Katie Nichols | Main role |
| 2012 | Awake | Hannah Britten | Main role |
| 2013 | Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives | Alison Dunn | Television movie |
| 2013–2014 | Ravenswood | Rochelle Matheson | Recurring role |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Katherine Wilson | Episode: "Watch Over Me" |
| 2015; 2019 | Suits | Annabelle Specter | Episodes: "Hitting Home", "Faith", "Thunder Away" |
| 2016 | Marvel's Most Wanted | Olivia | Unsold TV pilot |
| 2016 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Emily Wagner | Episode: "Paper Orphans" |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Rosie | Episodes: "Neighbors from Hell", "Holes" |
| 2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Shelly Walsh | Episode: "Clear History" |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Marcy Nash | Episodes: "Point of Origin", "Bobby Begins Again" |
| 2018 | Hap and Leonard | Officer Reynolds | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told | Alana Cave | Episodes: "Even Salt Looks Like Sugar", "No Cross, No Crown", "Graveyard Love", "Not Buried, Planted" |
References
- ^ a b c Baker, Jeff (April 28, 2014). "18 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Portland". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Profile of Laura Allen at". Filmreference.com. March 21, 1974. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "Bio". Lauraallen.net. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "Profile in People Magazine". People.com. January 14, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Lee, Patrick. . Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
- ^ Med (Laura Allen)
- ^ Clown
- ^ Eli Roth’s Clown stars Peter Stormare, Eli Roth, Laura Allen, and Elizabeth Whitmere
- ^ Nanny Cam - MarVista Entertainment February 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Laura Allen at IMDb