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Most Recent Role: n/a on Brothers & Sisters
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Birthday: 8-16-1959
Birth Name: Laura Elizabeth Innes
Laura InnesMore Photos One of six children, Laura Innes was born in Pontiac, Michigan, and raised in nearby Birmingham. She remembers her father, a college English instructor, taking the family to the famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, Canada, when she was small. It was there that she got her first taste of professional theater and decided to follow her father's advice to "do what you love." ...

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Brothers & Sisters
The Feast of Epiphany
Sunday 13 January 2008 on ABC

Secrets are the order of the day when the Walkers gather for a family dinner because Nora is too shy to ask Isaac out on her own. Meanwhile, Becca is trying to play matchmaker for her mother.

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Laura has been nominated for five Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards: from 1997-2001 she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her work on ER. She won the award in 1997, 1998 and 1999. (edit)
Due to using a cane for 10 years in her portrayal of Kerry Weaver on ER, Laura Innes developed a curve on the bottom of her spine. This comes from the raising of her one hip over the years. (edit)
While starring in ER, Laura appeared in 2 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know. Her topics were teen pregnancy and parental involvement.
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Laura was the longest lasting ER character to date, first appearing in the 1995 2nd season premier and lasting until the middle of the 13th season. (edit)
When interviewed by the UK's Radio Times in 2002, Laura revealed that her least enjoyable job was working at a vet's and cleaning up after the animals. (edit)

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Laura Innes: (describing directing) It gives me the biggest buzz. The crass way of putting it is to say that it gives you complete control, but beyond that it's extremely creative. You're creating something from scratch but you're not alone, you're a part of a community. When it's working well, you feel like a great parent, trying to bring out the best in everybody. But it's hard work—nothing worth while is easy. (Radio Times; March 2–8, 2002) (edit)
Laura Innes: (on why she believes medical dramas are so popular) Viewers can put themselves in the shoes of every character. They can imagine themselves as a doctor or a patient or a relative. Every episode hinges on a life-or-death situation. The moment people walk into a hospital, their lives are often altered for ever. Medical drama is like Greek tragedy—it's a very basic story about blood and tears and heroes and humanity. All human life is there—in all its glory and all its horror. (Radio Times; March 2–8, 2002) (edit)

Other Appearances

 
Star
Another World
Nora Diamond [ghost] (1988)
ER
Dr. Kerry Weaver
The Louie Show
Sandy Sincic
Recurring Role
ER
Dr. Kerry Weaver
Guest Star
American Music Awards
The 25th American Music Awards
Herself (as Lauren Innes)
American Music Awards
The 26th American Music Awards
Herself (as Lauren Inne
Bakersfield, P.D.
The Imposter
Darcy Wilkes
Brooklyn Bridge
Good as Gold
Mrs. Kramer
Hey Dude
Baby
Mrs. Fleeman
Hey Dude
Teacher's Pest
Miss Andrews
Writer
Hey Dude
Rest In Pieces
Director
Brothers & Sisters
The Feast of Epiphany
n/a
ER
NICU
ER
Nobody's Baby
ER
Coming Home
n/a
ER
A Hopeless Wound
ER
Sea Change
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lozza1525
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9.2
Superb
"Talented"
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Continue » Posted Feb 26, 2007 1:34 am PST
10.0
Perfect
"Underused"
With her talent it is a shame that they give more storys to the other characters. She plays her character so well and is able to give you just enough of different emotions and feeling that you want more. She is the best of all the characters! No doubt.
Continue » Posted Jun 28, 2006 12:39 pm PST
9.1
Superb
"Above average"
love her
Continue » Posted Feb 26, 2006 11:38 am PST

Shana868
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10.0
Perfect
"Underused"
I don't care if she prefers directing, give her some more screen-time or I'll hit someone with a crutch!
Continue » Posted Dec 6, 2005 9:21 am PST

Pinkmyst
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9.0
Superb
"Underused"
I think she is underused as a actor and should be given more air time.
Continue » Posted Oct 26, 2005 7:31 pm PST
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