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Her height is 5' 6½" (1.69 m).
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Laura won FFCC (Florida Film Critics Circle) Award in category Best Ensemble Cast for A Mighty Wind.
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When Laura learned her 24 character made the switch from a sweet-natured bride-to-be to evil terrorist, she threw her script across the room.
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Laura did the 'Bright Eyes' voice on the long-running animated series My Little Pony and admits being a big fan of the show herself.
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Laura wants to have at least six children.
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Laura grew up in the country. There were no boys where she went to school, and she didn't like to party very much.
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Laura likes to drive real fast. She says that she hates to drive slowly in traffic.
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The dream of Laura is becoming a puppeteer, to both work the puppets and do the voices. This yearning to be a puppeteer is based on her obsession with the Muppets.
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Laura and childhood friend Jeff Macpherson formed production company Rocket Chicken International Productions, based in North Vancouver, in January 2000.
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Laura's boyfriend painted a picture of a monkey which represents her.
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Laura was originally offered the role of Naked Mandy in Season 1 of
24 - The character appeared for only three episodes. Laura turned down the role because she felt it was too risque. The producers offered her the role of Marie in Season 2.
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Laura dated actor Johnny Galecki with whom she appeared with in Murder At My Door and Suicide Kings.
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Laura appears nude in three movies: Best Wishes Mason Chadwick, Habitat, and The Faculty. All three nude scenes involve splashing around in water.
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Laura doesn't like horror movies, dispite being in the horror movie 'The Faculty'.
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One of Laura's favorite movies is called 'Kids'.
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Both parents of Laura are teachers
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Laura's first film appearance was in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King's It.
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Laura enjoys the writings of E.E. Cummings.
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Laura began acting at age six, working professionally in Vancouver for 14 years before focusing on feature film work.
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She has a tattoo of a sun and scorpio symbol on the back of her left shoulder.
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In preparation for her role on
24 Laura was taken to a shooting range to try out a gun. It was the first time she had ever fired a gun and she cried afterwards.
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Laura can speak Spanish and French.
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Laura's production company, Rocket Chicken International Pictures, is developing a show for MTV called Chemistry.