Lara Amersey

Lara Amersey is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in Life with Derek, Overruled, Monster Warriors and Land of the Dead.

Life and career Amersey was born in 1984 and relocated with her family to Toronto, Ontario in 1991. In 2003, she got her break in a Stridex commercial. Following that, she appeared in many other commercials including ads for 7Up, Coca-Cola and American Express. The following year she landed a role on the hit kids show Radio Free Roscoe which helped to start her career as an actress and is still the series that she is most recognized for. Since then, she has guest starred in shows such as Life with Derek as Lucy, Overruled as Rory Jablonski, as well as short films Hate, Rose, and Red Velvet Girls as well as the feature film Land of the Dead. Her most recent work includes episodes of Warehouse 13 and Flashpoint.

Amersey's most memorable work to date has been her leading role on the television series Monster Warriors. She starred as Vanka, an athletic, aggressive, overpowering girl with an interest in ancient combat and rituals. The series has aired all over the world in many different languages.

Amersey has also worked as an associate producer for Jordan Entertainment.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role NotesRef. 2005 Hate Doria TV film 2005 Rose Pari TV film 2005 Land of the Dead Dead Teenage Girl Feature film 2005 Red Velvet Girls Julia Short film 2012 Scars Dana Short film 2019 My Mother’s Killer Boyfriend Carrie Knolls TV film 2020 Christmas on Wheels Gabby TV film 2021 A Perfect Match Shannon TV film 2021 Love's Sweet Recipe Jess TV film 2021 Deadly Mom Retreat Jules TV film 2021 How to Find ForeverLara Ashcroft TV film 2022 Christmas in ToylandStephanie TV film 2024 Operation Nutcracker Pam TV film

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Radio Free Roscoe Bridgette 3 episodes 2006–2007 Monster Warriors Vanka 51 episodes 2007 Life with Derek Lucy Episode: "Two Timing Derek" 2009 Warehouse 13 Claire Episode: "Regrets" 2009 Overruled! Rory Jablonksky Episode: "Worlds Collide" 2011 Flashpoint Angela Episode: "Terror" 2018 Private Eyes Rosie Episode: "Brew the Right Thing" 2022 Workin' Moms Nurse Robin Episode: "Warm Lunch"2024Mistletoe MurdersJune Hubble