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Laura Harris

b. 1976

Canadian actress

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Born 1976. Laura Harris is a Canadian actor, film actor and manufacturer.

Laura Elizabeth Harris (born November 20, 1976 ) is a Canadian actress who appeared in a variety of roles in movies and on television. She may be best known for playing Marybeth Louise Hutchinson in The Faculty, Daisy Adair in the Showtime series Dead Like Me, and Marie Warner in Season 2 of 24. She last appeared in a recurring role in the 2021 children's series Scaredy Cats. Primarily credited as Laura Harris, over her career she has also been credited as Elizabeth Harris or Laura E. Harris.

Early life Harris's parents were schoolteachers. Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, she began acting in CBC Radio dramas and animated series when she was five years old. As a child Harris was educated at the private Crofton House School After several years of work in television, she broke into feature films 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.

In 2006, Laura Harris appeared as Maggie in a British-German horror film called Severance, directed by Christopher Smith, and written by Smith and James Moran.

In the summer of 2009, she co-starred in the internationally co-produced science fiction series Defying Gravity as Zoe Barnes.

She has also performed voice-overs in animated TV shows including The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil, Astonishing X-Men, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and My Little Pony Tales.

While she never officially retired from acting, Harris switched her focus in 2010 to education and began attending college at UC Berkeley. While there, she began to show an interest in activism. In 2013, she began working for a tech company that also worked to improve local communities, politically and otherwise. 1997 Suicide Kings Elise Chasten 1997 Kitchen Party Tammy Driscoll 1998 Marybeth Louise Hutchinson 1999 data-sort-value="Manor, The" | The Manor Gillian Ravenscroft 1999 Just the Ticket Alice / 'Cyclops' 2000 Ziggy Watson 2000 Kristie St. Clair 2001 Going Greek Paige Forrester 2001 Come Together Charlotte Hart 2003 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 role 2012 Path of Souls Grace Hudson 2013 Officer Down Ellen Logue 2013 data-sort-value="Privileged, The" | The Privileged Julia Westwood 2014 Preggoland Shannon 2021 Gone Mom Audrey 2026 Remarkably Bright Creatures Andie Minetti Television

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Laura Elizabeth Harris

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Harris?

Canadian actress

When was Laura Harris born?

Laura Harris was born on 20 November 1976 in Surrey.

What is Laura Harris's occupation?

Laura Harris is an actor, film actor and manufacturer.

What nationality is Laura Harris?

Laura Harris is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Laura Harris

· Wikidata: Q272116

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