Laura Allen
Born	March 21, 1974 (1974-03-21) (age 35) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2000—present
Spouse(s)	Bruce Weyman (2006-present)
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Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974) is an American actress.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Personal life

Allen was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Julie and David Allen.^[1] She grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington as the middle child of three sisters: older Jennifer (Jenny) and younger Lindsay. She attended Wellesley College as a Sociology major and graduated in 1996. She worked with the NYPD as a domestic violence counselor before pursuing acting.

Allen married Bruce Weyman at the Relais Palazzo del Capitano in Pienza, Italy on September 23, 2006. Son Harper Edward Weyman was born September 3, 2008 in Los Angeles and weighed 9 lbs., 5 oz.^[2]

[edit] Career

Allen was best known to fans as Laura Kirk-English DuPres on the soap opera All My Children, taking over the role from Lauren E. Roman. After departing the show in 2002, Allen went on to play Susan Delacorte in Julia Robert's Mona Lisa Smile costarring with Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles. Later she starred in USA Network's hit show, The 4400. She played the role of Lily Tyler. However, her character was written out of the show before its third season.^[3] In 2006, Allen was a guest star on House, MD 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" and alongside Cynthia Nixon in the 2007 Season Premiere of Law & Order: SVU.

Allen starred as Julia Mallory in the first season of the FX drama series Dirt, co-starring Courteney Cox and Ian Hart. Her character was a Hollywood heroin addict, suffering the abuses of papparazzi. Her most recent character was as a former love interest of Major Owen Hunt on the ABC's critically acclaimed Grey's anatomy.

Other upcoming projects include the thrillers Hysteria, From Within and The Collective, and Old Dogs with John Travolta and Robin Williams.

[edit] Filmography

• The $treet (1 episode, 2000) .... Jennifer
• All My Children (4 episodes, 2000-2002) .... Laura Kirk English du Pres
• A Tale of Two (2003) .... Limo Girl
• Mona Lisa Smile (2003) .... Susan Delacorte
• Cold Case (1 episode, 2004) .... Vanessa Prosser
• North Shore (1 episode, 2004) .... Monique
• Sucker Free City (2004) (TV) .... Samantha Wade
• How You Look to Me (2005) .... Jane Carol Webb
• House M.D. (1 episode, 2006) .... Sarah
• Criminal Minds (1 episode, 2007) .... Bobbi Baird
• The 4400 (19 episodes, 2004-2005) .... Lily Moore Tyler
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2007) .... Cass Magnall
• Dirt (14 episodes, 2007-2008) .... Julia Mallory
• From Within (2008) .... Trish
• The Collective (2008) .... Clare
• Grey's Anatomy (2 episodes, 2009) .... Beth Whitman
• CSI: Miami (1 episode, 2009) .... Sondra Moore
• Old Dogs (2009) .... Kelly
• Hysteria (2009) .... Erin
• Cherry (2009) .... Linda

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Laura Allen at the Internet Movie Database
• The Official Laura Allen Web Site