Laura Harris
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 she was educated at the private Crofton House School in Vancouver; after moving to Los Angeles she took college correspondence courses in psychology. After several years of work in television, she broke into feature films as a teenager. 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. While never officially quit acting, she 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. In 2021, after a 6 year hiatus from acting, Laura took on the role of Willow Ward on the Netflix show Scaredy Cats, appearing in 3 episodes. Also in 2021 Laura had a part in the Lifetime Channel movie Gone Mom.
Filmography (74 titles)
8.6MovieRemarkably Bright Creatures
Andie · 2026
6.6ShowScaredy Cats
Willa's Mom · 2021
7.8MovieGone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Audrey · 2021
MovieCycles
The woman · 2016
5.7MoviePreggoland
Shannon · 2014
1.0MovieAstonishing X-Men: Unstoppable
Shadowcat (voice) · 2013
5.9MovieThe Privileged
Julia Westwood · 2013
5.3MovieOfficer Down
Ellen Logue · 2013
5.8MovieAstonishing X-Men: Torn
Shadowcat (voice) · 2012
5.5MovieAn Officer and a Murderer
Det. Jennifer Dobson · 2012
6.4MovieAstonishing X-Men: Dangerous
Shadowcat (voice) · 2012
MoviePath of Souls
Grace Beardsley · 2012
5.8ShowUnderworld: Endless War
Selene · 2011
5.6MovieSnowmageddon
Beth Miller · 2011
6.8MovieUnderworld: Endless War
Selene (voice) · 2011
ShowWhole Day Down
Esther · 2011
5.8MovieFinal Sale
Allison Graves · 2011
5.8ShowAstonishing X-Men
Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice) · 2009
4.5MovieMerlin and the Book of Beasts
Avlynn · 2009
6.7ShowDefying Gravity
Zoe Barnes · 2009
7.7ShowWarehouse 13
Lauren Andrews · 2009
3.6MovieCorporate Affairs
Cassie Meyers · 2008
7.8ShowWomen's Murder Club
Jill Bernhardt · 2007
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
Herself · 2007
6.0MovieFour Extraordinary Women
Sharon · 2006
8.0MovieHollis & Rae
Rae Devereauz · 2006
6.3MovieSeverance
Maggie · 2006
4.4MovieA Friend of the Family
Alison Shaw · 2005
8.0ShowStargate Atlantis
Nola · 2004
7.1ShowJake 2.0
Angela Hamilton / Angela Wright · 2003