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25 Facts About Laura Allen

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Laura Allen was born on March 21,1974 and is an American actress.

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Laura Allen is known for her roles on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children and the USA Network television series The 4400.

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Laura Allen has been a regular cast member on Dirt, Terriers, and Awake.

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Laura Allen attended Wellesley College as a sociology major and graduated in 1996.

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Laura Allen worked with the NYPD as a domestic violence counselor before pursuing acting.

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Laura Allen took a job as a crew member for the Blue Man Group, then won a role as Maid Marion in a touring production of Robin Hood.

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Laura Allen began working as a waitress while interning at the MCC Theater, where she met Robert LuPone.

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Laura Allen mentored her, teaching her the Meisner technique and introducing her to her first agent.

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Laura Allen won a guest starring role on The Street.

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Laura Allen auditioned unsuccessfully for the roles of Michelle Bauer on Guiding Light and Melanie MacIver on One Life to Live before being cast as Laura Kirk-English on All My Children.

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In 2004, Laura Allen was cast as Samantha Wade in Sucker Free City, a Showtime film directed by Spike Lee.

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Laura Allen landed a starring role on USA Network's hit series, The 4400, playing the role of Lily Tyler.

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Laura Allen reprised the role of Lily Tyler in 2007 in the fourth season of The 4400 for one episode.

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In 2007, Laura Allen was cast in a regular role on the FX drama series Dirt, playing Julia Mallory.

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Laura Allen played a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy in 2009 as the ex-lover of Owen.

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Laura Allen guest starred on CSI: Miami and appeared in the films Hysteria and Old Dogs.

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Laura Allen played Linda in the 2010 comedy film Cherry, co-starring with Kyle Gallner.

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Laura Allen then had a regular role as Katie Nichols on the short-lived FX series Terriers in 2010.

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Laura Allen was cast in a Lifetime pilot, The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives, in 2012.

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In 2014, Laura Allen had a recurring role as Rochelle Matheson on Ravenswood, a spinoff of Pretty Little Liars.

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Laura Allen starred as Linda Kessler in the Lifetime movie Nanny Cam.

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Laura Allen had a guest starring role on NCIS: New Orleans.

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In May 2016, Laura Allen guest starred on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.

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Laura Allen had a recurring role as Rosie on American Horror Story: Cult in 2017.

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Laura Allen continued to take on dramatic roles, appearing in the short film Unspeakable, directed by Milena Govich.