Lauren Ambrose went on to star as Jilly Kitzinger in the BBC One science fiction series Torchwood: Miracle Day, Dorothy Turner in the Apple TV+ psychological horror series Servant, and as the adult version of Vanessa "Van" Palmer in the Showtime drama thriller series Yellowjackets.
24 Facts About Lauren Ambrose
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Lauren Ambrose portrayed the lead role of Eliza Doolittle in the 2018 Lincoln Center Theater revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and a Grammy Award, and won a Outer Critics Circle Award.
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Lauren Ambrose is the lead singer of the ragtime band Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class.
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Lauren Ambrose was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1978 or 1979.
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Lauren Ambrose is the daughter of Frank D'Ambruoso, a caterer, and Anne, an interior designer.
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Lauren Ambrose is of Italian descent on her father's side, and German, English, and Irish on her mother's side.
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Lauren Ambrose attended Choate Rosemary Hall, Wilbur Cross High School, High School in the Community, and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven as part of the class of 1996.
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Lauren Ambrose is a trained opera singer who studied voice and opera at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
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Lauren Ambrose began her career in New York theater, starring in the Off-Broadway play Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son at the Vineyard Theatre from August to September 1990.
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Lauren Ambrose went on to have a prominent role as Denise Fleming in the high school comedy film Can't Hardly Wait.
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In 1999, Lauren Ambrose had a recurring role as Myra Wringler in five episodes of the Fox teen drama series Party of Five.
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Lauren Ambrose had a role as the ingenue lead, Florence "Chicklet" Forrest, in horror comedy film Psycho Beach Party.
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Lauren Ambrose gained wider recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as Claire Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under.
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Lauren Ambrose won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series twice, from five nominations as a part of the ensemble cast.
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Lauren Ambrose went on to appear in the drama films Diggers and Starting Out in the Evening.
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Lauren Ambrose appeared as Ophelia in the 2008 performance of Hamlet for Shakespeare in the Park.
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Lauren Ambrose returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of Eugene Ionesco's Exit the King at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opposite Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon.
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In 2011, Lauren Ambrose appeared in seven episodes of the BBC One science fiction series Torchwood: Miracle Day.
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Lauren Ambrose produced and starred in the drama film About Sunny, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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In March 2018, Lauren Ambrose began a leading role as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher.
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Lauren Ambrose won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
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In October 2018, Ambrose left My Fair Lady to take on the lead role as Dorothy Turner in the psychological horror series Servant, which was produced by M Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop for Apple TV+.
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In 2023, Lauren Ambrose began starring in the Showtime drama thriller series Yellowjackets, portraying the adult version of the character Vanessa "Van" Palmer.
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Lauren Ambrose has been married to professional writer Sam Handel since September 2001.