Ashley Laurence

Biography

Ashley Laurence, an American actress and visual artist, started out in television in 1984 with a role as Brenda Clegg on the CBS soap opera Capitol, then made her movie debut three years later as Kirsty Cotton, the heroine of Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987). She played Kirsty again in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) and Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002), and the series made her a prominent horror actress. Her other films include Mikey (1992), Lurking Fear (1994), A Murder of Crows (1998), Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999), Lightning Bug (2004) and The Green Fairy (2016), and she has guest starred on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Suddenly Susan and Beverly Hills, 90210. She voiced Missy Carter for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (2014) and later worked on the animated comedy JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (2020).

60years old

Turns 61 on May 28in 236 days

Born May 28, 1966Los Angeles
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 29 years1987 to 2016

Genres

Horror90%, 9 films
Thriller60%, 6 films
Fantasy30%, 3 films
Crime20%, 2 films
Action10%, 1 film

First and latest

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Big break
Ashley Laurence was attending a teenage drama workshop when a girl who was also interning at New World phoned and asked her to try out for a movie that still lacked a lead. Clive Barker later said he had to fight for her because the studio wanted a name.
A first
Laurence's voice acting debut came as Missy Carter in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, a 2014 video game. Six years later she voiced a role in JJ Villard's Fairy Tales, an animated comedy that premiered on Adult Swim.

Ashley Laurence movies on Netflix

The Green Fairy2016IMDb rating 3.5as Rachel
Lightning Bug2004IMDb rating 6.4as Jenny Graves
Hellraiser: Hellseeker2002IMDb rating 4.8as Kirsty Cotton
Warlock III: The End of Innocence1999IMDb rating 3.8as Kris
A Murder of Crows1998IMDb rating 6.3as Janine DeVrie
Lurking Fear1994IMDb rating 4.6as Cathryn Farrell
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth1992IMDb rating 5.5as Kirsty Cotton
Mikey1992IMDb rating 5.7as Shawn Gilder
Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4as Kirsty Cotton
Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9as Kirsty Cotton

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Hellraiser1987 Fantasy, Horroras Kirsty Cotton
IMDb rating 6.9156K votes
Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988 Horror, Thrilleras Kirsty Cotton
IMDb rating 6.462K votes
Hellraiser: Hellseeker2002as Kirsty Cotton
IMDb rating 4.816K votes
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth1992as Kirsty Cotton
IMDb rating 5.539K votes
A Murder of Crows1998as Janine DeVrie
IMDb rating 6.39.9K votes
Mikey1992as Shawn Gilder
IMDb rating 5.73.9K votes
Warlock III: The End of Innocence1999as Kris
IMDb rating 3.82.8K votes
Lurking Fear1994as Cathryn Farrell
IMDb rating 4.62.3K votes

Most often with

Doug Bradley appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Doug Bradley

Clare Higgins

Sean Chapman

Simon Bamford

Nicholas Vince

Oliver Smith

Films together

Doug Bradley4 films together, 1987 to 2002
Doug Bradley's page
- Hellraiser: Hellseeker2002IMDb rating 4.8Laurence as Kirsty CottonBradley as Pinhead / Merchant
- Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth1992IMDb rating 5.5Laurence as Kirsty CottonBradley as Pinhead / Elliot
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4Laurence as Kirsty CottonBradley as Pinhead / Captain Elliot Spencer
- Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9Laurence as Kirsty CottonBradley as Lead Cenobite
Clare Higgins2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Clare Higgins's page
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4Laurence as Kirsty CottonHiggins as Julia Cotton
- Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9Laurence as Kirsty CottonHiggins as Julia
Sean Chapman2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Sean Chapman's page
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4Laurence as Kirsty CottonChapman as Uncle Frank Cotton
- Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9Laurence as Kirsty CottonChapman as Frank
Simon Bamford2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Simon Bamford's page
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4Laurence as Kirsty CottonBamford as Butterball Cenobite
- Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9Laurence as Kirsty CottonBamford as 'Butterball' Cenobite
Nicholas Vince2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Nicholas Vince's page
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4Laurence as Kirsty CottonVince as Chatterer Cenobite / Chatter II Cenobite
- Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9Laurence as Kirsty CottonVince as Chattering Cenobite
Oliver Smith2 films together, 1987 to 1988
Oliver Smith's page
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II1988IMDb rating 6.4Laurence as Kirsty CottonSmith as Frank the Monster
- Hellraiser1987IMDb rating 6.9Laurence as Kirsty CottonSmith as Frank the Monster
Also two films together1 more actor
- Oliver ParkerHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) and Hellraiser (1987)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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