Laura Allen
Biography
Laura Allen is an American actress known for playing Lily Tyler on the USA Network series The 4400 and for roles on the ABC Daytime soap opera All My Children. Born in Portland, Oregon, and raised on Bainbridge Island, Washington, she studied sociology at Wellesley College and worked as a domestic violence counselor before turning to acting. She appeared as Susan Delacorte in Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and as Samantha Wade in Spike Lee's Sucker Free City (2004). She was a regular on Dirt, Terriers, and Awake, and she had a recurring part on Grey's Anatomy in 2009. Her film work includes From Within (2008), Old Dogs (2009), Cherry (2010), Clown (2014), Nanny Cam (2014), and The Tale (2018). On television she later had recurring roles on Ravenswood, American Horror Story: Cult, 9-1-1, and Suits.
52years old
Turns 53 on March 21in 159 days
- Born Portland
- Star sign: AriesFirst day of the sign, on the Pisces cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 15 years2003 to 2018
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Early training
Allen was mentored by Robert LuPone at the MCC Theater, where he taught her the Meisner technique and introduced her to her first agent.
A role that slipped away
Allen tried out without success for Michelle Bauer on Guiding Light and Melanie MacIver on One Life to Live, and was later cast as Laura Kirk-English on All My Children.
Laura Allen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Laura Allen shares two films with Britt Robertson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Britt Robertson's page
James Hong's page
Peter Stormare's page
Robin Williams's page
Luis Guzmán's page
John Travolta's page
All films by Mike Newell
Walt BeckerDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Walt Becker
All films by Jon Watts
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.