Laura Prepon

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Laura Prepon

Born March 7, 1980 (1980-03-07) (age 28)
Watchung, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1995-present

Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna on the 1998-2006 television series That '70s Show.

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[edit] Biography

Prepon was born and raised in Watchung, New Jersey, the youngest of four children in a family of Russian Jewish and Irish Catholic.

[edit] Career

Prepon's first acting job was a 1995 television commercial for MCI. In 1996 she studied drama with acting teacher Caroline Thomas at Thomas' Total Theatre Lab.[1] In September 1997, she premiered on a Levi Strauss-developed show called They Go On, an Internet-based soap opera.[2] Prepon also worked[when?] as a model in Paris, Milan, and Brazil.[3]

Prepon appeared as Donna Pinciotti on the Fox television series That '70s Show,

Prepon was an executive producer of E! Hollywood Hold'em[4] and of Robert Hall's debut film Lightning Bug.

The 2006 movie Karla starring Prepon caused a substantial stir in Canada. The movie is based on the true story of Canadian serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo.

Prepon was a cast member of the ABC show October Road, which debuted March 15, 2007. The show was cancelled by ABC on May 12, 2008, despite a grassroots campaign from the show's loyal fanbase to keep the show alive.

In April 2007, she starred in a short film, Once Upon A Time. She also appeared in the Oxygen movie, Romancing the Bride.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1998 - 2006 That '70s Show Donna Pinciotti Television series
2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Seven Equals Five
2002 Slackers Reanna
2004 Lightning Bug Angevin Duvet
The Pornographer: A Love Story
King of the Hill, episode "Talking Shop" April Television series
Halo 2 Marine Video game
2005 Romancing the Bride Melissa Television series
2006 Come Early Morning Kim
Karla Karla Homolka
2007 Once Upon A Time The Witch Short film
2007-2008 October Road Hannah Daniels Television series
2008 The Chosen One Rachel Cruz

[edit] Personal life

Prepon dated Christopher Masterson from 2000 to 2007.[citation needed] She and Masterson used to host regular poker games for their friends, an interest that led them to enter the 2004 World Series of Poker — Prepon finished in the top 500 among the 2,500-person field.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Prepon's Endorsement of Total Theatre Lab at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
  2. ^ The Fall Girls at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, from the September 1998 issue of Maxim
  3. ^ Great Prepon at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine, from the January 2001 issue of Maxim
  4. ^ a b Home-Game Honey, an April 2005 article from Card Player

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