Tammy Lauren
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| Born | Tammy Lauren Vasquez November 10, 1968 San Diego, California |
Tammy Lauren (born November 10, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television. Her most famous movie role was as the lead in Wishmaster, portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally awakens the Djinn, a powerful spirit more commonly known as a genie.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
To date, Wishmaster is the only feature film in which Lauren has played a starring role. As a child, she co-starred with Elliot Gould and a young Rick Schroeder in Disney's The Last Flight of Noah's Ark. She has also appeared in Mad City with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, among several other theatrical releases.
Among television fans, Lauren is best known for her role as Ginger Szabo on Homefront, a series set in post-WWII Ohio. She also played the character Elizabeth Stark, the daughter of a deranged man in 1982 on Little House on the Prairie in the episode entitled Rage. She has co-starred in many other television productions, including the movies Tattle: When To Tell On a Friend, Crime Of Innocence and the 1988 remake of I Saw What You Did. (The latter two paired her with Shawnee Smith; the two remain good friends to this day.) Lauren has also enjoyed recurring roles on Home Improvement and Wanda at Large (as Wanda's sister in-law).
Lauren's acting debut was in the role of Hilary Benson, niece of Donna Pescow and Robert Hays, on the short-lived TV series Angie. She was a recurring cast member on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, where she portrays Maggie Sullivan on a re-curring basis.
[edit] Personal life
Lauren was born Tammy Lauren Vasquez in San Diego, California. Her mother is Suzanne Bledsoe, a talent manager. Her stepfather was director Charles Jarrott. Lauren is married to actor Guri Weinberg, son of the Israeli coach Moshe Weinberg.
