Laura Ramsey
Laura Ramsey | |
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Ramsey at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | |
Born |
Brandon, Wisconsin, U.S. | November 14, 1982
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Laura Ramsey (born November 14, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Olivia in 2006's She's the Man, Stacy in the 2008 film The Ruins, Audrey Dawn in the 2009 movie Middle Men, and as Ellie O'Hara in 2011's Kill the Irishman.
Personal life
Ramsey was born in Brandon, Wisconsin. She graduated from Laconia High School in Rosendale, Wisconsin in 2001 and then attended Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin.
Career
Ramsey was spotted while working in a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and got an audition the next day,[1] for a role she won - The Real Cancun, a documentary that revolves around the true exploits of several American youths in Mexico[2] She then began a role in ABC's television series, The Days[3] before making her feature-film acting debut with Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown.[4] She returned to television and made a memorable and sexy[5] appearance in an episode ('The Jet Set') of the AMC series Mad Men.[6]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2003 | The Real Cancun | Herself | |
2005 | Cruel World | Jenny | |
2005 | Venom | Rachel | |
2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Gabrielle | |
2006 | She's the Man | Olivia Lennox | |
2006 | The Covenant | Sarah Wenham | |
2007 | Whatever Lola Wants | Lola | |
2008 | The Ruins | Stacy | |
2009 | Middle Men | Audrey Dawn | |
2009 | Shrink | Kiera | |
2011 | Street | Lexi | |
2011 | Kill the Irishman | Ellie O'Hara | |
2011 | Where the Road Meets the Sun | Sandra | |
2011 | Hirokin | Maren | |
2012 | No One Lives | Betty | |
2013 | Pulling Strings | Rachel | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2008 | Mad Men | Joy | One episode |
2010 | My Generation | Sophie | Two episodes |
References
- ↑ http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/celeb_profiles_actress_60/63_laura_ramsey.html Laura Ramsey Biography on AskMen
- ↑ http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/laura-ramsey-hot-080510 Laura Ramsey Interview with Esquire Magazine
- ↑ http://stumpedmagazine.com/interviews/laura-ramsey.html Laura Ramsey Interview with Stumped Magazine
- ↑ http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/todays-girl/94060/laura-ramsey.html Laura Ramsey Biography on
- ↑ http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/girls-of-maxim/44113/hottest-women-fall-tv-08.html Maxim ranks Ramsey as the sixth hottest woman on TV in Fall 2008
- ↑ http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/laura-ramsey-hot-080510 Laura Ramsey Interview with Esquire Magazine
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