Laura Regan
| Laura Regan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1977 (age 36–37) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000-Present |
| Spouse(s) | Farhad Safinia (2007–present) |
| Parents |
Gerald Regan (father) Carole Harrison (mother) |
| Relatives |
Geoff Regan (brother) Nancy Regan (sister) |
Laura Regan (born 1977) is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Jessica Lynch in the 2003 TV movie Saving Jessica Lynch, Julia Lund in the 2002 horror film They, Emma in the 2002 British horror film My Little Eye, Lisa Ashen in the 2007 horror film Dead Silence, and as the recurring role of Jennifer Crane in the TV series Mad Men.
Personal life
Regan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the youngest in a family of six. Regan is the daughter of Carole (née Harrison) and former Nova Scotian premier Gerald Regan, sister of former federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Geoff Regan and Live at Five's Nancy Regan. She was first attracted to the art of ballet and studied professionally until she sustained an injury at 15 that forced her to quit. She went on to study at McGill University in Montreal where she found herself attracted to theatre. She decided to move to New York City in her final year and completed her degree at the New School University. Regan's hobbies include skiing, swimming, tennis, yoga, and formerly ballet. Regan is also fluent in French & Italian.
Career
A combination of acting and modelling skills sent Regan on a quick path to film with her first role in M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable. She landed her first starring role in Robert Harmon's They.
Regan won an award for her role in My Little Eye at the twenty-second Annual Atlantic Film Festival which her father accepted. She speaks French and Italian.
In the summer of 2007 she married Iranian writer and producer Farhad Safinia.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Audrey Inverso Age 20 | |
| 2001 | Someone Like You | Evelyn | |
| 2002 | My Little Eye | Emma | |
| 2002 | They | Julia Lund | |
| 2003 | Blessings | Shelley | TV movie |
| 2003 | Saving Jessica Lynch | Pfc Jessica Lynch | TV movie |
| 2006 | Hollow Man 2 | Maggie Dalton | Direct to-DVD |
| 2007 | Poor Boy's Game | Emma | |
| 2007 | Dead Silence | Lisa Ashen | |
| 2008 | How to Be a Serial Killer | Abigail | |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged: Part III | Dagny Taggart | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Denise Sandler | Episode: "Wrong Is Right" |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tish Van Der Wahl | Episode: "Zoonotic" |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Ellen Brady | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Rosie Miles | Episode: "Fly Away" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | Mrs. Riley | Episode: "Crime Wave" |
| 2005 | Charmed | Joanna | Episode: "Death Becomes Them" |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Serena Hilliard | Episode: "Ghost Bride" |
| 2006 | Everwood | Ruth | Episode: "An Ounce of Prevention" |
| 2008 | Heartland | Lauren | Episode: "Corporate Cowgirls" |
| 2008-2010 | Mad Men | Jennifer Crane | 6 episodes |
| 2009 | Without a Trace | Cate Connelly | Episode: "Friends and Neighbors" |
| 2009 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Dr. Felicia Burnett | Episode: "The Good Wound" |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Sarah Aikins | Episode: "Where There's Smoke" |
| 2010 | Nikita | Lisa Han | Episode: "Rough Trade" |
| 2011 | Bones | Carol Samuel | Episode: "The Sin in the Sisterhood" |
| 2011 | Closer, TheThe Closer | Malin Turner | Episode: "Home Improvement" |
| 2011 | Castle | Rebecca Siegal | Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | Episode: "Teenage Wasteland" | |
| 2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Carol Walker / Sharon Walker | Episode: "Touch of Death" |
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