Laura Harring Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated for her first ALMA Award in 1998 for "Sunset Beach" and later earned her first one in 2002 with "Mullholland Dr․"
• Once studied at Aiglon College in Switzerland and later the London Academy of Performing Arts
• Born to a Mexican mother and an Austrian-German father
• Began her career as a contestant of beauty pageants across Texas, eventually being named Miss El Paso, Miss Texas and later Miss USA in 1985
• Quote: "The thing I love about television is that you don't know where your story is going so it's so much fun and exhilarating․ Your life on screen is full of surprises․"
• Launched her television career after securing a recurring role on "General Hospital" in 1990
• Earned the title of Countess in 1987 after marrying Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck-Schonhausen, the great-great-grandson of Otto von Bismarck
• Was involved in a drive-by shooting at 12-years-old, catching some stray gunfire of a ․45 bullet in the head, however, she would later recover completely