Laura Harring

Birth Name:

Laura Elena Martínez Herring

Birth Place:

Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

Profession

Actress

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

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