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Laura Leighton Biography
Birth Name:
Laura Miller
Birth Place:
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Traveled across the country with a singing-dancing troupe called the Young Americans after graduating high school
- Best known for portraying villain Sydney Andrews from 1993 to '97 on the Fox prime-time soap Melrose Place; she signed on to resurrect her presumed-dead character for the 2009 CW remake of the classic series
- Dated Melrose Place costar Grant Show for several years before finding love with Doug Savant, another Melrose Place costar
- Cast in the lead role for the 1994 film Shake, Rattle and Rock!, she pulled out after breaking her leg
- Renée Zellweger got the part instead
- Named as one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People in 1995
Awards
- 1995Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
Relationships
- Lucy Jane Leighton Savant--Daughter
- Jack Douglas Savant--Son
- Arianna--Stepdaughter
- Madeline--Stepdaughter