Laura Ramsey

Birth Name:

Laura Jill Ramsey

Birth Place:

Brandon, Wisconsin, United States

Profession

Actress

Briefly studied drama at Ripon College in her native Wisconsin before moving to California
Made her first appearance on screen in the documentary "The Real Cancun" in 2003
Relocated to Los Angeles at the age of 19, where she occasionally lived in her car until landing steady work
Won the part at her very first audition after being discovered by a talent agent while working as a waitress on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles
Quote: "I want to act․ I do magazines because I want to work․ I want to act, I want to be on set, I want to do great movies․ I don't go places so that I can have my picture taken and printed․"
Best known for playing Olivia Lennox in "She's the Man" and Sarah Wenham in "The Covenant․"
Almost didn't audition for "Are You Here" because she knew several big names were already attached to the project, and she felt like she had no chance of getting a part alongside them
Played Joy in the 2008 "Mad Men" episode "The Jet Set," in which she drives Jon Hamm, the actor who plays Don Draper, around in a convertible

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