Laura Prepon Biography

Birth Name : Laura H. Prepon

Date of Birth : 7 March 1980, Watchung, New Jersey, USA

Height : 5' 10" (1.78 m)

Occupation : Actress, model, film producer

Laura Prepon was born on March 7, 1980, in Watchung, New Jersey. Her father, Michael, died in 1994. Her mother's name is Marjorie. Laura is the youngest of five children--she has a brother named Brad and three sisters: Danielle, Jocelyn, and Stephanie. She attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. She studied at the Total Theater Lab in New York City, where she appeared in numerous theatrical presentations.

With her profile raised by the hit show, Prepon became a vital part of the new millennium's young Hollywood scene. With little on her pre-"'70s" resume, Prepon started landing roles in smaller movies, making her debut in "Southland: (2001), followed by "Slackers" (2002) and "Pornographer: A Love Story" (2004). Prepon contributed a guest voice on Fox's "King of the Hill" (1997- ) in 2004 and breathed life to an embattled marine in the hit Xbox game, "Halo 2." Knowing her days wearing bell bottoms were limited, Prepon continued to hone her skills in films like "Karla," (2005) the true story of Paul Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka - a couple who kidnapped, sexually abused and murdered three young girls.