Laura Ramsey

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Laura Ramsey
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Ramsey at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1982-11-14) November 14, 1982 (age 38)
Brandon, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present (on hiatus)

Laura Ramsey (born November 14, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as 2006's She's the Man and The Covenant, 2008's The Ruins, 2009's Middle Men, 2011's Kill the Irishman, and 2013's Are You Here.

Personal life[]

Ramsey was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, the daughter of Jill and Mark Ramsey.[1] She graduated from Laconia High School in Rosendale, Wisconsin, in 2001 and then attended Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin.[2]

During her appearance on The Real Cancun, when asked how people in her town would describe her, she grinningly replied "naughty".

Career[]

Ramsey was spotted while working in a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and got an audition the next day,[3] for a role she won—The Real Cancun, a documentary that revolves around the true exploits of several American youths in Mexico[4] She then began a role in ABC's television series, The Days[5] before making her feature-film acting debut with Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown.[6] She returned to television and made a memorable[7] appearance in an episode ("The Jet Set") of the AMC series Mad Men.[4] In 2015, Ramsey starred as Becca Brady on the VH1 scripted series Hindsight.[8]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Real Cancun Herself
2005 Cruel World Jenny
2005 Venom Rachel
2005 Lords of Dogtown Gabrielle
2006 She's the Man Olivia Lennox
2006 The Covenant Sarah Wenham
2007 Whatever Lola Wants Lola
2008 The Ruins Stacy
2009 Middle Men Audrey Dawn
2009 Shrink Kiera
2010 Somewhere Naked Blonde with Sailor Cap
2011 1 Out of 7 Lexi
2011 Kill the Irishman Ellie O'Hara
2011 Where the Road Meets the Sun Sandra
2011 Hirokin Maren
2012 No One Lives Betty
2013 Pulling Strings Rachel
2013 Are You Here Angela
2013 AMor a Primera Visa Rachel
2013 Awful Nice Lauren

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Days Natalie Day Six Episodes
2008 Mad Men Joy One episode
2010 My Generation Sophie Two episodes
2014 White Collar Amy One episode
2015 Hindsight Rebecca "Becca" Brady Main role

References[]

  1. ^ "Brandon native to star in VH-1 show 'Hindsight'". fdlreporter.com.
  2. ^ "Laura Ramsey". TVGuide.com.
  3. ^ "Laura Ramsey". AskMen. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Laura Ramsey Does Not Hate Megan Fox". Esquire. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  5. ^ "Laura Ramsey Interview". Stumped Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  6. ^ "Laura Ramsey". Maxim. Archived from the original on 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  7. ^ "The Hottest Women of Fall TV '08". Maxim. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
  8. ^ "Hindsight". Viacom. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

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