Larissa Laskin is a Canadian actress whose credits include the A&E original film, '' The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2000).

Early life

Born Larissa Lapchinski, Laskin appeared under that name in a number of stage productions in the 1980s at the

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Career

Laskin debuted in ''

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'' in the early 1990s. In 2002-2003, she co-starred as Dr. Rachel Griffen in the medical drama ''Body and Soul'' on the

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. She also appeared as a doctor held hostage by a father (

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) in an attempt to save his son in ''

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''. She was nominated for a

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in 1995, 1998, and 2003.

Personal life

She is married to fellow Canadian actor

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Canadian television actresses Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses {{American-actor-stub