Laura may refer to:

People

Laura (given name) Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin origin, whose meaning ("bay laurel") is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren. Origin and usage The name Laura is the feminized ...

* Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy

Marthe Cnockaert Marthe Mathilde Cnockaert (28 October 1892 – 8 January 1966), later Marthe McKenna, was a Belgian spy for the United Kingdom and its allies during the First World War. She later became a novelist, and is credited with writing over a dozen spy ...

Places

Australia

* Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia *

Laura Bay Laura Bay is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula, about southeast of Ceduna. Laura Bay is an inlet that opens into the northern end of the larger Smoky Bay, and which is about northeast of the ...

, a bay on Eyre Peninsula **

Laura Bay, South Australia Laura Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking the Great Australian Bight about north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about south east of the town centre of C ...

, a locality ** Laura Bay Conservation Park, a protected area * Laura River (Queensland) * Laura River (Western Australia)

Canada

* Laura, Saskatchewan

Italy

Laura (Capaccio) Laura is a southern Italy, Italian village and hamlet (''frazione'') of Capaccio, a municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. As of 2001 its population was of 1,301. History On September 9, 1943, the beaches of Laura and Paestum were the ...

, a village of the municipality of Capaccio, Campania * Laura, Crespina Lorenzana, a village in Tuscany

Marshall Islands

* Laura, Marshall Islands, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands

Poland

* Laura, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland

United States

Laura, Illinois Laura is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Laura is located along a railroad line, east of Williamsfield. Laura has a post office with ZIP code 61451. History Laura was plat In the United States, a pl ...

Laura, Indiana Laura is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, Indiana, in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America ...

Laura, Kentucky Laura is an unincorporated community in Martin County, Kentucky, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It ...

, a city *

Laura, Missouri Laura is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area ...

* Laura, Ohio, a small village

Arts, media, and entertainment

Arts

* ''Laura'' (Giorgione), a 1506 painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgione
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Laura I.Art Gallery , the first art contemporary gallery in Barking and Dagenham, London, UK inaugurated in 2016.

Characters

* Laura, a character on the U.K. television show ''Hollyoaks'' * Laura, a character in the video game ''Street Fighter'' * Laura, a character in the American television series ''The Walking Dead'' *

Laura Palmer Laura Palmer is a fictional character in the ''Twin Peaks'' franchise. She is portrayed by Sheryl Lee and was created by the series creators David Lynch and Mark Frost. She first appears in the ABC original series ''Twin Peaks''. A high schoo ...

, a character in the American television series '' Twin Peaks'' and related media

Films

* ''Laura'' (1944 film), an American film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney * ''Laura'' (1955 film), a 1955 American television film for ''The 20th Century-Fox Hour'' * ''Laura'' (1968 film), a 1968 American television film * ''Laura, les ombres de l'été'', a French romantic drama film written and directed by photographer David Hamilton * ', a 1987 Spanish film

Literature

* ''Laura'' (novel), detective novel by Vera Caspary * Laura, muse of Petrarch's poetry * ''Laura: A Novel You Will Never Forget'', a novel by Irish Minister for Justice

Alan Shatter Alan Joseph Shatter (born 14 February 1951) is an Irish lawyer, author and former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice and Equality and Minister for Defence from 2011 to 2014. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Sou ...

*''Laura, Voyage dans le cristal'', an 1864 novel by George Sand

Music

Bands

* Laura (band), an Australian post-rock band * Oh Laura, a Swedish indie band formerly known as Laura

Albums

* ''Laura'' (Laura Pausini album), 1994 * ''Laura'' (Menudo album), 1978 * ''Laura'', a 2004 album by Troy Gregory

Songs

* "Laura" (1945 song), a song by David Raksin and Johnny Mercer adapted from the 1944 film's theme * "Laura" (Bat for Lashes song) * "Laura" (Billy Joel song), a song by Billy Joel from the 1982 album ''The Nylon Curtain'' * "Laura" (Scissor Sisters song), 2003 * "Laura" (What's He Got That I Ain't Got), a 1976 song by Kenny Rogers * " Laura non c'è", a song by the Italian singer Nek in 1997 * "Laura", a 1977 song by the Catalan singer-songwriter

Lluís Llach Lluís Llach i Grande (; born 7 May 1948) is a Catalan singer-songwriter, novelist and politician from Spain. He is one of the main representatives of the ''nova cançó'' genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of ...

* "Laura", a 1987 song by Fields of the Nephilim * "Laura", a song by the Celtic-Punk band Flogging Molly * "Laura", a song by indie rock group Girls * "Laura", a 1986 song composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman * "Laura", a song by Nick Heyward from Haircut 100 in 1985 * "Laura", a song performed by Billy Joel on his album ''

The Nylon Curtain ''The Nylon Curtain'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 23, 1982, and produced by Phil Ramone. ''The Nylon Curtain'' peaked at on the '' Billboard'' albums chart, with two million sales ...

'' * "Laura", a song by the British shoegazing band

Lush Lush may refer to: People Music * Lush (band), a British rock band * ''Lush'' (Mitski album), a 2012 album by Mitski * ''Lush'' (Snail Mail album), a 2018 album by Snail Mail * "Lush", a single by Skepta featuring Jay Sean * ''Lush 3'', a si ...

* "Laura", a song by the tejano band Mazz * "Laura", a song by Jimmy Nail in 1992 * "Laura," a parody of the 1945 song performed by Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra

Television

* "Laura" (''Fear the Walking Dead''), an episode of the American television series ''Fear the Walking Dead'' * ''Laura'' (TV series), a TV program hosted by Laura Bozzo (also known as ''Laura en América'', ''Laura sin censura'', ''Laura en acción'', and ''Laura de todos'') * "Laura", an episode of the television show '' Magnum, P.I.'', guest starring Frank Sinatra * Laura Carrot, a character in the direct-to-video series '' VeggieTales''

Transportation

Aichi E11A The Aichi E11A (九八夜偵, ''Kyū-hachi Yatei'') was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat used during the first year of World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was "Laura"; the Japanese Navy designation ...

, Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat code-named "Laura" by the allies * ''Laura'' (1835 steamboat), 1835 steamboat built in Louisville, Kentucky, United States *

Škoda Laura Škoda means ''pity'' in the Czech and Slovak languages. It may also refer to: Czech brands and enterprises * Škoda Auto, automobile and previously bicycle manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav ** Škoda Motorsport, the division of Škoda Auto respons ...

, a small family car * , a number of steamships with this name

Other

467 Laura Laura ( minor planet designation: 467 Laura) (1901 FY) is Main-belt asteroid discovered on 9 January 1901 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg. The semi-major axis of the orbit of 467 Laura lies just inside the 7/3 Kirkwood gap A Kirkwood gap is a gap o ...

, an asteroid *

Laura Airport Laura Airport is situated in Laura, Queensland, Laura, Queensland, Australia. The airport is southeast of the locality. See also * Transport in Australia * List of airports in Queensland References

{{Airports in Queensland Airports ...

, Laura, Queensland, Australia * Laura (clothing retailer), a chain of Canadian women's fashions * ''Laura'' (crustacean), a genus of maxillopoda * Laura potato, a cultivar of potato * Laura or lavra (Greek: Λαύρα, Cyrillic: Лавра), a cluster of cells or caves used by hermits, loosely connected into a community * List of storms named Laura, a list of tropical cyclones designated as Laura ** Hurricane Laura, a destructive Category 4 hurricane that made landfall in Louisiana in 2020