Laura Ramsey is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as 2006's ''

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'' and '' The Covenant'', 2008's ''

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'', 2009's '' Middle Men'', 2011's ''

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'', and 2013's ''

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''.

Personal life

Ramsey was born in

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, the daughter of Jill and Mark Ramsey. She graduated from Laconia High School in

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, in 2001 and then attended Ripon College in

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. 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

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and got an audition the next day, for a role she won—''

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'', a documentary that revolves around the true exploits of several American youths in Mexico She then began a role in

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's television series, '' The Days'' before making her feature-film acting debut with

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's ''

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''. She returned to television and made a memorable appearance in an episode ("The Jet Set") of the

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series ''

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''. In 2015, Ramsey starred as Becca Brady on the VH1 scripted series ''

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''. After taking a 8-year hiatus from acting, Ramsey will star in Lifetime's upcoming 2023 television film ''A Rose for Her Grave'' based on the book of the same name as Cindy, a single mother of two children who was murdered following a dark discovery of her second husband.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsey, Laura 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Wisconsin American film actresses American television actresses Living people People from Brandon, Wisconsin Ripon College (Wisconsin) alumni Year of birth missing (living people)