Lauren Stamile (born September 12, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Nurse Rose on the

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series ''

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'', Michelle Slater on the

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series ''

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'', and

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Agent Dani Pearce on the

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series ''

Burn Notice ''Burn Notice'' is an American espionage television series created by Matt Nix, which originally aired on the USA Network for a total of seven seasons from June 28, 2007, to September 12, 2013. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, ...

''.

Early life

Stamile was born in

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, the third of five siblings. She is of

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descent. During her teenage years, she worked in restaurants. She graduated from

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.Rita Sherrow
"Former Tulsan gets seven-show appearance on 'Grey's Anatomy,'"
''

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'', November 18, 2007. Her father is a

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and her mother is a

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. She majored in theater at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

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, and then moved to

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to pursue an acting career.

Career

Stamile has appeared in commercials for

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, Summer's Eve,

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, and

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. She appeared in a 2000 episode of ''

The Drew Carey Show ''The Drew Carey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995 to September 8, 2004. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, the series revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized ...

'', then co-starred in the WB sitcom ''

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''. After that show's cancellation, she had a series of guest roles in television shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' The Good Guys'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Summerland'', and ''

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''. She also starred in the 2009 film ''

Midnight Bayou ''Midnight Bayou'', also known as ''Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou'', is a 2009 made-for-TV movie directed by Ralph Hemecker, which stars Jerry O'Connell, Lauren Stamile, and Faye Dunaway. The film is based on the 2001 Nora Roberts novel of the same ...

''. Stamile joined the cast of ''

'' for the fifth and sixth seasons. Her stage credits include ''

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'', ''Murder on the Nile'', ''Lion in Winter'', and ''Lounge Act''.

Personal life

Stamile married writer Randy Zamcheck in April 2009.Rita Sherrow
"Tulsa actress lands new movie, fiancé"
''

'', March 22, 2009.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stamile, Lauren 1976 births American television actresses American people of Italian descent Living people Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Actresses from Tulsa, Oklahoma Actresses from Los Angeles 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses