Laura Regan (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actress. She has had leading and supporting roles in the films '' Saving Jessica Lynch'' (2003), ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2007), and '' Atlas Shrugged: Part III'' (2014). She had a recurring role as Jennifer Crane in the TV series ''

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Personal life

Regan was born in Halifax,

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, the youngest in a family of seven. Regan is the daughter of Anita Carole Regan (née Harrison) and former

premier

Gerald Regan Gerald Augustine Paul Regan (February 13, 1928 – November 26, 2019) was a Canadian politician (as Member of Parliament (Canada), federal MP and later as Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Nova Scotia MLA), who served as the 19th premier of Nova Sc ...

; and sister of Geoff Regan, former

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and former federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and '' Live at Five's''

Nancy Regan Nancy Margaret Regan (born March 20, 1966) is a Canadian actress, journalist, news anchor, and television personality, most known for her fifteen-year tenure as host of CTV's Live at 5, a live news and general interest television program reachi ...

. Her maternal grandfather was Saskatchewan MP

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Career

Regan's first role was in M. Night Shyamalan's ''

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''. She landed her first starring role in Robert Harmon's ''

''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regan, Laura 1974 births Actresses from Halifax, Nova Scotia Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian television actresses Living people Laura 21st-century Canadian actresses