- Tammy Lauren
Infobox actor
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birthname = Tammy Lauren Vasquez
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birthplace =San Diego ,California Tammy Lauren (born
November 10 ,1968 ) is an Americanactress who has appeared infilm and television. Her most famous movie role was as the lead in "Wishmaster", portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally awakens the "Djinn", a powerful spirit more commonly known as agenie .Biography
Career
To date, "
Wishmaster " is the only feature film in which Lauren has played a starring role. As a child, she co-starred withElliot Gould and a youngRick Schroeder in Disney's "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark ." She has also appeared in "Mad City" withDustin Hoffman andJohn Travolta , among several other theatrical releases.Among television fans, Lauren is best known for her role as Ginger Szabo on "Homefront", a series set in post-WWII
Ohio . She also played the character Elizabeth Stark, the daughter of a deranged man in 1982 on "Little House on the Prairie " in the episode entitled "Rage." She has co-starred in many other television productions, including the movies "," "Crime Of Innocence " and the 1988 remake of "I Saw What You Did ." (The latter two paired her withShawnee Smith ; the two remain good friends to this day.) Lauren has also enjoyed recurring roles on "Home Improvement " and "Wanda at Large " (as Wanda's sister in-law).Lauren's acting debut was in the role of
Melissa Turner on the short-lived 1978 TV series "Who's Watching The Kids? ", in which she co-starred withScott Baio . She was a recurring cast member on theCBS daytime drama "The Young and the Restless ," where she portraysMaggie Sullivan on a recurring basis.Personal life
Lauren was born Tammy Lauren Vasquez in
San Diego ,California . Her mother is Suzanne Bledsoe, a talent manager. Her stepfather was directorCharles Jarrott . Lauren is married to actor Guri Weinberg, son of theIsraeli coachMoshe Weinberg .External links
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* [http://www.tv.com/tammy-lauren/person/13135/summary.html Tammy Lauren at TV.com]
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