- Laura Leighton
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birthdate = birth date and age|1968|7|24
location =Iowa City ,Iowa , U.S.
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spouse =Doug Savant (1999-)Laura Leighton (born Laurie Miller on
July 24 ,1968 ) is an American actress. She was born and raised in Iowa City,Iowa and is a 1986 graduate of West High School in Iowa City (coincidentally located on Melrose Avenue). In 1988, she assumed her grandfather's surname.Filmography
Laura Leighton is probably best known for starring on "
Melrose Place " from 1993 to 1997 as Jane Mancini's sister, Sydney Andrews.She originally appeared in a one-off guest appearance during the show's first season and was asked back for the second season. During breaks on filming of Melrose, Laura starred in the movie, "" as Laurette Wilder, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for a rich boy, much to the disgust of his grandparents, and "
Deadly Encounter " as Joanne Sanders, a single mother who is the victim of a stalker.Laura dated actor
Dean Cameron for several months before her long-term relationship with Melrose Place co-starGrant Show from 1993–1996. Leighton left the show in 1997, after what was believed to be a pay dispute. In 1999, she married another Melrose Place costar,Doug Savant . They have two children named Jack and Lucy. She eventually returned to work forAaron Spelling in his other hit nighttime soap, "Beverly Hills 90210 ". Aaron created the role of actress wannabe Sophie Burns for her.Laura has guest-starred in shows such as "Cupid" and "
The Outer Limits ", and lent her voice to the animated series "Duckman ". She has also starred in indie films, such as "Seven Girlfriends", "The Sky Is Falling", and "Angels, Baby!" before taking a long break to have children. In 2003, Laura returned to the small screen in the much-hyped, but little-watched "SKIN", which lasted three episodes, and in the short-lived 2005 ABC series "Eyes". In 2006–2007, Laura has made numerous prime-time guest appearances, on shows such as the ABC drama/comedy "Boston Legal ", ', ', and "Shark". Laura was recently seen in the made for TV movie "Love Notes" on Lifetime has recently finished filming the western/horror/thriller "The Burrowers " directed by J.T Petty and the movie "Daniel's Daughter" for Hallmark Channel.Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.lauraleighton.net Official website]
*imdb name | id=0500359 | name=Laura Leighton
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