- Laura Harring
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name = Laura Harring
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birthname = Laura Elena Martínez Harring
birthdate = birth date and age|1964|3|3
birthplace =Los Mochis ,Sinaloa ,Mexico
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awards = Won: Alma award (2002) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for "Mulholland Drive
spouse =Carl-Eduard von Bismarck – (1987-1989)Laura Elena Harring (born
March 3 ,1964 ) is aMexican American actress and formerMiss USA (1985). She starred as Rita/Camilla Rhodes inDavid Lynch 's 2001 film "Mulholland Drive".Biography
Early life
Harring was born Laura Elena Herring in
Los Mochis ,Sinaloa ,Mexico . Her mother, María Martínez, is a Mexicanpsychotherapist ,real estate investor, and secretary, and her father, Raymond Herring, was a developer and organicfarmer of German descent. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Laura-Harring.html Laura Harring Biography (1964-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807883278/bio Laura Elena Harring Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] The two divorced in 1971. Harring lived the first ten years of her life inMexico , before her family relocated toSan Antonio, Texas . Caught by stray fire from adriveby shooting at age 12, Harring suffered a bullet wound to the head. [ [http://www.esquire.com/women/ESQ0202-FEB_OPENER Women We Love: Laura Elena Harring - Esquire ] ] At age 16, she convinced her family to let her study inSwitzerland at one of the top schools,Aiglon College . She eventually returned to America, settling down inEl Paso, Texas and entered the world ofbeauty pageant s. She won the title of Miss El Paso USA, and soon after,Miss Texas USA . In 1985 she became the firstHispanic to win the Miss USA crown. She is the first ofTexas Aces . She went on to make the top 10 at theMiss Universe 1985 pageant.Harring spent the next year traveling through Asia, exploring Europe and working as a social worker in
India . It was in Europe that she was introduced to the world of nobility and, in 1987, she married Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck-Schönhausen. While she retains the title ofCountess von Bismarck-Schönhausen, the couple divorced in 1989 but still remain friends. Harring studied theatre at the London Academy of Performing Arts and is skilled in the French style ofCommedia dell'arte , as well as in most of theLatin dance s, including theArgentine Tango.Career
Harring had two recurring TV roles early in her career. During 1990-1991, she played Carla Greco on ABC's soap "
General Hospital ", and during 1997, she playedPaula Stevens onNBC 's soap "Sunset Beach".She is best known for her performance in
David Lynch 's cult film "Mulholland Drive" (2001), oppositeNaomi Watts andJustin Theroux . Controversy arose when Lynch pixelized Harring's pubic area in a nocturnal nude scene on the DVD release of the film – one of very few instances of cinematic nudity by acountess . Harring went on to work two more times with Lynch - as an anthropomorphic rabbit in "Rabbits" (2002) and in acameo appearance in "Inland Empire" (2006). In 2003, she starred in "Mi Casa, Su Casa " together withBarbara Eden of "I Dream of Jeannie " fame.In 2004, she starred as
John Travolta 's spoiled wife in the movie adaptation ofMarvel Comics 's "The Punisher". In 2006, she joined the cast of theFX Networks crime drama, "The Shield ". She has most recently starred in Mike Newell's adaptation ofGabriel García Marquez 's "Love in the Time of Cholera " (2007).Filmography
* "" (TV) (1987)
* "" (TV) (1988)
* "" (1989)
* "The Forbidden Dance " (1990)
* "General Hospital " (series) (1991)
* "Dead Women in Lingerie " (1991)
* "Rio Diablo " (TV) (1993)
* "Exit to Eden" (1994)
* "Empire" (un-aired TV series) (1995)
* "Sunset Beach" (series) (1997)
* "" (1997)
* "Hoover Park " (1997)
* "California" ( TV series) (1997)
* "Frasier " (TV, 1 episode) (1998)
* "Final Payback " (1999)
* "A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story" (TV Movie) (2000)
* "Little Nicky" (2000)
* "Black Scorpion" (series) (2001)
* "Mulholland Drive" (2001)
* "John Q " (2002)
* "Derailed" (2002)
* "Rabbits" (2002)
* "Willard" (2003)
* "Mi Casa, Su Casa " (2003)
* "The Poet" (2003)
* "The Punisher" (2004)
* "Return to Babylon " (2004)
* "" (2005)
* "The King" (2005)
* "Inland Empire" (2006)
* "Nancy Drew" (2007)
* "Love in the Time of Cholera" (2007)
* "The Caller" (2008)References
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*imdb name|0005009|Laura Harring
*ymovies name|1807883278Miss Universe Organization titleholders
Year=1985
Miss Universe=Deborah Carthy-Deu
Miss USA=Laura Martinez-Herring
Miss Teen USA=Kelly Hu Persondata
NAME= Harring, Laura
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Harring, Laura Elena Martínez
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1964-3-3
PLACE OF BIRTH=Los Mochis ,Sinaloa ,Mexico
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