Who is Laura Prepon?
Laura Prepon is an American actress, director and author who has gained immense popularity for her role as actress in the role of Donna Pinciotti in the Emmy-winning Fox sitcom, "That's 70s Show." The series has not only launched her acting career, but she also cultivated the tastes of regular viewers, and her rendition of Alex Vause in Netflix's drama series "Orange Is the New Black" made her a good name. Known to the American public, she is also known for her leading roles in popular American soap operas such as "October Road", "How I met your mother" and "Are You There, Chelsea?". successful television career, Laura has starred in a handful of notable films, including the romantic drama Come Early Morning (2006), the comedy Lay the Favorite (2012), the thriller The girl of the train (2016) and drama the hero (2017) .
Private life
Laura Prepon was born on March 7, 1980 in Watchung, New Jersey, United States. She is currently 39 years old.
Birth name | Laura Helene Prepon |
Nickname | Pre, Snaps |
Birth date | March 7, 1980 |
Place of birth | Watchung, New Jersey, United States |
Age | 39 years old |
Sign of the sun | Pisces |
Profession | Actress, director, screenwriter |
Nationality | American |
Residence | New York, New York, United States |
Religion | Scientologist |
Family and education
Laura Prepon is the daughter of an orthopedic surgeon, Michael Prepon, and his wife Marjorie (née Coll), a high school teacher. She has four older siblings, three sisters, Danielle, Jocelyn and Jocelyn and a brother, Brad Prepon.
She is of Russian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent on her father's side, while her mother is of Irish, English and German descent. His paternal grandfather, Louis Prepon, was a Jewish immigrant and, on the other hand, his paternal grandmother, Betty Bernhardt, was born in New York to Jewish Russian parents.
Laura's great-great-grandfather, William Carr, was the son of Joseph Bradford Carr, who was a major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Prepo*n attended the Regional High School in Watchung Hills, New Jersey, until 1995. After that, she became interested in acting and entered the Total Theater Lab. from New York to study theater. In the meantime, she has also studied ballet, jazz and modern dance while participating in theatrical productions in A Woman of Property and Ascension Day.
Laura Prepon Mari
Laura Prepon is married to her husband, actor Ben Foster, since June 2018. The couple was engaged in October 2016 and they welcomed their first child, a girl named Ella, in August 2017.
Prior to her marriage, she had had a long-term relationship with Christopher Masterson from 1999 to 2007. She had also attended actor Scott Michael Foster from 2008 to 2013 and had met American singer Anthony Kiedis in July 2008.
Physical statistics
size | Feet – 5 feet 10 inches Centimeters – 178 cm Meters – 1.78 m |
Weight | Kilograms – 64 kg Pounds – 141 lbs |
bodybuilding | Average |
Body measurements | 37-26-36 |
Body shape | hourglass |
Eye colour | green |
Hair color | red |
Sexuality | Straight ahead |
Shoe size | 9 (US) /39.5 (EU) |
The size of the dress | 8 (US) / 40 (EU) |
Distinctive features | Deep Voice and Husky |
Professional statistics
Movie start
Laura Prepon made her film debut in 2001 in the independent film "Southlander", a dramatic musical comedy by Steve Hanft. She played the character of Seven Equals Five, a young telepathic, alongside Beck and Beth Orton and Hank Williams III.
TV debut
Laura fell in love with theater during her teenage years and studied theater and dance in hopes of becoming an actress. Prepon landed her first actress role, in the role of Donna Pinciotti, an attractive and missing feminist, who is the lover interest of Eric Forman (Topher Grace).
The sitcom described the life of a group of teenagers in Wisconsin who grew up in the 1970s. She received three Teen Choice nominations in different categories, but she did not win one for herself. The prestigious Emmy Award-winning sitcom also featured actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis in the lead roles.
Significant work
Without a doubt, his role in the Fox sitcom, That '70s Show, kicked off his career and attracted many fans among American viewers. The success of the sitcom and its outstanding performance have earned it prominent roles in the ABC October Road series (2007-08) and a recurring spot in CBS's How I Met Your Mother (2009-2010).
She then played Alex Vause, a former drug importer and girlfriend of Piper Chapman, in Netflix's original drama series, Orange Is the New Black, from 2013 to 2019. The show was a resounding success, winning a number of Emmy nominations, also won two Prepon satellite awards and Screen Actors Guild. The series is based on the memories of Piper Kerman. Orange is the new black: my year in a prison for women.
Laura has also been successful with her lead roles in films like Come Early Morning (2006), Lay the Favorite (2012), The Girl on the Train (2016) and The Hero (2017).
Laura Prepon Favorite Things
- Movie – Predator (1987)
- Book – The Hobbit (By J.R.R. Tolkien)
- Actor – Harrison Ford
- Color – Black
- Food – raw almond butter
- Song – "Fantasy" by Reba McEntire
Net worth of Laura Prepon
The stunning actress has accumulated a net worth of $ 12 million in 2019. In addition to her illustrious acting career, she also earns a lot of money through brands and public appearances.
Facts of Laura Prepon
She started as a model and traveled the world for modeling missions, including Paris, Milan and Brazil.
After being a model for a long time, she stopped playing, saying, "It was pretty exciting at first, but I realized it was not what I wanted. I knew that I wanted to act. "
She appeared in a television commercial for MCI, her first actor work in which she kissed a frog.
Scott Speedman, a Canadian film and television actor, is his celebrity lover.
Laura practices riding, gymnastics, ice skating, ballet, tennis and piano during her free time.
She divides her time between Watchung (New Jersey) and Los Angeles (California).
In 2002, she was ranked # 84 in the "102 Sexiest Women in the World" by Stuff Magazine.
His models are Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Laura is a close friend of Taylor Schilling and Natasha Lyonne.
She is a natural redhead and she dyed her hair black for the role of Alex Vause in Orange is the New Black.
Laura is an active member of the Church of Scientology.
She has an eponymous YouTube channel on which she uploads videos about a healthy lifestyle, recipes and a Q & A section. His channel has more than 140,000 subscribers.
She is afraid of spiders.