
Laura Harris
Acting • Born 1976-11-20
Biography
Born and raised in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, she began acting in CBC Radio dramas and animated series when she was five years old. As a child she was educated at the private Crofton House School in Vancouver; after moving to Los Angeles she took college correspondence courses in psychology. After several years of work in television, she broke into feature films as a teenager. She may be best known for playing Marybeth Louise Hutchinson in The Faculty, Daisy Adair in the Showtime series Dead Like Me, and Marie Warner in Season 2 of 24. While never officially quit acting, she switched her focus in 2010 to education and began attending college at UC Berkeley. While there, she began to show an interest in activism. In 2013, she began working for a tech company that also worked to improve local communities, politically and otherwise. In 2021, after a 6 year hiatus from acting, Laura took on the role of Willow Ward on the Netflix show Scaredy Cats, appearing in 3 episodes. Also in 2021 Laura had a part in the Lifetime Channel movie Gone Mom.
Filmography
75 credits
Severance
Movie • 2006
Maggie

Merlin and the Book of Beasts
Movie • 2009
Avlynn

Just the Ticket
Movie • 1998
Alice / 'Cyclops'

The Faculty
Movie • 1998
Marybeth Louise Hutchinson

Going Greek
Movie • 2001
Paige Forrester

Final Sale
Movie • 2011
Allison Graves

The Calling
Movie • 2000
Kristie St. Clair

Corporate Affairs
Movie • 2008
Cassie Meyers

Snowmageddon
Movie • 2011
Beth Miller

Nobody Lives Forever
Movie • 1998
Kimberly Corley

Four Extraordinary Women
Movie • 2006
Sharon

Habitat
Movie • 1997
Deborah Marlowe

Officer Down
Movie • 2013
Ellen Logue

An Officer and a Murderer
Movie • 2012
Det. Jennifer Dobson

Ebbie
Movie • 1995
Martha Cratchet

Kitchen Party
Movie • 1997
Tammy Driscoll

Susie Q
Movie • 1996
Janette

Hollis & Rae
Movie • 2006
Rae Devereauz

Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable
Movie • 2013
Shadowcat (voice)

The Privileged
Movie • 2013
Julia Westwood

The Halfback of Notre Dame
Movie • 1996
Jill Volsner

Preggoland
Movie • 2014
Shannon

Murder at My Door
Movie • 1996
Valerie Sanders

Suicide Kings
Movie • 1997
Elise Chasten

The Highwayman
Movie • 2000
Ziggy Watson

The Fastest Man in the World
Movie • 2003
Herself

For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down
Movie • 1996
Lucy Bines

Path of Souls
Movie • 2012
Grace Beardsley

Best Wishes Mason Chadwick
Movie • 1995
May

Moment of Truth: Into the Arms of Danger
Movie • 1997
Jan

Come Together
Movie • 2001
Charlotte Hart

Abduction of Innocence
Movie • 1996
Laura Rhoads

Cycles
Movie • 2016
The woman

A Friend of the Family
Movie • 2005
Alison Shaw

A Kidnapping in the Family
Movie • 1996
Josie Cooper

Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Movie • 1996
Freddie

It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
Movie • 2003
Ann Clemons

A Mighty Wind
Movie • 2003
Girl Klapper

Astonishing X-Men: Dangerous
Movie • 2012
Shadowcat (voice)

Astonishing X-Men: Torn
Movie • 2012
Shadowcat (voice)

Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Movie • 2021
Audrey

Stay Tuned
Movie • 1992
Girlfriend #1

Underworld: Endless War
Movie • 2011
Selene (voice)

The Manor
Movie • 1999
Gillian Ravenscroft

Remarkably Bright Creatures
Movie • 2026
Andie

My Little Pony Tales
TV • 1992
Bright Eyes (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Diane Kentner

The Dead Zone
TV • 2002
Miranda Ellis

Sliders
TV • 1995
Margo Hall

Stargate Atlantis
TV • 2004
Nola

24
TV • 2001
Marie Warner

Women's Murder Club
TV • 2007
Jill Bernhardt

Dead Like Me
TV • 2003
Daisy Adair

Hillside
TV • 1991
Ashley Frasier

Total Recall 2070
TV • 1999
Elana

Jake 2.0
TV • 2003
Angela Hamilton / Angela Wright

Defying Gravity
TV • 2009
Zoe Barnes

The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Sarah Hayward

Astonishing X-Men
TV • 2009
Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat (voice)

The X-Files
TV • 1993
Andrea

Scaredy Cats
TV • 2021
Willa's Mom

Warehouse 13
TV • 2009
Lauren Andrews

The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Mona Lisa 37X

Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self

Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Julia Renquist

DarkStalkers
TV • 1995
Hairball (voice)

The Odyssey
TV • 1992
Vampire

The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil
TV • 1988
(voice)

M.A.N.T.I.S.
TV • 1994
Teenage Girl

Poltergeist: The Legacy
TV • 1996
Tracy Lasker

Underworld: Endless War
TV • 2011
Selene

Whole Day Down
TV • 2011
Esther

Pure 24
TV • 2003
Herself

Up Close with Carrie Keagan
TV • 2007
Herself

It
TV • 1990
Loni (uncredited)