Laura Regan

Laura Regan
Born (1977-10-17) October 17, 1977 (age 47)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
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Parents
Relatives

Laura Regan (born October 17, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She has had leading and supporting roles in the films Saving Jessica Lynch (2003),[2][3] My Little Eye (2002),[2][4] They (2002),[5][6] Dead Silence (2007), and Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014).[7] She had a recurring role as Jennifer Crane in the TV series Mad Men and starred as Agatha on Minority Report (2015).[8]

Early life

Regan was born in Halifax,[9] Nova Scotia, the youngest in a family of seven. Regan is the daughter of Anita Carole Regan (née Harrison) and former Nova Scotia premier Gerald Regan;[2] and sister of Geoff Regan, former Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and former federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Live at Five's Nancy Regan. Her maternal grandfather was Saskatchewan MP John Harrison.[10]

Career

Regan's first role was in M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable. She landed her first starring role in Robert Harmon's They.

For her role of Emma in the film My Little Eye, Regan won in the category Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female at the 2002 Atlantic Film Festival.[2][11]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Unbreakable Audrey Inverso (age 20)
2001 Someone Like You Evelyn
2002 My Little Eye Emma
2002 They Julia Lund
2006 Hollow Man 2 Maggie Dalton Direct-to-video
2007 Poor Boy's Game Emma [12]
2007 Dead Silence Lisa Ashen
2008 How to Be a Serial Killer Abigail
2014 Atlas Shrugged: Part III Dagny Taggart[13]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Denise Sandler Episode: "Wrong Is Right"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Tish Van Der Wahl Episode: "Zoonotic"
2003 Judging Amy Ellen Brady 3 episodes
2003 Cold Case Rosie Miles Episode: "Fly Away"
2003 Blessings Shelley TV movie
2003 Saving Jessica Lynch Jessica Lynch TV movie
2004 CSI: Miami Mrs. Riley Episode: "Crime Wave"
2005 Charmed Joanna Episode: "Death Becomes Them"
2005 Ghost Whisperer Serena Hilliard Episode: "Ghost Bride"
2006 Everwood Ruth Episode: "An Ounce of Prevention"
2008 Heartland Lauren Episode: "Corporate Cowgirls"
2008–10 Mad Men Jennifer Crane Recurring role, 6 episodes
2009 Without a Trace Cate Connelly Episode: "Friends and Neighbors"
2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Dr. Felicia Burnett Episode: "The Good Wound"
2010 Burn Notice Sarah Aikins Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
2010 Nikita Lisa Han Episode: "Rough Trade"
2011 Bones Carol Samuel Episode: "The Sin in the Sisterhood"
2011 The Closer Malin Turner Episode: "Home Improvement"
2011 Castle Rebecca Siegal Episode: "Heartbreak Hotel"
2012 Fairly Legal Olivia McKee Episode: "Teenage Wasteland"
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Carol Walker / Sharon Walker Episode: "Touch of Death"
2014 Constantine Claire Episode: "Rage of Caliban"
2015 Murder in the First Mary Rentman 3 episodes
2015 Minority Report Agatha Main role
2016 Longmire Tizz Kaufman Episode: "From This Day Forward"
2016 Code Black Janie Episode: "Corporeal Form"
2017 NCIS Amber Davis Episode: "Voices"
2018 American Woman Carol Episode: "I Will Survive"
2018 Legends of Tomorrow Jane Hawthorne Episode: "Witch Hunt"

References

  1. ^ "With show, city reverses irksome trend" by Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune (20 Oct, 2011) Retrieved from ProQuest 899110154
  2. ^ a b c d "Making Lynch film an eye-opener for Laura Regan" The Sault Star (8 Nov, 2003) Retrieved from ProQuest 348612215
  3. ^ Saving Jessica Lynch review by Brian Lowry at variety.com
  4. ^ My Little Eye review by Derek Elley at variety.com
  5. ^ They review by Scott Foundas at variety.com
  6. ^ "Radar pinpoints cast for ‘They’" by Dana Harris at variety.com
  7. ^ "Film Review: ‘Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?’" by Dennis Harvey at variety.com
  8. ^ "Silver screen to small screen: The film-to-TV-series train is still at full speed, from "Minority Report" to "Scream" to "Westworld."" by Tirdad Derakhshani, The Philadelphia Inquirer (28 June, 2015) Retrieved from ProQuest 1691871530
  9. ^ "Rescue Run" by Andrew Ryan, The Globe and Mail (8 Nov, 2003) Retrieved from ProQuest 383964898
  10. ^ "Ottawa Citizen – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "Collaboration and coproduction buzz at AFF" by Laura Bracken at playbackonline.ca
  12. ^ Poor Boy’s Game review by Leslie Felperin at variety.com
  13. ^ VanDerWerff, Emily (June 19, 2014). "Conclusion of Atlas Shrugged trilogy pulls out the big guns, casts Ron Paul". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 27, 2019.