Laura Ramsey | |
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Ramsey at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born |
Brandon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
November 14, 1982
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2004–present |
Laura Ramsey (born November 14, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in films such as 2006's She's the Man, 2008's The Ruins, 2009's Middle Men, 2011's Kill the Irishman, and 2014's Are You Here.
Ramsey was born in Brandon, Wisconsin, the daughter of Jill and Mark Ramsey. She graduated from Laconia High School in Rosendale, Wisconsin in 2001 and then attended Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin.
Ramsey was spotted while working in a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and got an audition the next day, for a role she won - The Real Cancun, a documentary that revolves around the true exploits of several American youths in Mexico She then began a role in ABC's television series, The Days before making her feature-film acting debut with Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown. She returned to television and made a memorable appearance in an episode ("The Jet Set") of the AMC series Mad Men. Ramsey starred as Becca Brady on the VH1 scripted series Hindsight.