Lauren Lee Smith | |
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Smith at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
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Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
June 19, 1980
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Spouse(s) | Erik Steingröver (m. 2009) |
Lauren Lee Smith (born June 19, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her television roles, including Emma DeLauro in the syndicated fantasy drama Mutant X, Riley Adams in the CBS forensics drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and police Sergeant Michelle McCluskey in the CTV fantasy drama The Listener.
Smith was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. When she was 14, her family moved to Los Angeles, California. There, she began a modelling career. She is the cousin of actor Myles Ferguson.
She married German photographer Erik Steingröver on April 4, 2009.
At the age of 19, Smith was cast in the remake of Get Carter. Smith was cast in the starring role of Christy Huddleston in the television film Christy: The Movie, and its followup two-part miniseries Christy, Choices of the Heart. She starred in the show Mutant X, where she played the character of Emma deLauro from 2001–03. She has also guest-starred in episodes of The Dead Zone, The Twilight Zone, and Blade: The Series, among others. Smith was also a recurring character in the Showtime drama series The L Word, playing sous chef Lara Perkins. In 2005, Smith filmed the sexually explicit movie Lie with Me, where she played the character of Leila. The same year she was cast in the 2006 romance film The Last Kiss.