Lauren Lee Smith
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Smith at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
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| Born | June 19, 1980 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Erik Steingröver (m. 2009) |
Lauren Lee Smith (born June 19, 1980) is a Canadian actress.
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Early life
Smith was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1] When she was 14, her family moved to Los Angeles, California. There, she began a modelling career.[1] She is the cousin of actor Myles Ferguson.
Acting career
At the age of 19, Smith was cast in a featured role in the remake of Get Carter.[2] Smith has also appeared in such works as Christy: Return to Cutter Gap, Christy: A Change of Seasons and Christy: A New Beginning and starred in the show Mutant X, where she played the character of Emma deLauro. She has also guest-starred in episodes of 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.
In 2006 she had a recurring part on the Canadian drama Intelligence. In early 2007, she starred in the CBC mini-series Dragon Boys.
In 2008, Smith starred in the film Pathology and became a series regular in the ninth season on the CBS hit show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She joined Grissom's team as Riley Adams, "a smart, flirtatious, and witty non-conformist who entered law enforcement to rebel against her judgmental psychiatrist father."[3] However, due to creative differences on the show, the character did not return for the tenth season.
Personal life
She married German photographer Erik Steingröver on April 4, 2009.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Get Carter | Girl #2 | |
| 2005 | Lie with Me | Leila | |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Beat Girl | |
| The Last Kiss | Lisa | ||
| One Way | Angelina Sable | ||
| 2007 | Normal | Sherri | |
| Late Fragment | Lea | ||
| Trick 'r Treat | Danielle | ||
| 2008 | Pathology | Juliette Bath | |
| An American Carol | Voice of Reason | ||
| 2009 | Helen | Mathilda | |
| 2010 | A Night for Dying Tigers | Karen | |
| 2011 | Business Ethics | Veronica | Short film |
| Girl Walks into a Bar | Karen | ||
| 2012 | Three Days in Havana | Grace | |
| 2013 | Hunting Season | Samantha | |
| Cinemanovels | Grace | ||
| 2014 | If I Stay | Willow |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Michelle Lambert | Episodes: "The Murder of Roy Hennessey", "Murder of Roy Hennessey" | |
| 2000 | Homewood P.I. | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| 2gether: The Movie | Erin Evans | TV film | ||
| Dark Angel | Natalie | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| 2gether: The Series | Erin Evans | Recurring | ||
| Christy: The Movie | Christy Huddleston | TV film | ||
| 2001 | Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part II: A New Beginning | Christy Huddleston | TV miniseries | |
| The Wedding Dress | Hannah Pinkham | TV film | ||
| Mutant X | Emma DeLauro | Main (2001 - 2003) | ||
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Eve | Episode: "Sunrise" | |
| 2004 | I Want to Marry Ryan Banks | Lauren | TV film | |
| The Survivors Club | Meg Pesaturo | TV film | ||
| The Dead Zone | Bonnie Gibson | Episode: "Total Awareness" | ||
| The L Word | Lara Perkins | Recurring (2004 - 2006) | ||
| 2006 | Blade: The Series | Bethany | Episode: "Hunters" | |
| Intelligence | Tina | Recurring (2006 - 2007) | ||
| 2007 | Dragon Boys | Kath | TV miniseries | |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Riley Adams | Main role (2008 -2009) (23 Episodes) | |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Cynthia Morgan | TV pilot | |
| Can Openers | Susan | TV film | ||
| CSI: Deadly Intent | Riley Adams (voice) | Video game | ||
| 2010 | Psych | Lillian | Episode: "Feet Don't Kill Me Now" | |
| 2011 | de | Jennifer van Zandt | TV film | |
| Good Dog | Claire | Main | ||
| The Listener | Michelle McCluskey | Main (2011 - 2014) | ||
| 2012 | Good God | Claire | Episode: "One Station Under God" | |
| Ring of Fire | Emily Booth | Episode: "1.1" | FX pilot | |
| 2014 | Murdoch Mysteries | Elva Gordon | Episode: "Journey to the Centre of Toronto" | |
| Saving Hope | Astrid Ray | Episode: "The Other Side of Midnight" | ||
| Ascension | Samantha Krueger | SyFy mini-series | ||
| 2015 | This Life | Maggie Lawson | TV series |
References
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