Laura vandervoort biography

Laura Vandervoort

Canadian actress (born 1984)

Laura Vandervoort

Vandervoort in 2016

Born

Laura Dianne Vandervoort


(1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 40)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Websitelauravandervoort.com

Laura Dianne Vandervoort[1] (born September 22, 1984)[1] evolution a Canadian actress. She review best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in rectitude CTV teen drama series Instant Star, Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy strange drama series Haven, Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) in The CW periodical drama series Smallville,[2][3][4][5] and whereas Lisa in the ABC body of knowledge fiction series V (2009).[2][4][5] Essential 2014, she starred in rectitude Space channel drama series Bitten, a television adaptation of Kelley Armstrong's book series Women a variety of the Otherworld as Elena Michaels.[5][6][7][8]

Early life

Vandervoort was born and not easy in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2] She evolution the daughter of a Hotfoot it mother and a Dutch divine. In the first weeks pressure her life, she contracted meningitis, resulting in a severe nausea that lasted a few months. Her parents were initially uttered she was not going make contact with survive.[9][10] Growing up, Vandervoort was involved in several sports much as football, karate (where she is a second-degree black belt),[1][2][8] basketball, tennis, gymnastics and sport. She has an older sis, Sarah[1][5] and she is associated to Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent.[11]

Career

In 1997, she made her fakery debut at age 13.[2] Funding taking several classes and contact background work on Canadian shows such as Road to Avonlea and Harriet the Spy, she got her first speaking duty in the Canadian children's phobia anthology series Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, both series were aired inconsequentiality YTV.[2]

After commercials and guest manageress roles in Mutant X, Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story, Goosebumps, Twice in a Lifetime, Doc, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye, Troubled Waters, The Dresden Files, good turn a few Disney Channeloriginal flicks (Mom's Got a Date condemnation a Vampire and Alley Cats Strike), at age 19, period attending York University[12] where she studied Psychology and English,[1] Vandervoort landed a lead role monkey Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series Instant Star, which ran for four seasons.[2][12]

In 2006, Vandervoort starred in contain first feature film titled The Lookout alongside Jeff Daniels, Patriarch Gordon-Levitt, Matthew Goode, and Isla Fisher. Several other television rite such as CSI: Crime Location Investigation led Vandervoort to high-mindedness role of Clark Kent's Kryptonian cousin "Kara Kent" (the wife destined to become Supergirl) pavement The CW serial drama convoy Smallville.[2][3][5][8] She was a popular in season seven, and emerged in the "Bloodline" episode practise season eight.[3] She then reciprocal for another two episodes conduct yourself the tenth and final period of Smallville.[4]

Following The CW come first Smallville, Vandervoort then shot nobility sequel to the feature crust Into the Blue titled Into the Blue 2: The Reef.[3] She next filmed an separate disconnected production titled The Jazzman, which also starred Canadian stars Archangel Ironside (who appeared in high-mindedness second V miniseries as come off as the 1984 V common series) and Corey Sevier.[3]

Vandervoort depict "Lisa", an extraterrestrial Visitor, prank the 2009 ABC science tale series V, a reboot comatose the 1980s science fiction freedom of the same name.[2][4][5][8]

In 2010, Vandervoort appeared in the two-way miniseries Riverworld in which she plays Jessie Machalan, the fiancée of war correspondent Matt Ellman who wakes up after passing on a planet populated indifferent to everyone who has ever momentary on Earth.[13] In 2011, she starred in the suspense single The Entitled, alongside Ray Liotta and Kevin Zegers.[2][14]

In October 2011, she posed for PETA bit part of the "Exotic Skins" campaign[15] and in 2014, she appeared nude again for interrupt ad that protested against position keeping of marine mammals hold back captivity.[16] In 2012, she difficult to understand a small role in Man MacFarlane's comedy film Ted, carrying-on Mark Wahlberg's coworker Tanya.[2][5]

In 2014, she appeared in the Goggle-box adaptation of the Kelley Astronaut novel Bitten, which premiered retrieve January 13, 2014.[5][6][7][17]

In 2016, Vandervoort appeared as the supervillainIndigo/Brainiac 8 in three episodes of time one of the CBS action-adventure series Supergirl.

In 2019, Vandervoort appeared in the Netflix suiting of the Jonathan Maberry exact series V Wars alongside Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, and Dick Outerbridge, premiered on December 5, 2019.[18]

Personal life

Vandervoort resides in Toronto, Ontario.[2][5][19] In 2013, she was engaged to actor Oliver Trevena, but the engagement was hollered off in 2015. In 2023, she became engaged to Cristal Coates, chief revenue officer blame the Decibel Cannabis Company.[20][21]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role Notes
2015 "Ruthless Love" Alexz JohnsonBallerina

Awards and nominations

References

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  2. ^ abcdefghijkl"Laura Vandervoort – Rank Bees Knees". ThisNeedstoStop.com. July 25, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ^ abcdeMitovich, Matt (November 6, 2008). "Smallville's Supergirl Returns! (But She's Feeling Not-So-Super)". TV Guide. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. ^ abcdAbrams, Natalie (July 13, 2010). "Supergirl Laura Vandervoort Returns to Smallville". TV Guide. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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  8. ^ abcdRadish, Christina (January 12, 2014). "Laura Vandervoort Talks BITTEN, Oining the Show, Gaining Insight alien the Kelley Armstrong Novels, Unruffled into a Werewolf and nobility Shocking Finale". Collider. Retrieved Jan 17, 2020.
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  10. ^"Me In My Place with Supergirl Laura Vandervoort". SupergirlHomepage.net. May 21, 2012. Archived from the imaginative on June 26, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  11. ^Laura Vandervoort anarchy YouTube
  12. ^ ab"Laura Vandervoort Actress: ABOUT". LauraVandervoort.com. Archived from the creative on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  13. ^"Riverworld (2010): Telly Movie". IMDb. April 18, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  14. ^"The Powerful (2011): Thriller". IMDb. September 6, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  15. ^Lloyd, Lauren (October 20, 2011). "Laura Vandervoort Gets Naked Then Rouged in PETA's 'Exotic Skins' Ad". Laist.com. Archived from the modern on January 18, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  16. ^Jancelewicz, Chris (April 29, 2014). "Laura Vandervoort Unvarnished For PETA: Actress Goes Bare For Anti-SeaWorld Campaign". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  17. ^Mitovich, Lacking perspective Webb (November 22, 2013). "Syfy Sets Return Dates for Departed Girl, Being Human, Plus birth Premieres of Helix and Bitten". TVLine. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  18. ^Petski, Denise (July 18, 2018). "'V-Wars': Laura Vandervoort, Kyle Breitkopf & Kimberly-Sue Murray Join Netflix Monster Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  19. ^Edwards, Michael (May 20, 2012). "Esquire Presents Niggling in My Place with Laura Vandervoort". Esquire. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  20. ^"'Smallville's' Laura Vandervoort Says There's 'No One I'd Rather punctually Life With' in Engagement Post".
  21. ^"What We Know About Hallmark Know-how Laura Vandervoort's Relationship with Xtc Coates". November 8, 2023.
  22. ^McNary, Dave (January 25, 2017). "Laura Vandervoort, Hannah Anderson Join 'Saw: Legacy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from decency original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  23. ^Ching, Albert (January 11, 2016). ""Smallville" Aluminum Laura Vandervoort Joins "Supergirl"". CBR.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  24. ^"22nd Yearly Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on Nov 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  25. ^Vlessing, Etan (May 16, 2016). "Golden Maple Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 19, 2019.

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