Laura Harring Biography (1964-)

Full name, Laura Elena Harring; born March 3, 1964, in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico; immigrated to the United States, c. 1974; daughter of Raymond Herring(a farmer) and Maria Martinez (a psychotherapist, real estate investor, and secretary); married Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck-Schonhausen, 1987 (divorced, 1989). Addresses: Agent: ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA90211.; Manager: Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, LosAngles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American, Mexican
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: March 3, 1964; Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Laura Herring) Jerri, Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!, International Video Entertainment, 1989
(As Laura Herring) Nisa, The Forbidden Dance (also known as Lambada, the Forbidden Dance), Columbia, 1990
(As Laura Herring) Marcia, Dead Women in Lingerie, Monarch Home Video, 1991
M. C. Kindra, Exit to Eden, Savoy Pictures, 1994
Hoover Park, Montana Entertainment, 1997
Gina Carrillo, Final Payback, Amsell Entertainment, 1999
Mrs. Dunleavy, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000
(As Laura Elena Harring) Rita/Camilla Rhodes, Mulholland Dr. (alsoknown as Mulholland Drive), Universal, 2001
(As Laura Elena Harring) Woman in red, Feather Pimento (short film), 2001
Babylon Revisited, 2001
Gina Palumbo, John Q (also known as John Q.), New Line Cinema, 2002
(As Laura Elena Harring) Galina Konstantin, Derailed (also known as Terror Train), 2002
(As Laura Elena Harring) Jane, Rabbits, Davidlynch.com, 2002
Masked & Anonymous, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
(As Laura Elena Harring) Cathryn, Willard, New Line Cinema, 2003
Catalina, Mi casa, su casa (also known as Loco Love), Artisan Entertainment, 2003
Paula, The Poet (also known as Der Poet), 2003
Herself, The Year of the Rat (documentary), New Line Home Video, 2003
Livia Saint, The Punisher, Artisan Entertainment, 2004
Television Appearances

Series
Carla Greco, General Hospital, ABC, 1990-1991
Gabriella Cochrane, Empire, 1995
Paula Stevens, Sunset Beach, NBC, 1997
California, CBS, 1997
Ariana, Black Scorpion (also known as Roger Corman Presents Black Scorpion), Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
Movies
(As Laura Martinez Harring) Elena Musquiz, Santa Anna's bride, Alamo:Thirteen Days to Glory, NBC, 1987
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge, NBC, 1988
Maria Benjamin, Rio Diablo, CBS, 1993
Babette, the mayor's girl, Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (also known as Black Scorpion: Ground Zero), Showtime, 1996
(As Laura Elena Harring) Marisleysis Gonzalez, A Family in Crisis: TheElian Gonzales Story, Fox Family Channel, 2000
Specials
Winner, The 1986 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1986
The 12th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1986
Commentator, The 1989 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1989
(As Laura Martinez Harring) The 1994 Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1994
(As Laura Elena Harring) Presenter, Concierto por la vida (documentary), 1996
Episodic
Female newcomer, "Three to Tango," Alien Nation, 1989
Princess Catherine Randenberg, "Princess of Tides," Baywatch, syndicated, 1992
Nurse, "The Fifty-Minute Hour," Blossom, NBC, 1993
Garcia, "Kidnapped: Parts 1 & 2," Flipper, syndicated, 1995
Garcia, "Missile Crisis," Flipper, syndicated, 1996
Charlotte "Charlie" McBride, "Thin Blood," Baywatch Nights, syndicated, 1996
Gloria Hemmings, "Family Values," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1996
Rebecca Wendell, "Dial M for Martin," Frasier, NBC, 1998
Yvette, "Cook's Tour," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1999
Mysterious woman, "Deadbeat Dad," Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction,2000
Herself, The Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001 and 2003
Herself, Seitenblicke, 2002
Attorney Quentin, "Perfect," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(also known as Law & Order: S.V.U.), NBC and USA Network, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Notable Hispanic American Women, Book 2, Gale Research, 1998

Periodicals

Film Monthly, March 3, 2003
People, October 27, 1997, p. 65
Venice Magazine, 2001

Electronic

Laura Harring Official Site, http://www.lauraharring.net/, February 26, 2004

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