Laura Leighton

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Biography

Born Laura Miller on July 24, 1969, in Iowa City, IA, she assumed her grandfather's last name in 1988. Leighton was a girl who kept herself busy in junior high by joining the choir, taking dance lessons and playing various sports. After graduating from West High School in Iowa City, she joined a signing and dancing troupe called "The Young Americans" - a group that traveled across the United States performing in various local shows. Like all …

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Job Title

Actor

Born

Laura Miller on July 24, 1968 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Career Milestones

Changed her last name to Leighton (was her grandfathers name)

Moved to Los Angeles after graduating high school

1987

Performed with the traveling singing troupe, The Young Americans

1992

Made TV debut in the recurring role of Sydney Andrews on the FOX drama, "Melrose Place"; became a regular cast member in the second season

1995

Played a woman from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for a rich boy in the Lifetime movie, "In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy"

1998

Cast as wannabe actress Sophie Burns in six episodes of the FOX series, "Beverly Hills 90210"

2000

Had a small role in the film, "The Sky is Falling"

2003

Returned to series TV as a recurring character in the short-lived FOX series, "Skin"

2004

Starred a single mother who is the victim of a stalker in the Lifetime movie, "Deadly Encounter"

2005

Cast in the short-lived ABC series, "Eyes"

2006

Played a woman accused of murdering her ex-girlfriend in two episodes of ABC's "Boston Legal"

2008

Starred in the horror feature, "The Burrowers"

2009

Reprised her role as Sydney for the new "Melrose Place" on the CW network

Awards

1994

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Melrose Place