Biography
Who is Lauren German?
Early life and education
Lauren German was born in Huntington Beach, California, on November 29, 1978. Her father, Richard German, worked as a vascular surgeon and was born in the United States to parents from England and the Netherlands. She has a mother named Holly.
During her youth, she attended Los Alamitos High School and participated in dance training at the Orange County High School of the Arts. Following high school, she enrolled at the University of Southern California where she studied anthropology. She later moved to New York City to further her education at the Actors Studio.
Early acting roles and film career
Lauren started her career performing on stage in productions of Peter Pan and Oliver. Her feature film debut occurred in the 2000 romantic comedy Down to You, where she portrayed a lovestruck woman. By 2002, she appeared in a Maxim magazine pictorial and was included in their Hot 100 list.
That same year, she co-starred in the romantic drama A Walk to Remember, playing a high school student named Belinda. Her other early film credits include roles in Dead Above Ground, A Midsummer Night's Rave, and the television movie The Lone Ranger. In 2003, she auditioned for the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and secured the role of the hitchhiker.
In 2005, she appeared in several projects including the crime drama Born Killers, the thriller Rx, and the romantic comedy Standing Still. She later starred in the musical drama What We Do Is Secret, where she played The Go-Go's singer Belinda Carlisle. Other film appearances include the horror film Hostel: Part II and the thriller The Divide.
Television work and fame
Lauren gained recognition for her work in television dramas. From 2011 to 2012, she joined the cast of the CBS police series Hawaii Five-0 as DHS agent Lori Weston. She followed this with a role as paramedic Leslie Shay on the NBC series Chicago Fire, starring in the show from 2012 to 2014. Her character's departure from the series was marked by her name appearing on the ambulance as a memorial.
Her most prominent television role was as detective Chloe Decker in the series Lucifer. She starred in the show for its six-season run, which lasted from 2016 until 2021. The series originally aired on Fox before moving to Netflix.
Birthday and age
Lauren German was born on November 29, 1978, which makes Lauren 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Lauren shares the date with 27 other famous people.
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