Biography
Who is Lauren Lee Smith?
Early Life and Modelling
Lauren Lee Smith was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 19, 1980. When she reached the age of fourteen, her family relocated to Los Angeles, California. During her time living in Los Angeles, she began working as a professional model.
By the time she reached nineteen years of age, she transitioned into acting and secured a role in the film remake of Get Carter. Later that same year, she was cast in the starring role of Christy Huddleston in the television film Christy: The Movie, as well as its two-part miniseries follow-up titled Christy, Choices of the Heart.
Television Roles and Mutant X
Lauren Lee Smith gained significant attention when she starred in the syndicated science fiction drama television series Mutant X. She played the character Emma DeLauro across multiple seasons from 2001 until 2003. Throughout the 2000s, she also made guest appearances in several well-known television shows, including The Dead Zone, The Twilight Zone, and Blade: The Series.
In addition to her guest roles, she played the recurring character of sous chef Lara Perkins in the Showtime drama series The L Word. In 2006, she took on a recurring part in the Canadian drama series Intelligence. By early 2007, she portrayed the character Kath in the CBC miniseries Dragon Boys.
Film Projects and CSI
In 2005, Lauren Lee Smith took on a different style of project by filming the sexually explicit movie Lie with Me, where she portrayed a character named Leila. That same year, she joined the cast of the 2006 romance film The Last Kiss. She also secured roles in the 2008 thriller film Pathology and the 2009 drama film Helen alongside Ashley Judd.
In 2008, she joined the long-running CBS forensics drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as a series regular for its ninth season. She portrayed Riley Adams, a witty non-conformist who joined law enforcement, filling the vacancy left by the departure of Jorja Fox. She and her character did not return for the tenth season of the program.
Later Career and Frankie Drake Mysteries
In 2009, Lauren Lee Smith was cast in a lead role for the German television film Hindenburg: The Last Flight. She returned to Canada in 2010 and joined the cast of the CTV drama series The Listener for its second season, portraying police Sergeant Michelle McCluskey. She also appeared in the 2013 Canadian comedy film Cinemanovels alongside Jennifer Beals.
Later in her career, she took on the role of government investigator Samantha Krueger in the science fiction miniseries Ascension in 2014. By 2017, she secured the lead role in the CBC detective series Frankie Drake Mysteries, playing the title character for four seasons before the show concluded.
Birthday and age
Lauren Lee Smith was born on June 19, 1980, which makes Lauren 46 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Lauren shares the date with 37 other famous people.
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