Laura Slade Weishaar (née Wiggins) is an American actress, singer, musician, and realtor. She is most known for her roles in Shameless, The Tomorrow People, Starving in Suburbia and Rings.
Laura Slade Wiggins | |
|---|---|
 Wiggins in 2010 | |
| Born | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse |
Kyle Weishaar (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editWiggins is the daughter of Kathy Wiggins and prominent Athens attorney Mark Wiggins.[1] She has one brother.[2]
Career
editShe has guest starred in various shows including Eleventh Hour,[3] and in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation titled "World's End".[4] She also played a pregnant teenager in an episode of the fourth season of Private Practice called "The Hardest Part".[5] She had a recurring role in the 2013 series The Tomorrow People.[6] Wiggins joined the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Karen Jackson, a series regular.[7]
In 2014, Wiggins appeared in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Comic Perversion" as Carly Rydell.[8] Wiggins played the main character "Hannah Warner" in Starving in Suburbia which aired on Lifetime on April 26, 2014.[9][10] In 2017, Wiggins appeared in the horror film Rings, the third installment of the Ring franchise.[11] In 2019, she played a supporting role in the Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.
Personal life
editWiggins married stuntman Kyle Weishaar in Colbert, Georgia on June 23, 2018.[12] In 2021, the two had a daughter.[citation needed] On February 21, 2024, her second daughter, Elizabeth, was born.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dance of the Dead | BFF #1 | |
| 2011 | Day of the Living | Amy | Short film |
| 2012 | Hit List | 13-yr old Charlotte | |
| 2014 | The Ganzfeld Haunting | Molloy | |
| Hard Drive | Debs | ||
| 2016 | Take Flight | Grace | |
| 20th Century Women | Lynette Winters | ||
| 2017 | Rings | Faith | |
| Cradle Swapping | Michelle | ||
| Jax In Love | Daisy | Short film | |
| 2019 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Helen Corning | |
| Stand! | Rebecca Almazoff | ||
| Along Came the Devil 2 | Jordan | ||
| 2020 | InstaPsycho | Maddie Reynolds |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Not Like Everyone Else | Kimberly | Television film |
| 2007 | Girl, Positive | Lindsey Carter | Television film |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | Belinda Shea | Episode: "Flesh" |
| 2010–2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Zoe Tate / Singer #4 | Episode: "Dead Rails" (as Zoe Tate), Episode: "World's End (as Singer #4) |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Lisa | Episode: "The Hardest Part" |
| Cooper and Stone | Maya | Television film | |
| 2011–2013 | Shameless | Karen Jackson | 30 episodes |
| 2012 | The Finder | Claire | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
| Blackbox TV | Monica Stratford | Episode: "Silverwood: Red Ink" | |
| 2013 | Perception | Patti Walace | Episode: "Toxic |
| The Cheating Pact | Meredith Porter | Television film | |
| 2013–2014 | The Tomorrow People | Irene Quinn | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Carly Rydell | Episode: "Comic Perversion" |
| Intelligence | Rebecca Strand | Episode: "Cain and Gabriel" | |
| Starving in Suburbia | Hannah Warner | Television film | |
| 2015 | Comedy Sketch TV Time, Okay? | Siri | Episode: "Holographic iPhone Siri" |
| 2017 | Chicago P.D. | Juliana Parks | Episode: "Remember the Devil" |
References
edit- ^ "Mark Wiggins". wnc-law.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "My brother is the one with the Mohawk! He's the reason I #keepitreal #HappySiblingsDay". Twitter. April 10, 2016. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Wiggins". TV.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Dudak, Cory (February 25, 2015). "We're 'Shameless' With Our Love for Laura Wiggins". CraveOnline.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Star Scoop, The (February 27, 2011). "Laura Wiggins Interview: Everybody was kind of terrified of Shameless!". The Star Scoop. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Baker, Cory (December 12, 2013). "The Tomorrow People Mid-season Finale Review: To the Other Side". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Wagner, Curt (January 8, 2012). "Shameful 'Shameless' audition won Laura Wiggins her role". Red Eye Chicago. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Law and Order Special Victims Unit". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ "Laura Wiggins in "Starving in Suburbia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Neumyer, Scott (April 25, 2014). "Laura Slade Wiggins Talks Thinspiration, Starving in Suburbia & Shameless". Parade.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (September 22, 2016). "The Ring' Threequel Delayed for the Third Time by Paramount". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- ^ Briese, Nicole (July 20, 2018). "Pics! 'Shameless' Star Laura Slade Wiggins Reveals Wedding Album". US Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
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