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Encyclopedia > Laura Leighton
Laura Leighton
Birth name Laura Miller
Born July 24, 1968 (1968-07-24) (age 39)
Flag of the United States Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Spouse(s) Doug Savant (1999-)

Laura Leighton (born Laurie Miller[1] on July 24, 1968) is an American actress. She was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa and is a 1986 graduate of West High School in Iowa City (ironically located on Melrose Avenue). In 1988, she assumed her grandfather's surname. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Iowa City is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,220. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Doug Savant will be a regular on Desperate Housewives next season Doug Savant (born June 21, 1964 in Burbank, California, United States) is an American actor. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  Ranked 26th  - Total 56,272 sq mi (145,743 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 199 miles (320 km)  - % water 0. ...


Filmography

Laura Leighton is probably best known for starring on Melrose Place from 1993 to 1997 as Jane Mancini's sister, Sydney Andrews. Melrose Place is an American primetime soap opera that ran between 1992 and 1999, created by Darren Star for the FOX network. ...


She originally appeared in a one-off guest appearance during the show's first season and was asked back for the second season. During breaks on filming of Melrose, Laura starred in the movie, In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy as Laurette Wilder, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for a rich boy, much to the disgust of his grandparents, and Deadly Encounter as Joanne Sanders, a single mother who is the victim of a stalker.


Laura dated actor Dean Cameron for several months before her long-term relationship with Melrose Place co-star Grant Show from 1993 - 1996. Leighton left the show in 1997, after what was believed to be a pay dispute. In 1999, she married another Melrose Place costar, Doug Savant. She eventually returned to work for Aaron Spelling in his other hit nighttime soap, Beverly Hills 90210. Aaron created the role of actress wannabe Sophie Burns for her. Dean Cameron (born Dean Eikleberry on December 25, 1962, in Morrison, Illinois, USA) is an American television and film actor. ... Grant Show Grant Show is an actor who starred on Melrose Place as Jake Hanson from 1992 to 1997. ... Doug Savant will be a regular on Desperate Housewives next season Doug Savant (born June 21, 1964 in Burbank, California, United States) is an American actor. ... Aaron Spelling (April 22, 1923 – June 23, 2006) was an American film and television producer. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime television soap opera that aired from October 1990 to May 2000 on the Fox Network in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ...


Laura guest-starred in shows such as Cupid and The Outer Limits, and lent her voice to the animated series Duckman. She also starred in indie films, such as Seven Girlfriends, The Sky Is Falling, and Angels, Baby! before taking a long break to have children. In 2003, Laura returned to the small screen in the much-hyped, but little-watched SKIN, which lasted 3 episodes, and in the short-lived 2005 ABC series Eyes. In 2006 - 2007, Laura has made numerous prime-time guest appearances, on shows such as ABC drama/comedy Boston Legal, Law & Order: SVU, CSI: Miami, and Shark. Laura was recently seen in the made for TV movie "Love Notes" on Lifetime has recently finished filming the western/horror/thriller The Burrowers directed by J.T Petty and has just signed on to play the lead in the movie "Daniel's Daughter" for Hallmark Channel Cupid is a 1998-1999 American comedy-drama series created by Rob Thomas, which featured Paula Marshall as Dr. Claire Allen, a Chicago psychologist who is given charge of a man named Trevor Hale (Jeremy Piven). ... The Outer Limits is an American television series. ... Duckman was an animated sitcom developed by Jeff Reno & Ron Osborn, based on characters created by Everett Peck in his Dark Horse comic. ... An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Skin is a television series which aired on Fox in 2003. ... Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. ... Boston Legal is an American dramedy television series that began airing on ABC on October 3rd, 2004. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Shark is an American television show that is a part of the new crop of CBS shows in the Fall 2006 line up. ... The Burrowers is an upcoming 2008 horror/thriller film with a Western theme and has an estimated release date in 2008. ...


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More Pictures Laura Leighton's on-screen persona as Sydney on FOX's Melrose Place earned her a genuine place in America's heart.
In 2003 Leighton made her return to series television in Jerry Bruckheimer's series, Skin, on FOX.
Laura: It's come around to where it's not a bad thing anymore to have that (Melrose) association.
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