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Lauren Ambrose Biography
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![]() Lauren Ambrose at the premiere of Psycho Beach Party at the 24th Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco in June 2000 |
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| Born | Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso February 20, 1978 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sam Handel (2001-present) |
Lauren Ambrose (born February 20, 1978) is an American film and television actress, best known for portraying the character Claire Fisher on the HBO drama Six Feet Under.
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Personal life
Ambrose was born Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso1 in New Haven, Connecticut, the daughter of Anne, an interior designer, and Frank D'Ambruoso, a caterer.2 She is of Italian descent on her father's side,3 and attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, Wilbur Cross High School, High School in the Community, and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. She is also a trained opera singer who studied voice and opera at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Ambrose has been married to professional photographer Sam Handel4 of Needham, MA since September 2001. They have a son, Orson (b. January 16, 2007)5 and currently live in Great Barrington, MA.
Career
Ambrose began her career in New York theater, mainly in Off-Broadway productions. Her early career also included television appearances, most notably playing supporting guest roles on Law & Order, and a feature guest role on the show in the 1998 episode "Damaged" as Valerie Maxwell, a mentally-challenged young woman raped by a group of popular high school students. Her first film role was In & Out (1997), which was followed by a more prominent role in the chaotic high school comedy Can't Hardly Wait (1998). She was the ingenue lead, Florence "Chicklet" Forrest, in the cult favorite Psycho Beach Party (2000). Ambrose began her role on Six Feet Under in early 2001. She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Supporting Role Emmy Award twice, following the 2002 and 2003 seasons of the critically-acclaimed drama.
In 2006, Ambrose made her Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of Awake and Sing!. In 2007, she appeared as Juliet in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, to great critical acclaim. In 2008 she appeared as Ophelia in the 2008 performance of Hamlet for Shakespeare in the Park.6 Lauren recently returned to Broadway in Exit the King (by Eugene Ionesco) at the Ethel Barrymore Theater on Broadway, opposite Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon. Ambrose provided the voice of monster KW in Where the Wild Things Are, which was released in 2009.
Filmography
Film and TV
- In & Out (1997) - Vicky Rayburn
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998) - Denise Fleming
- Summertime's Calling Me (1998) - Tami
- Saving Graces (1999) (TV series) - Grace Whitmore
- Swimming (2000) - Frankie Wheeler
- Psycho Beach Party (2000) - Florence 'Chicklet' Forrest
- Six Feet Under (2001) (TV series) - Claire Fisher
- Admissions (2004) - Evie Brighton
- Diggers (2006) - Zoey
- Starting Out in the Evening (2007) - Heather Wolfe
- A Dog Year (2008) - Emma
- The Return of Jezebel James (2008) (TV series) - Coco Tompkins
- Loving Leah (2009) - Leah Lever
- Cold Souls (2009) - Stephanie
- Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (voice only) - KW
Upcoming films
- Tonight at Noon (2009) - Mae
- Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009) - Mindy
Other work
- The Darkness (video game) (2007) - Jenny Romano
References
- ^ JOHNSON, MALCOLM (2007-06-26). "TIMELESS TRAGEDY OF LOVE". www.courant.com Hartford Courant. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/1295696011.html?dids=1295696011:1295696011&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+26%2C+2007&author=MALCOLM+JOHNSON%3B+Special+to+The+Courant&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=TIMELESS+TRAGEDY+OF+LOVE&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Lauren-Ambrose.html
- ^ Windy City Times - Interview: Six Feet Under’s Lauren Ambrose
- ^ http://www.samhandel.com/
- ^ Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose Has a Boy
- ^ http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/126/219/ Public Theater - Shakespeare in the Park
External links
- Lauren Ambrose at the Internet Movie Database
- Lauren Ambrose at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lauren Ambrose at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Lauren Ambrose at Allmovie
- Lauren Ambrose.org Comprehensive resource on the actress
- Lauren Ambrose.net
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