1. Early life
Laura Slade Wiggins was born on August 8, 1988. She is the daughter of Kathy Wiggins and Mark Wiggins, a prominent attorney based in Athens. She has one brother.
2. Career
Wiggins has pursued a diverse career in both acting and music, with significant contributions across various television and film productions.
2.1. Acting career
Wiggins has made numerous appearances in television series and films, establishing herself through various roles. She guest-starred in several shows, including Eleventh Hour and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation titled "World's End". She also took on the role of a pregnant teenager in "The Hardest Part," an episode from the fourth season of Private Practice.
In 2013, Wiggins joined the cast of The Tomorrow People in a recurring role. She became a series regular on the Showtime dramedy Shameless, where she portrayed the character Karen Jackson. In 2014, she appeared as Carly Rydell in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Comic Perversion." That same year, Wiggins played the main character, Hannah Warner, in the film Starving in Suburbia, which aired on Lifetime on April 26. Her film career continued with a role in the 2017 horror film Rings, which is the third installment in the Ring franchise. In 2019, she took on a supporting role in Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.
2.2. Musical activities
Beyond her acting career, Laura Slade Wiggins is also a singer and musician. While specific details about her musical projects or performances are not extensively documented in public records, her identity as a singer and musician is recognized alongside her acting profession.
3. Personal life
Laura Slade Wiggins married stuntman Kyle Weishaar on June 23, 2018, in Colbert, Georgia. The couple welcomed their first daughter in 2021. On February 21, 2024, they had their second daughter, Elizabeth.
4. Filmography
Laura Slade Wiggins has built an extensive filmography across both film and television.
4.1. Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
2014 | Hard Drive | Debs | |
2016 | Take Flight | Grace | |
2016 | 20th Century Women | Lynette Winters | |
2017 | Rings | Faith | |
2017 | Cradle Swapping | Michelle | |
2017 | Jax In Love | Daisy | Short film |
2019 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Helen Corning | |
2019 | Stand! | Rebecca Almazoff | |
2019 | Along Came the Devil 2 | Jordan | |
2020 | InstaPsycho | Maddie Reynolds |
4.2. Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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" |
2011 | Cooper and Stone | Maya | Television film |
2011-2013 | Shameless | Karen Jackson | 30 episodes |
2012 | The Finder | Claire | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
2012 | Blackbox TV | Monica Stratford | Episode: "Silverwood: Red Ink" |
2013 | Perception | Patti Walace | Episode: "Toxic" |
2013 | 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" |
2014 | Intelligence | Rebecca Strand | Episode: "Cain and Gabriel" |
2014 | 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" |
5. External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2270016/ Laura Slade Wiggins at IMDb]
- [https://twitter.com/lauraslade11 Laura Slade Wiggins on Twitter]
- [https://www.facebook.com/laurasladewiggins Laura Slade Wiggins on Facebook]