Line #40 Creator/LauraVandervoort


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3	Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress.
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5	She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the TeenDrama ''Series/InstantStar'', Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Creator/{{Syfy}} supernatural drama ''Series/{{Haven}}'', [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Zor-El]] in Creator/TheCW TV series ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and Lisa in the Creator/{{ABC}} ScienceFiction series ''Series/{{V 2009}}'', and Elena Michaels in the Space drama series ''Series/{{Bitten}}''.
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7	!!Selected Filmography:
8	* ''Series/Goosebumps1995'' (1997, 1998) as Nadine Platt and Sheena Deep
9	* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' (2000) as Ashley Fox
10	* ''Film/AlleyCatsStrike'' (2000) as Lauren
11	* ''Film/MomsGotADateWithAVampire'' (2000) as Chelsea Hansen
12	* ''Series/MutantX'' (2001) as Tina
13	* ''Series/InstantStar'' (2004-2008) as Sadie Harrison
14	* ''Film/TheLookout'' (2007) as Kelly
15	* ''Series/TheDresdenFiles'' (2007) as Natalie
16	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2007) as Ms. Tangiers
17	* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (2007-2008, 2010, 2011) as [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Zor-El]]
18	* ''Series/{{V\|2009}}'' (2009–11) as Lisa
19	* ''[[Film/IntoTheBlue Into the Blue 2: The Reef]]'' (2009) as Dani White
20	* ''Film/{{Damage}}'' (2010) as Frankie
21	* ''Literature/{{Riverworld}}'' (2010) as Jess Machalan
22	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (2010-2011) Jenny and Brigit
23	* ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'' (2011) as ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson
24	* ''Film/{{This Means War\|2012}}'' (2012) as Britta
25	* ''Film/{{Ted}}'' (2012) as Tanya
26	* ''Series/WhiteCollar'' (2012) as Sophie Covington
27	* ''Series/{{Haven}}'' (2013) as Arla Cogan
28	* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'' (2013) as Marcy Sullivan
29	* ''Series/{{Bitten}}'' (2014-2016) as Elena Michaels
30	* ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' (2016) as Indigo / Brainiac 8
31	* ''Film/{{Jigsaw}}'' (2017) as Anna
32	* ''Film/{{Rabid}}'' (2019) as Rose
33	* ''Series/VWars'' (2019) as Mila Dubov
34	* ''Film/SeeForMe'' (2021) as Deborah
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37	!!Tropes
38	* ActionGirl: She has a second degree black belt in karate and loves doing her own stunts. And of course she played [[Series/{{Smallville}} Supergirl]].
39	* CastingGag: Creator/GregBerlanti really wanted her to have a RemakeCameo in ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'', but she couldn't at first due to her commitment to ''Series/{{Bitten}}''. She eventually found a way to adjust her schedule and do it.
40	* DarkActionGirl: As Indigo in the new ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' series, especially when she goes up against her successor in the role.
41	* DyeingForYourArt: Had her hair dyed brown for her role as Anna in ''Film/{{Jigsaw}}''.
42	* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Since most of her characters are MsFanservice, it's inevitable that the male characters will have their attention on her. [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Not that we'd blame the female characters for it, either.]]
43	* HumanAliens: Her most well-known roles.
44	* MsFanservice: Her characters tend to show a lot of skin. [[MaleGaze And we do mean a lot.]]
45	* RemakeCameo: She appeared as Indigo in ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}''. She previously played ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} herself in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' six years prior.
46	* ScienceFiction: The most common genre she's cast in; she's openly admitted to [[JustForFun/OneOfUs being a fan]].
47	* ThoseTwoActors: Creator/HelenSlater, [[Film/Supergirl1984 the original live-action Supergirl]], made a RemakeCameo on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (as Kal-El's mother and Kara's aunt Lara). Laura herself did the same in ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'', where Slater is already a RecurringCharacter (as Kara's adopted mother Eliza). Time will tell if Creator/MelissaBenoist will do the same and join them in a future ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} adaptation.
48	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She wanted to be [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]] when she was young. She reportedly sent Creator/JossWhedon a letter telling him that Buffy needed a "sister". Whedon remembered her letter when she auditioned for a role years later.
49	* YouLookFamiliar: She played two different characters in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' franchise, one in the mothership, the other [[Series/{{CSINY}} in New York]]. She also voiced two different characters in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

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