Laura Mennell (born 18 April 1980 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress.
She's best known for her roles in Science Fiction Series such as Nina Theroux in Alphas, Rebecca in Van Helsing and Mimi Hynek in Project Blue Book.
She's the cousin of Alan Young, the famous voice of Scrooge McDuck.
Filmography
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Live-Action Films
- Ive Been Waiting For You (1998) as Sarah Lancaster
- Scorn (2000) as Lisa
- 13 Ghosts (2001) as Susan LeGrow, the Bound Woman
- Alarium (2003) as Vivienne
- White Grease Paint (2004) as
- Personal Effects (2005) as Nicole Forester
- Flight 93 (2006) as Elizabeth Wainio
- The Visitor (2007) as Teacher
- Trickr Treat (2007) as Allie
- Montana Sky (2007) as Lily Mercy
- The Last Trimester (2007) as Marlene Brenden
- The Christmas (2008) as Clause
- Elegy (2008) as Cute Girl
- Christmas Cottage (2008) as Nicole
- Health Nutz (2009) as Jennifer Noir
- Sight Unseen (2009) as Cloe
- Watchmen (2009) as Janey Slater
- Driven To Kill (2009) as Lanie Drachev
- The Homestead (2010) as Jane Short film
- A Trace Of Danger (2010) as Beth
- The Christmas Ornament (2013) as Rebecca
- Stolen From The Womb (2014) as Chelsey Miller
- My Bew Best Friend (2015) as Samantha
- A Country Wedding (2015) as Catherine
- Gourmet Detective (2015) as Pauline Duquette
- Limina (2017) as Lois
- Maternal Instinct (2017) as Heather
Live-Action Series
- Millennium (1996) (1999) as Sorority Sister #1
- Stargate SG-1 (1999) as Mary
- Special Unit 2 (2001) as Amber / Naughty Girl #3
- Cold Squad (2001) as Larisa Childs
- UC Undercover (2002) as Collin's Daughter
- Andromeda (2003) as Siara
- Dead Like Me (2004) as Desiree
- Stargate Atlantis (2005) as Sanir
- The L Word (2006) as Sister Toni
- The 4400 (2007) as Young Audrey Parker
- Fallen (2007) as Penemue
- Sanctuary (2007) as Caird
- Flash Gordon (2007) as Lilian
- Blood Ties (2007) (2007) as Christina
- Sanctuary (2008) as Caird
- Eureka (2009) as Dr. Rivers
- Smallville (2009, 2011) as Toni, Janet Dawson
- Fringe (2010) as Rose Falls
- Supernatural (2010) as Brigitta / Female Djinn
- Alphas (2011 — 2012) as Nina Theroux
- Republic of Doyle (2013) as Rachel Malloy
- Motive (2014) as Samantha Turner
- Haven (2014 — 2015) as Charlotte Cross
- When Calls the Heart (2015) as Samantha Madison
- Cedar Cove (2015) as Kelly
- Girlfriends Guide To Divorce (2015) as Marria
- Legends of Tomorrow (2016) as Gail Knox
- Travelers (2016) as ADA Peckham
- Van Helsing (2016 — 2017) as Rebecca
- Real Detective (2017) as Tammy Armstrong
- Loudermilk (2017) as Allison
- The Man in the High Castle (2018) as Thelma Harris
- Project Blue Book (2019 — Present) as Mimi Hynek
Tropes
- Fake American: A Canadian actress who frequently plays American characters.
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Hilarious in Hindsight: In The 4400 episode "Audrey Parker's Come and Gone", Laura plays the younger version of the title character. She later played the recurring character Dr. Charlotte Cross in ''Haven, the protagonist of which is named Audrey Parker. - Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: She has very pale skin to contrast with her long dark hair, which naturally extends to the characters she plays.
- Recast as a Regular: Laura Mennell originally appeared on Eureka as Dr. Rivers and was later recast as Alphas'' main cast member Nina Theroux (both shows have a Shared Universe).
- Statuesque Stunner: She's a good-looking woman that stands at 5'9, which also applies to the characters she plays.
- Those Two Actors: Both her and Daryl Shuttleworth played minor characters during Legends of Tomorrow The '50s episode "Night of the Hawk" and were on Watchmen together. Coincidentally, both of their characters in the film are connected to the same major character Dr. Manhattan.
- You Look Familiar: In Smallville she played two different minor characters, a Hospital Hottie called Toni in Infamous" and a Daily Planet reporter Janet Dawson in "Finale".
