Laura's Bio and Filmography
Laura Wright joined the cast of "General Hospital" in November 2005 as Carly Corinthos Alcazar.
Born September 11, 1970 in Washington D.C. and raised Clinton MD, Laura Wright was hit by the acting bug in the eighth grade. Wright performed in many high school plays such as "Gypsy," "Our Town," and "You Can't Take It With You." She also has a director's credit for the production of "Father Says No." In addition, Wright has few local commercials and numerous fashion shows under her belt.
After being persuaded to audition for the daytime drama "Loving," Wright seriously considered a career in acting and as luck would have it, she was cast of in the ABC Daytime drama and later went on to play the role of Ally Rescott Bowman for four years and later its spin-off "The City."
Wright debuted on "Guiding Light" in August of 1997. There for eight years, she played the role of ex-stripper, Cassie Layne. This street smart character won Wright a 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best New Character. And in the same year, she was named one of TV Guide's rising stars in daytime.
Wright resides in the Los Angeles area with architect husband John. She first met him when she was 15 years old. They were married on October 7, 1995. The couple has 2 children, daughter Lauren Elizabeth, who was born on November 16, 1998 and son John Michael, born on December 21, 2000. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, especially watching late night television with her husband.Laura also enjoys basketball, softball, rollerblading, and kickboxing.
Quoteable Quotes:
"They are brutal on the Internet. They hate my hair. One person said, "Cassie's hair looked like worms today." I think it's funny, because half the time, I agree!"
---Soap Opera Digest, 12/15/98, discussing her curly hair
"I'll come home from work and say, 'Today was great because we taped those beach scenes.' And [my husband] says, 'You know, I don't get to roll around and kiss people at my job. Don't tell me you had a hard day. I've been tearing down drywall.'" -- Soap Opera Weekly, 7/7/98.
Miscellaneous:
In an interview in the 7/21/98 issue of Soap Opera News, Laura Wright said she reads comments about Cassie on the internet.
Laura enjoys watching reruns of The Andy Griffith Show and also likes VH1's Behind the Music.
Honors:
Named one of Soap Opera's 50 Most Beautiful People by Soap Opera Weekly (3/3/98 issue)
Soap Opera Award from Soap Opera Digest (2/27/98) for Favorite New Character (Cassie Layne)
Daytime Emmy Awards
2005 Pre-Nominee; Outstanding Supporting Actress
2004 Pre-Nominee; Outstanding Supporting Actress
2003 Pre-Nominee; Outstanding Lead Actress
Filmography
General Hospital
.... Caroline "Carly" Benson Alcazar (2005-present)Carly Corinthos Alcazar's Bio
Guiding Light
.... Cassandra Elizabeth Rae Layne Winslow (1997-2005)Cassie Layne Winslow's Bio
The City
.... Allison Rescott Alden Bowman (1995-1997) Allison Rescott Bowman's Bio
Loving
.... Allison Rescott Alden Bowman (1991-1995)
Has appeared in the following:
Pilot for the WB network called "Almost Gone" (not picked up for fall)
Appeared in the play "Our Town" in North Carolina.
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