Laura Innes

Laura Innes: Biography in Details

Who is Laura Innes?

Laura Innes is an American actress and television director. She is widely recognized for her role as Dr. Kerry Weaver on the NBC medical drama ‘ER’. Also, she was featured as Sophia on the NBC thriller ‘The Event’.

Laura Innes: Age(65), Parents, Siblings, Family

Laura Innes was born on August 16, 1957, in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. Her birth name is Laura Elizabeth Innes and she is currently 65 years old.

Her father’s name is Robert Innes(a tool and die company executive) and her mother’s name is Laurette. She is the youngest daughter of six children.

She is dyslexic and a Sister of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Laura holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is unknown.

Laura Innes: Education, School/College University

Talking about her education history, Laura Innes joined Northwestern University and achieved a degree in the major subject of theatre. Also, she graduated from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan, in 1975.

Laura Innes: Professional Life and Career

She used to go to the theatre with her father and often visited the Stratford Festival of Canada in Stratford, Ontario.

She began her stage career at the renowned Goodman Theater and Wisdom Bridge Theater where she played the role of Stelle in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire. Later, she appeared in stages like ‘Two Shakespearean Actors’, ‘Our Town’, ‘Three Sisters, and many more.

She portrayed the role of the younger daughter of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara in the sitcom ‘The Stiller and Meara Show’ in 1986. Unfortunately, the show could not go long and was canceled within a few weeks.

She portrayed the guest roles on television series such as ‘party of Five’, ‘Brooklyn Bridge, ‘And the Band Played On, etc. Then, she was cast in a major role on the NBC comedy series ‘Wings’ from 1991 to 1993.

Laura Innes was cast as Kerry Weaver in the hit NBC medical drama ‘ER’ in the fall of 1995. She directed several episodes of ‘ER’, ‘Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, ‘The West Wing, etc. She is currently portraying the role of Karen Brun in the series ‘Colony’ since 2017.

Laura Innes: Awards, Nominations

Laura Innes won OFTA Television Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for ‘ER’ in 1998, won Screen Actors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for ‘ER’ in 1999, and was nominated several times in her career.

Laura Innes: Net Worth($3M) 2024, Income, Salary($200k/episode)

As of 2024, Laura Innes has an estimated net worth of around $3 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Also, she earns around $250,000 per episode of ‘ER’.

Laura Innes: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

There was a rumor that she had an affair or boyfriend in college times but she has denied the rumor.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Laura Innes has a height of 5 ft. 4 inches and weighs 54 kg. Laura has light brown eyes and blonde hair.

Her body measurement is 36-27-32 inches and her bra size is 36C.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

The talented actress does not seem to be active on social media like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

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