Laura Prepon Bio

Who is Laura Prepon?

Laura Prepon is an American actress, author, and director. People mostly know her for her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom ‘That ’70s Show.’

Additionally, she also portrays Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama series ’Orange Is the New Black.’

Laura Prepon: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family

Laura Prepon is 40 years old. She was born in Watchung, New Jersey on March 7, 1980. She was born to parents Marjorie and Michael Prepon. Her mother was a high school teacher and her father was an orthopedic surgeon.

Additionally, she has one brother named Brad and three sisters: Stephanie, Jocelyn, and Danielle. Laura is of American nationality. Furthermore, she belongs to the mixed ethnic background of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, English, and German.

Education, School/College University

Talking about her education, Prepon attended Watchung Hills Regional High School.

Laura Prepon: Professional Life, Career

Prepon initially appeared in several plays including ‘A Woman of Property and Ascension Day.’ Additionally, she also studied drama with acting teacher Caroline Thomas in 1996.

In 2001, she had a minor role in the movie ‘Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician.’ In addition, she played the role of Reanna in ‘Slackers’ in 2002.

In 2004, she had roles in ‘Lightning Bug’, ‘The Pornographer: A Love Story’, and ‘King of the Hill.’ Since then, she has appeared in several other movies and television series. All in all, she has over 25 credits as an actress.

Some other movies and television series that Prepon has appeared in include ‘The Hero’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘The Kitchen’, ‘Men at Work’, ‘Are You There, Chelsea?’, ‘Lay the Favorite’, ‘Neighbros’, ‘The Killing Game’, ‘Love Bites’, ‘Castle’, ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘House’, ‘Medium’, ‘In Plain Sight’, ‘October Road’, ‘Come Early Morning’, and ‘Karla’ among others. Furthermore, Laura also has 2 credits as a director and 2 credits as a producer.

Laura Prepon: Awards, Nominations

Prepon won the Satellite Award in 2013 for ‘Orange Is the New Black’ in the category of ‘Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.’ Additionally, she has also received the Chlotrudis Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Teen Choice Award nominations. All in all, Laura has 3 wins and 5 nominations for various awards to her name.

Laura Prepon: Net Worth, Income, Salary

Prepon has not revealed her current salary. However, she has an estimated net worth of around $12 million at present.

Laura Prepon: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Prepon became part of several controversies due to her involvement in Scientology. There were several rumors which suggested that she might be engaged with actor Ben Foster. This later turned out to be true.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Talking about her body measurement, Prepon has a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m). Additionally, she weighs around 64 kg or 141 pounds.

She has a body measurement of 37-26-36 inches or 94-66-91.5 cm. Furthermore, her natural hair color is red and her eye color is green.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Prepon is active over social media. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has more than 90k followers on Twitter. In addition, she has over 5M followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 480k followers.

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