Laura Breckenridge
{{short description|American actress (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Laura Breckenridge
| image = Laura Breckenridge 2009.jpg
| caption = Breckenridge in 2009
| birth_name = Laura Marie Breckenridge
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|08|22|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Flourtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| alma_mater = Princeton University, B.A. 2010
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Benjamin Savage|2013}}{{cite web | url=https://www.insideweddings.com/weddings/an-antique-english-country-wedding-in-philadelphia/45329/ | title=An Antique English Country Wedding in Philadelphia }}
}}
Laura Marie Breckenridge (born August 22, 1983) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as college student Rose Sorelli on the television series Related.{{cite web|last=Southern |first=Nathan |title=Laura Breckenridge |work=Allmovie |date= |url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/laura-breckenridge-p450682 |accessdate=December 25, 2012}}
Early life
Breckenridge was born August 22, 1983, in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, to John and Diane Breckenridge.{{cite web|title=Laura Breckenridge: Biography |work=TV Guide |date= |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/laura-breckenridge/bio/194472 |accessdate=December 25, 2012}}
Career
She trained as a dancer with The Rock School for Dance Education, the School of American Ballet in New York City, and the Royal Ballet in London. As a teenager she began appearing in films and television programs, beginning with a minor role in Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998) as the twelve-year-old Gabby. Additional minor TV roles followed in 2001 for The Jersey and Boston Public. She spent her high school years between work and school, making time for a social life in between gigs. She attended Professional Children's School in New York City.
In February 2002, Breckenridge landed a role on Broadway in a revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, appearing alongside Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, and Kristen Bell.{{cite web|title=The Crucible |work=Internet Broadway Database |url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13135 |accessdate=December 25, 2012}} The production ran for 101 performances from March 7 to June 9. In the fall of 2002, Breckenridge began her studies at Princeton University, soon joining the BodyHype Dance Company and getting involved in the theater scene on campus.{{cite web |last=Flynn |first=Elinor |title=Spotted: 'Gossip Girl' Laura Breckenridge '10 |work=Daily Princeton |date=March 5, 2009 |url=http://dailyprincetonian.com/street/2009/03/spotted-gossip-girl-laura-breckenridge-10-drinking-coffee-in-chancellor-green/ |accessdate=January 22, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123074214/http://dailyprincetonian.com/street/2009/03/spotted-gossip-girl-laura-breckenridge-10-drinking-coffee-in-chancellor-green/ |archivedate=January 23, 2015 }} In her sophomore year, she took her first break from school to appear in the Off-Broadway play The Moonlight Room.
In 2005, Breckenridge appeared in her first major film role as Bell Granger in Southern Belles. That same year, she made her debut on The WB's Related as college student Rose Sorelli. She would end up starring in nineteen episodes of that television series. In 2006, she played the role of Colins in the film Loving Annabelle, about a Catholic school student who falls in love with her female teacher. Breckenridge also appeared in the films Let Them Chirp Awhile (2007) as Dara, The Favor (2007) as Young Caroline, Beautiful Loser (2008) as Tracy, and Amusement (2008) as Shelby Leds.
In 2008, after a four-year sabbatical from school, she returned to Princeton to complete her studies while continuing her acting career. In 2010, she graduated from Princeton with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics, having submitted a senior thesis on "Confronting Medea: Exploring the Duality of the Other".{{Cite web |last=Breckenridge |first=Laura M. |date=2010 |title=Confronting Medea: Exploring the Duality of the Other |url=https://dataspace.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp010p096720m |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Princeton University Undergraduate Senior Theses, 1924-2023}}
During these years, Breckenridge appeared in three episodes of the popular television series Gossip Girl (2009), as well as the television series Drop Dead Diva (2010) as Dawn Lucas, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Julie Crenshaw.
In 2011, Breckenridge guest starred on Grey's Anatomy in the role of Julia. Later that year, she starred in the holiday film A Christmas Kiss, which first aired on December 11, 2011, on the Ion Television network.
In 2012, Breckenridge continued her work on television series, including CSI: NY in the episode "Clean Sweep" as Lisa Roberts, The Mob Doctor in the episode "Legacy" as Sara Anderson, and Blue Bloods in the episode "Higher Education" as Dana. In 2013, she again played the role of Dana on Blue Bloods in the episode "Mistaken Identity".
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
|Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five |Gabby (age 12) | |
| 2005
|Bell Granger | |
| 2005
|Runaway | |
| 2006
|Collins | |
| 2007
|I Hate Musicals |Melissa |Short |
| 2007
|Tres |Camilla, Terca Feira Em Copacabana |Short |
| 2007
|Dara | |
| 2007
|{{sortname|The|Favor|The Favor (2006 film)}} |Young Caroline | |
| 2008
|Beautiful Loser |Tracy (teenage) | |
| 2008
| |
| 2009
|Mary Murdock |Video |
| 2010
|Samantha Hughes |
| 2011
| Wendy Walton | TV movie |
| 2012
|G. Redford Considers |Ada |Short |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000
|{{sortname|The|Jersey}} | |"The Girlfriend" |
| 2001
|Definitely Maybe | |"1.1" |
| 2001
|Janice |"Chapter 17" |
| 2005–06
|Rose Sorelli |Main role |
| 2009
|Rachel Carr |"You've Got Yale!", "Carnal Knowledge", "The Age of Dissonance" |
| 2010
|Dawn Lucas |"Queen of Mean" |
| 2010
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Julie Crenshaw |"Blood Moon" |
| 2011
|{{sortname|A|Christmas Kiss}} |Wendy Walton |TV film |
| 2011
| Julia |"Not Responsible" |
| 2012
|Lisa Richards |"Clean Sweep" |
| 2012–13
|{{sortname|The|Mob Doctor}} |Sara Anderson |"Legacy", "Resurrection" |
| 2012–13
|Dana |"Higher Education",{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2454558/|title = "Blue Bloods" Higher Education (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb|website = IMDb}} "Mistaken Identity"{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3344226/|title = "Blue Bloods" Mistaken Identity (TV Episode 2013) - IMDb|website = IMDb}} |
| 2013
|Bobbington |Kline |"Pilot" |
| 2014
|Ambiance Man |Suzy |"Miss Period" |
| 2014
|{{sortname|The|Michaels|nolink=1}} |Marcie Schlossberg |TV film |
| 2015
|Heather |"Love Taps" |
| 2015
|Nicole Seavers |"'Til Death Do Us Part" |
| 2017
|Bull |Erin Howland |"Name Game" |
References
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External links
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Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Pennsylvania
Category:American child actresses
Category:American film actresses
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