Laura Kirk
{{short description|American actress}}
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| name = Laura Kirk
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| birth_name = Laura Ellen Kirk
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| birth_place = Lecompton, Kansas
| occupation = Actress, professor
| years_active = 1999–present
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Laura Ellen Kirk (born 1966 in Lecompton, Kansas) is an American actress and university professor. She is most known for her role in Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000).
Career
A graduate of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, Kirk made her film debut in At First Sight, opposite Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino.{{cite web|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/050408/con_275257587.shtml#.WA5gOzKZNsM|title=Extraordinary People: Lecompton native finds her role|website=CJ Online|first=Carolyn|last=Kaberline|date=May 4, 2008|accessdate=October 24, 2016}} In 2000, Kirk co-wrote and starred in the comedy film Lisa Picard Is Famous.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/09/13/lisa-picard-famous|title=Lisa Picard is Famous|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=September 13, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2016}} The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2001/aug/30/laura_kirk_is/|title=Laura Kirk is almost 'Famous'|website=LJ World|first=Mitchell|last=J. Near|date=August 30, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407044759/http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2001/aug/30/laura_kirk_is/|url-status=dead}} The film was released in a limited release on August 22, 2001.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03EFDE1631F931A1575BC0A9679C8B63|title=FILM REVIEW; Trying to Make It There So They Can Make It Anywhere|website=New York Times|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=August 22, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}
She played Shelia Denning in the 2004 made-for-TV movie, A Boyfriend for Christmas, as well as a guest on the television series House and Third Watch.
Kirk earned the award for Best Actress at the Newport Beach Film Festival and a nomination for Best Actress at the Milano International Film Festival for her portrayal of Kelly Conrad in the 2014 drama The Sublime and Beautiful.
She appeared in the 2016 road film American Honey as an affluent Kansas City housewife named Laura who is visited at her home by the lead characters played by Shia LaBeouf and Sasha Lane.
Since 2010, Kirk has served on the faculty of the University of Kansas in the Film and Media Department.{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article106419012.html|title=How 'American Honey' and Shia LaBeouf came to Mission Hills|website=Kansas City Star|first=Jon|last=Niccum|date=October 9, 2016|accessdate=February 11, 2017}}
Filmography
- At First Sight (1999) as Betsy Ernst
- Lisa Picard is Famous (2000) as Lisa Picard
- The Time Machine (2002) as Flower Seller
- Murder Without Conviction (2004) as Alberta Talley
- A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004) as Shelia Denning
- Bunker Hill (2008) as Hallie
- The Only Good Indian (2009) as Miss Harris
- The Sublime and Beautiful (2014) as Kelly Conrad
- American Honey (2016) as Laura
References
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External links
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Category:People from Lecompton, Kansas
Category:University of Kansas alumni
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses