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{{Short description|American actress (born 1978)}} |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|02|20}} |
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| birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], U.S. |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}} |
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| yearsactive = 1990–present |
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Ambrose gained recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as [[Claire Fisher]] in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (2001–2005), for which she was nominated for two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards]] and won two [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. She went on to star as [[Jilly Kitzinger]] in the [[BBC One]] science fiction series ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' (2011), Dorothy Turner in the [[Apple TV+]] psychological horror series ''[[Servant (TV series)|Servant]]'' (2019–2023), and as the adult version of Vanessa "Van" Palmer in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama thriller series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'' (2023–present). |
Ambrose gained recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as [[Claire Fisher]] in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (2001–2005), for which she was nominated for two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards]] and won two [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. She went on to star as [[Jilly Kitzinger]] in the [[BBC One]] science fiction series ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' (2011), Dorothy Turner in the [[Apple TV+]] psychological horror series ''[[Servant (TV series)|Servant]]'' (2019–2023), and as the adult version of Vanessa "Van" Palmer in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama thriller series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'' (2023–present). |
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Her film credits include ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997), ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' (1998), ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' (2000), ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'' (2009), ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|The Other Woman]]'' (2009), ''[[About Sunny]]'' (2011), ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]'' (2012), and ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'' (2012). |
Her film credits include ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997), ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' (1998), ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' (2000), ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'' (2009), and ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|The Other Woman]]'' (2009). Ambrose played the title role in ''[[Loving Leah]]'', a 2009 Hallmark film. Other credits include ''[[About Sunny]]'' (2011), ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]'' (2012), and ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'' (2012). |
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Ambrose's stage credits include ''[[Buried Child]]'' (2004), ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' (2006), and ''[[Exit the King]]'' (2009). She portrayed the lead role of [[Eliza Doolittle]] in the 2018 [[Lincoln Center Theater]] revival of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], for which she |
Ambrose's stage credits include ''[[Buried Child]]'' (2004), ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' (2006), and ''[[Exit the King]]'' (2009). She portrayed the lead role of [[Eliza Doolittle]] in the 2018 [[Lincoln Center Theater]] revival of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], for which she garnered a [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Tony Award]] nomination and a [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Grammy Award]], as well as an [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]. She is lead singer of the [[ragtime]] band Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/157245/can-lauren-ambrose-sing-a-look-at-the-future-funny-girl-stars-musical-background/ |title=Can Lauren Ambrose Sing? A Look at the Future Funny Girl Star's Musical Background |website=Broadway.com|access-date=January 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428185250/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/157245/can-lauren-ambrose-sing-a-look-at-the-future-funny-girl-stars-musical-background/|archive-date=April 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Lauren Ambrose<!--Per WP:BLPPRIVACY, do not use full names unless they have been "widely published by reliable sources".--> was born in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], on February 20, 1978.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. |
Lauren Ambrose<!--Per WP:BLPPRIVACY, do not use full names unless they have been "widely published by reliable sources".--> was born in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], on February 20, 1978.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=February 13, 2023 |title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 19–25 |url=https://apnews.com/article/jeff-daniels-benicio-del-toro-celebrity-birthdays-carlin-glynn-hip-hop-and-rap-1bded79f244db9a30fcd9c508c568d5d |work=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=May 21, 2023}}</ref> She is the daughter of Frank D'Ambruoso, a caterer, and Anne (née Wachtel), an interior designer. She is of [[Italian Americans|Italian]] descent on her father's side,<ref>{{cite interview |last1=Ambrose |first1=Lauren |interviewer=David R. Guarino |work=[[Windy City Times]] |url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=1566 |title=Interview: Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose |date=June 4, 2003 |access-date=June 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312165512/http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=1566 |archive-date=March 12, 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref> and German, English, and Irish on her mother's side. Ambrose attended [[Choate Rosemary Hall]], [[Wilbur Cross High School]], High School in the Community, and the [[ACES Educational Center for the Arts]] in New Haven as part of the class of 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Broadway-star-returns-to-New-Haven-arts-magnet-13372113.php |title=Broadway star returns to New Haven arts magnet school for student workshop |last=Zahn |first=Brian |date=November 8, 2018 |website=New Haven Register|access-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001234251/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Broadway-star-returns-to-New-Haven-arts-magnet-13372113.php|archive-date=October 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She is also a trained [[opera]] singer who studied voice and opera at the [[Boston University Tanglewood Institute]] in the summers of 1994 and 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stars On Stage – Lauren Ambrose {{!}} NewYorkTheaterGuide.com|url=https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/lauren-ambrose|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=New York Theatre|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805220616/https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/lauren-ambrose|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Fanto |first1=Clarence |date=August 9, 2016 |title=BUTI celebrates 50 years |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/archives/buti-celebrates-50-years/article_feafe200-ffb0-55f9-8e8e-30d0aa5c86ba.html |access-date=March 8, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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=== 1990–1998: Career beginnings === |
=== 1990–1998: Career beginnings === |
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Ambrose began her career in New York theater, starring in the [[Off-Broadway]] play ''Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son'' at the [[Vineyard Theatre]] from August to September 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|date= |
Ambrose began her career in New York theater, starring in the [[Off-Broadway]] play ''Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son'' at the [[Vineyard Theatre]] from August to September 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2013 |title=Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son Lab {{!}} Written by Ned Eisenberg|url=https://www.vineyardtheatre.org/soulful-scream-of-a-chosen-son-developmental-lab/|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=[[Vineyard Theatre]]|language=en-US|archive-date=April 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426013641/https://www.vineyardtheatre.org/soulful-scream-of-a-chosen-son-developmental-lab/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Ambrose – Theatre Profile |url=http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/281278-lauren-ambrose|access-date=August 1, 2020 |website=About The Artists}}</ref> Her early career also included television appearances, most notably playing supporting guest roles in the [[NBC]] crime drama series ''[[Law & Order]]'', and a feature guest role on the show in the 1998 episode "Damaged" as Valerie Maxwell, an intellectually disabled young woman raped by a group of popular high school students. Her first film role was as Vicky Rayburn in the comedy ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lauren Ambrose, Where the Wild Things Are Interview |url=https://www.girl.com.au/lauren-ambrose-where-the-wild-things-are.htm|access-date=August 1, 2020 |website=Girl |language=en|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801224324/https://www.girl.com.au/lauren-ambrose-where-the-wild-things-are.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She went on to have a prominent role as Denise Fleming in the high school comedy film ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' (1998). |
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=== 1999–2005: Breakthrough and ''Six Feet Under''=== |
=== 1999–2005: Breakthrough and ''Six Feet Under''=== |
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In 1999, Ambrose had a recurring role as Myra Wringler in five episodes of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] teen drama |
In 1999, Ambrose had a recurring role as Myra Wringler in five episodes of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] teen drama ''[[Party of Five]]''. She played the [[ingenue (stock character)|ingenue]] lead, Florence "Chicklet" Forrest, in the horror comedy ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' (2000). The same year, she starred as Frankie Wheeler in the coming-of-age drama film ''[[Swimming (film)|Swimming]]''. |
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She had a role as the [[ingenue (stock character)|ingenue]] lead, Florence "Chicklet" Forrest, in horror comedy film ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' (2000). That same year, she starred as Frankie Wheeler in the coming-of-age drama film ''[[Swimming (film)|Swimming]]''. |
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Ambrose gained wider recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as [[Claire Fisher]] in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (2001–2005). For her performance, she was nominated for two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] and a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Drama Actress]]. She also won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] twice, from five nominations as a part of the ensemble cast. |
Ambrose gained wider recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as [[Claire Fisher]] in the [[HBO]] drama series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (2001–2005). For her performance, she was nominated for two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] and a [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Drama Actress]]. She also won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] twice, from five nominations as a part of the ensemble cast. |
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In 2006, Ambrose made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the [[Lincoln Center Theater]] revival production of ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' at the [[Belasco Theatre]]. She went on to appear in the drama films ''[[Diggers (2006 film)|Diggers]]'' (2006) and ''[[Starting Out in the Evening]]'' (2007). |
In 2006, Ambrose made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the [[Lincoln Center Theater]] revival production of ''[[Awake and Sing!]]'' at the [[Belasco Theatre]]. She went on to appear in the drama films ''[[Diggers (2006 film)|Diggers]]'' (2006) and ''[[Starting Out in the Evening]]'' (2007). |
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In 2007, she starred as [[Juliet]] in the [[Public Theater]]'s [[Shakespeare in the Park]] performance of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Delacorte Theater]] in [[Central Park]]. She also appeared as [[Ophelia]] in the 2008 performance of ''[[Hamlet]]'' for Shakespeare in the Park.<ref>[http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/126/219/ Public Theater |
In 2007, she starred as [[Juliet]] in the [[Public Theater]]'s [[Shakespeare in the Park]] performance of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' at the [[Delacorte Theater]] in [[Central Park]]. She also appeared as [[Ophelia]] in the 2008 performance of ''[[Hamlet]]'' for Shakespeare in the Park.<ref>[http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/126/219/ Public Theater – Shakespeare in the Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509165116/http://www.publictheater.org/content/view/126/219/ |date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> |
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In 2008, she had a starring role as Coco Tompkins in the Fox comedy series ''[[The Return of Jezebel James]]'', which was created by [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]]. The series was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web |work=TV Guide |title=Exclusive: Fox Cuts Short Sherman-Palladino's Return |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Fox/800036118 |date= |
In 2008, she had a starring role as Coco Tompkins in the Fox comedy series ''[[The Return of Jezebel James]]'', which was created by [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]]. The series was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{cite web |work=TV Guide |title=Exclusive: Fox Cuts Short Sherman-Palladino's Return |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Fox/800036118 |date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329011312/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Ausiello-Scoop-Fox/800036118 |archivedate=March 29, 2008}}</ref> |
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Ambrose returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of [[Eugène Ionesco]]'s ''[[Exit the King]]'' at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]], opposite [[Geoffrey Rush]] and [[Susan Sarandon]]. Also in 2009, she starred in numerous films, such as the comedy-dramas ''[[A Dog Year]]'' and ''[[Cold Souls]]'', and the romance dramas ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|The Other Woman]]'' and ''[[Loving Leah]]''. Additionally, she provided the voice of the monster KW in [[Spike Jonze]]'s fantasy drama film ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''. |
Ambrose returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of [[Eugène Ionesco]]'s ''[[Exit the King]]'' at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]], opposite [[Geoffrey Rush]] and [[Susan Sarandon]]. Also in 2009, she starred in numerous films, such as the comedy-dramas ''[[A Dog Year]]'' and ''[[Cold Souls]]'', and the romance dramas ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|The Other Woman]]'' and ''[[Loving Leah]]''. Additionally, she provided the voice of the monster KW in [[Spike Jonze]]'s fantasy drama film ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]''. |
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Ambrose is the lead singer of Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class, a ragtime dixieland jazz band formed in 2009. They have performed several times at [[Joe's Pub]] and charity events.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schulman|first=Michael|title=Lauren Ambrose's Jazz Habit|url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/goingson/2009/11/lauren-ambrose-joes-pub.html|access-date=March 31, 2014|newspaper=The New Yorker|date=November 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217020527/http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/goingson/2009/11/lauren-ambrose-joes-pub.html|archive-date=December 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> |
Ambrose is the lead singer of Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class, a ragtime dixieland jazz band formed in 2009. They have performed several times at [[Joe's Pub]] and charity events.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schulman |first=Michael |title=Lauren Ambrose's Jazz Habit |url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/goingson/2009/11/lauren-ambrose-joes-pub.html|access-date=March 31, 2014 |newspaper=The New Yorker |date=November 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217020527/http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/goingson/2009/11/lauren-ambrose-joes-pub.html|archive-date=December 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 2011, Ambrose appeared in seven episodes of the [[BBC One]] science fiction series ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]''. She played [[Jilly Kitzinger]], a "sweet-talking PR genius with a heart of stone who's just cornered the most important client of her career and maybe of all time".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|title='Six Feet Under' star Lauren Ambrose joins 'Torchwood' |
In 2011, Ambrose appeared in seven episodes of the [[BBC One]] science fiction series ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]''. She played [[Jilly Kitzinger]], a "sweet-talking PR genius with a heart of stone who's just cornered the most important client of her career and maybe of all time".<ref>{{cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |title='Six Feet Under' star Lauren Ambrose joins 'Torchwood' – EXCLUSIVE |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/13/lauren-abrose-torchwood-exclusive/ |publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115134957/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/13/lauren-abrose-torchwood-exclusive/|archive-date=January 15, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> For her performance, she received a [[Saturn Award]] nomination for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/saturn-award-nominations-2012/148931/ |title=Saturn Award Nominations Announced; HUGO and HARRY POTTER Lead with 10 Nominations Each |publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |last=Goldberg |first=Matt |date=February 29, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115210541/http://collider.com/saturn-award-nominations-2012/148931/|archive-date=November 15, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Ambrose produced and starred in the drama film ''[[About Sunny]]'' (2011), which premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. For her performance, she was nominated for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead]]. In 2012, she appeared in the comedy films ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]'', ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'', and ''[[Grassroots (film)|Grassroots]]''. |
Ambrose produced and starred in the drama film ''[[About Sunny]]'' (2011), which premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. For her performance, she was nominated for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead]]. In 2012, she appeared in the comedy films ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]'', ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'', and ''[[Grassroots (film)|Grassroots]]''. She was set to play [[Fanny Brice]] in a 2012 Broadway revival of ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'', directed by [[Bartlett Sher]], but the production was indefinitely postponed due to financial concerns.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=November 3, 2011 |title=Los Angeles and Broadway Engagements of Funny Girl Postponed |work=Playbill |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156212-Los-Angeles-and-Broadway-Engagements-of-Funny-Girl-Postponed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104192317/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156212-Los-Angeles-and-Broadway-Engagements-of-Funny-Girl-Postponed|archive-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Ambrose made numerous TV appearances, including roles in the [[A&E (TV network)|A&E]] miniseries ''[[Coma (American miniseries)|Coma]]'' (2012), the [[Adult Swim]] animated series ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' (2013), the NBC crime drama series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (2013), the [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television film ''[[Deliverance Creek]]'' (2014), and the [[USA Network]] miniseries ''[[Dig (TV series)|Dig]]'' (2015). From 2016 to 2018, she had a recurring role as Special Agent Liz Einstein in the Fox science fiction drama series ''[[The X-Files]]''. |
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Also in 2012, she was set to play [[Fanny Brice]] in a Broadway revival of ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'', directed by [[Bartlett Sher]], but the production was indefinitely postponed due to financial concerns.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=November 3, 2011|title=Los Angeles and Broadway Engagements of Funny Girl Postponed|work=Playbill|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156212-Los-Angeles-and-Broadway-Engagements-of-Funny-Girl-Postponed|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104192317/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/156212-Los-Angeles-and-Broadway-Engagements-of-Funny-Girl-Postponed|archive-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In March 2018, Ambrose began a leading role as [[Eliza Doolittle]] in the Broadway revival of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' at the [[Vivian Beaumont Theater|Vivian Beaumont Theatre]], directed by Bartlett Sher.<ref>Fierberg, Ruthie; Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/article/read-reviews-for-broadways-latest-revival-of-my-fair-lady-starring-lauren-ambrose# "Read Reviews for Broadway's Latest Revival of 'My Fair Lady', Starring Lauren Ambrose"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627141734/http://www.playbill.com/article/read-reviews-for-broadways-latest-revival-of-my-fair-lady-starring-lauren-ambrose|date=June 27, 2018}} Playbill, April 19, 2018</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Deb |first=Sopan |date=October 5, 2017 |title=Lauren Ambrose to Star in 'My Fair Lady' on Broadway |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/theater/lauren-ambrose-my-fair-lady-broadway.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007195834/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/theater/lauren-ambrose-my-fair-lady-broadway.html|archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> For her performance, she received critical acclaim and was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] and the [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]]. She also won the [[Outer Critics Circle Award|Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]]. |
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| ⚫ | In October 2018, Ambrose left ''My Fair Lady'' to take on the lead role as Dorothy Turner in the psychological horror series ''[[Servant (TV series)|Servant]]'', which was produced by [[M. Night Shyamalan]] and [[Tony Basgallop]] for [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/laura-benanti-my-fair-lady-lauren-ambrose-replacement-broadway-1202451040/ |title=Laura Benanti To Replace Apple-Bound Lauren Ambrose In Broadway's 'My Fair Lady' |last1=Evans |first1=Greg |date=August 23, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233352/https://deadline.com/2018/08/laura-benanti-my-fair-lady-lauren-ambrose-replacement-broadway-1202451040/|archive-date=December 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered in November 2019 and ended after four seasons in March 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/lauren-ambrose-nell-tiger-free-to-star-in-m-night-shyamalans-apple-series-1202450315/ |title=Lauren Ambrose & Nell Tiger Free To Star In M. Night Shyamalan's Apple Series |first1=Nellie |last1=Andreeva |date=August 22, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003145245/https://deadline.com/2018/08/lauren-ambrose-nell-tiger-free-to-star-in-m-night-shyamalans-apple-series-1202450315/|archive-date=October 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=November 22, 2019 |title='Servant' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple Ahead of Series Premiere |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/servant-renewed-season-2-apple-1203413812/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123045110/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/servant-renewed-season-2-apple-1203413812/|archive-date=November 23, 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref> For her performance in the series, she garnered a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Super Awards|Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Horror Series]]. |
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| ⚫ | In March 2018, Ambrose began a leading role as [[Eliza Doolittle]] in the Broadway revival of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' at the [[Vivian Beaumont Theater|Vivian Beaumont Theatre]], directed by Bartlett Sher.<ref>Fierberg, Ruthie; Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/article/read-reviews-for-broadways-latest-revival-of-my-fair-lady-starring-lauren-ambrose# "Read Reviews for Broadway's Latest Revival of 'My Fair Lady', Starring Lauren Ambrose"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627141734/http://www.playbill.com/article/read-reviews-for-broadways-latest-revival-of-my-fair-lady-starring-lauren-ambrose|date=June 27, 2018}} Playbill, April 19, 2018</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Deb|first=Sopan|date=October 5, 2017|title=Lauren Ambrose to Star in 'My Fair Lady' on Broadway|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/theater/lauren-ambrose-my-fair-lady-broadway.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007195834/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/theater/lauren-ambrose-my-fair-lady-broadway.html|archive-date=October 7, 2017}}</ref> For her performance, she received critical acclaim and was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] and the [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album]]. She also won the [[Outer Critics Circle Award|Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]]. |
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| ⚫ | In October 2018, Ambrose left ''My Fair Lady'' to take on the lead role as Dorothy Turner in the psychological horror series ''[[Servant (TV series)|Servant]]'', which was produced by [[M. Night Shyamalan]] and [[Tony Basgallop]] for [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/laura-benanti-my-fair-lady-lauren-ambrose-replacement-broadway-1202451040/|title=Laura Benanti To Replace Apple-Bound Lauren Ambrose In Broadway's 'My Fair Lady'|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|date=August 23, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230233352/https://deadline.com/2018/08/laura-benanti-my-fair-lady-lauren-ambrose-replacement-broadway-1202451040/|archive-date=December 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered in November 2019 and ended after four seasons in March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/lauren-ambrose-nell-tiger-free-to-star-in-m-night-shyamalans-apple-series-1202450315/|title=Lauren Ambrose & Nell Tiger Free To Star In M. Night Shyamalan's Apple Series|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003145245/https://deadline.com/2018/08/lauren-ambrose-nell-tiger-free-to-star-in-m-night-shyamalans-apple-series-1202450315/|archive-date=October 3, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=November 22, 2019|title='Servant' Renewed for Season 2 at Apple Ahead of Series Premiere|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/servant-renewed-season-2-apple-1203413812/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123045110/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/servant-renewed-season-2-apple-1203413812/|archive-date= |
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| ⚫ | In 2023, Ambrose began starring in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama thriller series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'', portraying the adult version of the character Vanessa "Van" Palmer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2022/08/11/lauren-ambrose-yellowjackets-season-2-spoilers-cast-adult-van/ |title=''Yellowjackets'': Lauren Ambrose Joins Season 2 as Adult Version of [Spoiler] |date=August 11, 2022 |first=Nick |last=Caruso |website=[[TVLine]]|access-date=March 26, 2023|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811180025/https://tvline.com/2022/08/11/lauren-ambrose-yellowjackets-season-2-spoilers-cast-adult-van/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In 2023, Ambrose began starring in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama thriller series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'', portraying the adult version of the character Vanessa "Van" Palmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2022/08/11/lauren-ambrose-yellowjackets-season-2-spoilers-cast-adult-van/|title=''Yellowjackets'': Lauren Ambrose Joins Season 2 as Adult Version of [Spoiler]|date=August 11, 2022|first=Nick|last=Caruso|website=[[TVLine]]|access-date=March 26, 2023|archive-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811180025/https://tvline.com/2022/08/11/lauren-ambrose-yellowjackets-season-2-spoilers-cast-adult-van/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Ambrose has been married to professional writer Sam Handel since September 2001. They have two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20009104,00.html|title=Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose Has a Boy|author=Alison Singh Gee|publisher=People|access-date=March 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206094425/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20009104,00.html|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= |
Ambrose has been married to professional writer Sam Handel since September 2001. They have two children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20009104,00.html |title=Six Feet Under's Lauren Ambrose Has a Boy |author=Alison Singh Gee |publisher=People|access-date=March 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206094425/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20009104,00.html|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-xpm-2012-aug-25-la-ca-lauren-ambrose-coma-20120826-story.html |title=Lauren Ambrose in fully engaged in 'Coma' on A&E |date=August 25, 2012 |author=T.L. Stanley |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420150028/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/25/entertainment/la-ca-lauren-ambrose-coma-20120826|archive-date=April 20, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/sleepwalk-with-me-star-lauren-ambrose-on-saying-goodbye-to-six-feet-under-and-playing-a-man-on-a-mission-in-a-e-medical-thriller-coma?page=1#articleHeaderPanel |title='Sleepwalk With Me' star Lauren Ambrose on saying goodbye to 'Six Feet Under' and why she took on A&E medical thriller 'Coma' |date=August 28, 2012 |author=Nigel M. Smith |publisher=Indiewire|access-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119081730/http://www.indiewire.com/article/sleepwalk-with-me-star-lauren-ambrose-on-saying-goodbye-to-six-feet-under-and-playing-a-man-on-a-mission-in-a-e-medical-thriller-coma?page=1#articleHeaderPanel|archive-date=November 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.samhandel.com/ |title=main |publisher=Samhandel.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230195610/http://www.samhandel.com/|archive-date=December 30, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| 1998 |
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| ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' |
| ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' |
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| Denise Fleming |
| Denise Fleming |
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| Tami |
| Tami |
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|Short film |
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| 2000 |
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| ''[[Swimming (film)|Swimming]]'' |
| ''[[Swimming (film)|Swimming]]'' |
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| Frankie Wheeler |
| Frankie Wheeler |
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| ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' |
| ''[[Psycho Beach Party]]'' |
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| Florence "Chicklet" Forrest |
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| 2004 |
| 2004 |
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| ''Admissions'' |
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| Evie Brighton |
| Evie Brighton |
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| 2009 |
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| ''[[A Dog Year]]'' |
| ''[[A Dog Year]]'' |
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| Emma |
| Emma |
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| ''[[Cold Souls]]'' |
| ''[[Cold Souls]]'' |
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| Stephanie |
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| 2009 |
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| ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'' |
| ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'' |
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| KW (voice) |
| KW (voice) |
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| 2009 |
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| ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|The Other Woman]]'' |
| ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|The Other Woman]]'' |
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| Mindy |
| Mindy |
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| 2011 |
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| ''I'm Coming Over'' |
| ''I'm Coming Over''{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}} |
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| Greta |
| Greta |
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| Short film |
| Short film |
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| 2011 |
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| ''[[About Sunny]]'' |
| ''[[About Sunny]]'' |
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| Angela |
| Angela |
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| Also producer |
| Also producer |
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| 2012 |
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| ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]'' |
| ''[[Sleepwalk with Me]]'' |
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| Abby |
| Abby |
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| 2012 |
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| ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'' |
| ''[[Wanderlust (2012 film)|Wanderlust]]'' |
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| Almond Cohen |
| Almond Cohen |
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| 2012 |
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| ''[[Grassroots (film)|Grassroots]]'' |
| ''[[Grassroots (film)|Grassroots]]'' |
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| Emily Bowen |
| Emily Bowen |
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| 2013 |
| 2013 |
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| ''The River'' |
| ''The River''{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}} |
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| Maria |
| Maria |
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| Short film |
| Short film |
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| 2018 |
| 2018 |
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| ''Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People'' |
| ''Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People''{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}} |
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| Kate Davis |
| Kate Davis |
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| {{pending film|italic=no| ''[[Caddo Lake (film)|Caddo Lake]]''}} |
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| TBA |
| TBA |
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| <ref name="Insight">{{cite web |title=Film and TV Projects Going Into Production: The Vanishings at Caddo Lake |url=https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=195139 |website=[[Variety Insight]] |access-date=November 27, 2021 |date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127085109/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=195139 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
| <ref name="Insight">{{cite web |title=Film and TV Projects Going Into Production: The Vanishings at Caddo Lake |url=https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=195139 |website=[[Variety Insight]] |access-date=November 27, 2021 |date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127085109/https://www.varietyinsight.com/production_restart_full_view.php?track_id=195139 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Television=== |
===Television=== |
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| 2011 |
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| ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]'' |
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| [[Jilly Kitzinger]] |
| [[Jilly Kitzinger]] |
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| 7 episodes |
| 7 episodes |
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| ''Weekends at Bellevue'' |
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| Ellie Harlow |
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| 2012 |
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| ''[[Coma ( |
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| Susan Wheeler |
| Susan Wheeler |
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| 2 episodes |
| 2 episodes |
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| 2013 |
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| ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' |
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' |
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| Anita Radcliffe / Natasha Fatale (voices) |
| Anita Radcliffe / Natasha Fatale (voices) |
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| Episode: "Papercut to Aorta" |
| Episode: "Papercut to Aorta" |
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| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' |
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| Vanessa Mayer |
| Vanessa Mayer |
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| ''[[Dig (TV series)|Dig]]'' |
| ''[[Dig (TV series)|Dig]]'' |
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| Debbie Morgan |
| Debbie Morgan |
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| Main role |
| Main role |
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| ''Broad Squad'' |
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| ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]'' |
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| Vanessa "Van" Palmer |
| adult Vanessa "Van" Palmer |
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| Main role |
| Main role |
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===Video |
===Video games=== |
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==Awards and nominations== |
==Awards and nominations== |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Lauren Ambrose|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/lauren-ambrose|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326233523/http://www.emmys.com/bios/lauren-ambrose|archive-date=March 26, 2016|access-date= |
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Lauren Ambrose |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/lauren-ambrose|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326233523/http://www.emmys.com/bios/lauren-ambrose|archive-date=March 26, 2016|access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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| 2002 |
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| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]] |
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| {{nom}} |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/8th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101205428/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/8th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=November 1, 2011|access-date= |
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/8th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101205428/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/8th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=November 1, 2011|access-date=June 13, 2020|website=[[SAG Awards]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/9th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101210305/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/9th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=November 1, 2011|access-date=June 13, 2020|website=[[SAG Awards]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825224547/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=August 25, 2013|access-date=June 13, 2020|website=[[SAG Awards]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172653/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/12th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=September 30, 2011|access-date=June 13, 2020|website=[[SAG Awards]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indie Spirit Awards 2012: Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indie-spirit-awards-winners-list-the-artist-294970|access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 25, 2012 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329224425/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indie-spirit-awards-winners-list-the-artist-294970|archive-date=March 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Derby |first=Gold |date=March 7, 2016 |title=Saturn Awards 2012: Complete List of TV Nominations |url=https://www.goldderby.com/saturn-awards-2012-complete-list-of-tv-nominations/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924095605/http://www.goldderby.com/saturn-awards-2012-complete-list-of-tv-nominations/|archive-date=September 24, 2017|access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=[[Gold Derby]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Tony Award Nominations |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/press/2018-tony-award-nominations/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216060211/https://www.tonyawards.com/press/2018-tony-award-nominations/|archive-date=February 16, 2020|access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=[[Tony Awards]] |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |date=May 7, 2018 |title=Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-my-fair-lady-win-big-at-2018-outer-critics-circle-awards|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507154146/http://www.playbill.com/article/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-my-fair-lady-win-big-at-2018-outer-critics-circle-awards|archive-date=May 7, 2018|access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=[[Playbill]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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Lauren Ambrose (born February 20, 1978) is an American actress.
Ambrose gained recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as Claire Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005), for which she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She went on to star as Jilly Kitzinger in the BBC One science fiction series Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011), Dorothy Turner in the Apple TV+ psychological horror series Servant (2019–2023), and as the adult version of Vanessa "Van" Palmer in the Showtime drama thriller series Yellowjackets (2023–present).
Her film credits include In & Out (1997), Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Psycho Beach Party (2000), Where the Wild Things Are (2009), and The Other Woman (2009). Ambrose played the title role in Loving Leah, a 2009 Hallmark film. Other credits include About Sunny (2011), Sleepwalk with Me (2012), and Wanderlust (2012).
Ambrose's stage credits include Buried Child (2004), Awake and Sing! (2006), and Exit the King (2009). She portrayed the lead role of Eliza Doolittle in the 2018 Lincoln Center Theater revival of My Fair Lady on Broadway, for which she garnered a Tony Award nomination and a Grammy Award, as well as an Outer Critics Circle Award. She is lead singer of the ragtime band Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class.[1]
Early life
Lauren Ambrose was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on February 20, 1978.[2] She is the daughter of Frank D'Ambruoso, a caterer, and Anne (née Wachtel), an interior designer. She is of Italian descent on her father's side,[3] and German, English, and Irish on her mother's side. Ambrose attended Choate Rosemary Hall, Wilbur Cross High School, High School in the Community, and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven as part of the class of 1996.[4] She is also a trained opera singer who studied voice and opera at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in the summers of 1994 and 1995.[5][6]
Career
1990–1998: Career beginnings
Ambrose began her career in New York theater, starring in the Off-Broadway play Soulful Scream of a Chosen Son at the Vineyard Theatre from August to September 1990.[7][8] Her early career also included television appearances, most notably playing supporting guest roles in the NBC crime drama series Law & Order, and a feature guest role on the show in the 1998 episode "Damaged" as Valerie Maxwell, an intellectually disabled young woman raped by a group of popular high school students. Her first film role was as Vicky Rayburn in the comedy In & Out (1997).[9] She went on to have a prominent role as Denise Fleming in the high school comedy film Can't Hardly Wait (1998).
1999–2005: Breakthrough and Six Feet Under
In 1999, Ambrose had a recurring role as Myra Wringler in five episodes of the Fox teen drama Party of Five. She played the ingenue lead, Florence "Chicklet" Forrest, in the horror comedy Psycho Beach Party (2000). The same year, she starred as Frankie Wheeler in the coming-of-age drama film Swimming.
Ambrose gained wider recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as Claire Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). For her performance, she was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and a Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Drama Actress. She also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series twice, from five nominations as a part of the ensemble cast.
In 2004, she starred as Shelly in the Royal National Theatre production of the play Buried Child.
2006–2017: Broadway debut
In 2006, Ambrose made her Broadway debut in the Lincoln Center Theater revival production of Awake and Sing! at the Belasco Theatre. She went on to appear in the drama films Diggers (2006) and Starting Out in the Evening (2007).
In 2007, she starred as Juliet in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. She also appeared as Ophelia in the 2008 performance of Hamlet for Shakespeare in the Park.[10]
In 2008, she had a starring role as Coco Tompkins in the Fox comedy series The Return of Jezebel James, which was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The series was cancelled after one season.[11]
Ambrose returned to Broadway in the 2009 revival of Eugène Ionesco's Exit the King at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, opposite Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon. Also in 2009, she starred in numerous films, such as the comedy-dramas A Dog Year and Cold Souls, and the romance dramas The Other Woman and Loving Leah. Additionally, she provided the voice of the monster KW in Spike Jonze's fantasy drama film Where the Wild Things Are.
Ambrose is the lead singer of Lauren Ambrose and the Leisure Class, a ragtime dixieland jazz band formed in 2009. They have performed several times at Joe's Pub and charity events.[12]
In 2011, Ambrose appeared in seven episodes of the BBC One science fiction series Torchwood: Miracle Day. She played Jilly Kitzinger, a "sweet-talking PR genius with a heart of stone who's just cornered the most important client of her career and maybe of all time".[13] For her performance, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress on Television.[14]
Ambrose produced and starred in the drama film About Sunny (2011), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. For her performance, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. In 2012, she appeared in the comedy films Sleepwalk with Me, Wanderlust, and Grassroots. She was set to play Fanny Brice in a 2012 Broadway revival of Funny Girl, directed by Bartlett Sher, but the production was indefinitely postponed due to financial concerns.[15]
Ambrose made numerous TV appearances, including roles in the A&E miniseries Coma (2012), the Adult Swim animated series Robot Chicken (2013), the NBC crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013), the Lifetime television film Deliverance Creek (2014), and the USA Network miniseries Dig (2015). From 2016 to 2018, she had a recurring role as Special Agent Liz Einstein in the Fox science fiction drama series The X-Files.
2018–present: Broadway return and Servant
In March 2018, Ambrose began a leading role as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, directed by Bartlett Sher.[16][17] For her performance, she received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. She also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
In October 2018, Ambrose left My Fair Lady to take on the lead role as Dorothy Turner in the psychological horror series Servant, which was produced by M. Night Shyamalan and Tony Basgallop for Apple TV+.[18] The series premiered in November 2019 and ended after four seasons in March 2023.[19][20] For her performance in the series, she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Horror Series.
Ambrose has also narrated various audiobooks,[21] most recently The Maid by Nita Prose in 2022.
In 2023, Ambrose began starring in the Showtime drama thriller series Yellowjackets, portraying the adult version of the character Vanessa "Van" Palmer.[22]
Personal life
Ambrose has been married to professional writer Sam Handel since September 2001. They have two children.[23][24][25][26]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | In & Out | Vicky Rayburn | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Denise Fleming | |
| Summertime's Calling Me[citation needed] | Tami | Short film | |
| 2000 | Swimming | Frankie Wheeler | |
| Psycho Beach Party | Florence "Chicklet" Forrest | ||
| 2004 | Admissions[citation needed] | Evie Brighton | |
| 2006 | Diggers | Zoey | |
| 2007 | Starting Out in the Evening | Heather Wolfe | |
| 2009 | A Dog Year | Emma | |
| Cold Souls | Stephanie | ||
| Where the Wild Things Are | KW (voice) | ||
| The Other Woman | Mindy | ||
| 2011 | I'm Coming Over[citation needed] | Greta | Short film |
| About Sunny | Angela | Also producer | |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk with Me | Abby | |
| Wanderlust | Almond Cohen | ||
| Grassroots | Emily Bowen | ||
| 2013 | The River[citation needed] | Maria | Short film |
| 2018 | Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People[citation needed] | Kate Davis | |
| 2024 | Caddo Lake † | TBA | [27] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Law & Order | Jessica | Episode: "Skin Deep" |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Maureen McKinnon | Episode: "Pride and Joy" |
| 1995 | The State | Audience Member | Episode: "3.10" |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Valerie Maxwell | Episode: "Damaged" |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Myra Wringler | 5 episodes |
| 2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Claire Fisher | Main role |
| 2008 | The Return of Jezebel James | Coco Tompkins | Main role |
| 2009 | Loving Leah | Leah Lever | Television film |
| 2011 | Torchwood: Miracle Day | Jilly Kitzinger | 7 episodes |
| Weekends at Bellevue | Ellie Harlow | Pilot | |
| 2012 | Coma | Susan Wheeler | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Robot Chicken | Anita Radcliffe / Natasha Fatale (voices) | Episode: "Papercut to Aorta" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vanessa Mayer | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Deliverance Creek | Belle Gatlin Barlow | Television film |
| 2015 | Dig | Debbie Morgan | Main role |
| Broad Squad | Eileen | Pilot | |
| 2016–2018 | The X-Files | Special Agent Liz Einstein | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | The Interestings | Jules Jacobson | Pilot |
| 2017 | Monsters of God | Cynthia Lancaster | Pilot |
| 2019–2023 | Servant | Dorothy Turner | Main role |
| 2023–present | Yellowjackets | adult Vanessa "Van" Palmer | Main role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Darkness | Jenny Romano |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Buried Child | Shelly | Royal National Theatre |
| 2006 | Awake and Sing! | Hennie Berger | Belasco Theatre |
| 2007 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Delacorte Theatre |
| 2008 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Delacorte Theatre |
| 2009 | Exit the King | Queen Marie | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
| 2018 | My Fair Lady | Eliza Doolittle | Vivian Beaumont Theatre |
Awards and nominations
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External links
- Lauren Ambrose at IMDb
- Lauren Ambrose at the Internet Broadway Database
- Lauren Ambrose at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Lauren Ambrose at AllMovie
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