Laura has built a career on both sides of the camera, working as an actor, director, and writer in collaboration with some of the industry’s top talent.
She has appeared in Superbad, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., NCIS, and Steven Soderbergh’s Command Z, balancing conservatory theater training with on-set experience from a young age.
Her transition into directing was a natural one—an extension of years spent studying performance, breaking down text, and understanding what makes a scene work. Her latest short film, The Coupon, a Kafkaesque comedic romp, has earned multiple festival honors, including Best Comedy Short at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival and Best Short at the Tohorror Film Festival. It was also selected for Fantastic Fest, FilmQuest, Telluride Horror Show, and Slash International Film Fest—some of the most well-regarded genre programs in the U.S. and abroad. Her directorial debut, Speak, premiered at the Nantucket Film Festival and helped raise funds for Good Shepherd Shelter, a Los Angeles halfway house for survivors of domestic abuse, underscoring her commitment to socially impactful storytelling. Another of her works, The Baldwin Archives, a reimagining of James Baldwin’s 1969 BBC interview, was named one of Awards Daily’s “25 Best Shorts at HollyShorts” and also screened at Outfest, NewFest, and Out On Film.
She was recently selected for the Ryan Murphy Half Initiative, where she shadowed top episodic directors on shows including Doctor Odyssey, and was also chosen for Sundance Collab’s Directing for Television program, training under prolific television director Dan Attias (The Wire, The Sopranos, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel).
With direct experience acting for—and learning from—some of the best directors and showrunners working today, she provides practical, no-nonsense training for actors looking to sharpen their craft, elevate their performances, and work with confidence in a professional setting.