Laura Heisler was born in the suburbs of Chicago, and raised outside Washington DC. She made her film debut in the short film Wrist (2000), and since then has appeared in Coverage (2008) as well as the independent features Coach (2009), Cold Souls (2009), Forged (2010), and YellowBrickRoad (2010), which had its premiere at Slamdance.A veteran stage actor, Laura has appeared in numerous world premieres Off-Broadway and regionally, including Sarah Ruhl's "Eurydice," Elizabeth Meriwether's "The Mistakes Madeline Made," David Adjmi's "Stunning" and Mark Schultz's "Everything Will Be Different." In 2007, she made her Broadway debut as Edward Ashbrook in "Coram Boy," directed by Melly Still.In 2011, she was nominated for both a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama League Award for her work in "Kin" (written by Bathsheba Doran and directed by Sam Gold), Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. Show less «