Laura Vandervoort
Laura Vandervoort
Laura Dianne Vandervoort is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama Instant Star, Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan in the Syfy supernatural drama Haven, Kara Zor-El in The CW serial drama Smallville, and Lisa in the ABC science fiction series V. In 2014, she starred in the Space drama series Bitten, a TV adaption of Kelley Armstrong's book series Women of the Otherworld as Elena Michaels...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 September 1984
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
Hollywood is something imagined Acting is something crafted.
As an actor, throughout three years, I've become more comfortable within my own skin and confident.
I'm a bit of a feminist and very "female empowerment," and women should be able to do what they please.
As a person, you want to feel like you're giving back. That's something I've always enjoyed doing.
The performances make you want to get back out there and try something new and challenge yourself.
In terms of acting, we go through phases of being really inspired by film and television and actors and works that we've read.
We don't have props or jewelery. You always want something tangible to play with, and we have nothing. I find myself playing with my hands off camera, just because I'm getting a little uncomfortable with the space.
We have new technology that allows us... After we've blocked it, all the actors usually run over to the monitor and we can see the hallways and what's there. But I find it difficult, because you're in such a large room and you feel so small and inadequate. There's so much space around you and actors always want a prop or something just to make it comfortable.
They say you get nauseous in a green screen room, but I haven't yet. It's a little odd playing pretend with props and monitors that we're supposed to be watching, but I'll get used to it.
Originally, when I got the role of Lisa [from Visitors], I was a little concerned, because I was worried I would be typecast as an alien for the rest of my life. But they are so, so different that it wasn't at all a problem. I'm very lucky. I'm blessed to be on another show. I think it's going to do really well.
I'm thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don't often get that on television.
The sci-fi fans, in general, do support me, which I love them for. They're great fans.
I think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from.
I do just love the characters in sci-fi, but not necessarily the fact that it's sci-fi.