Lauren German
American actress (born 1978)
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- Lauren German (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress.
- She also starred in the films A Walk to Remember (2002), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Born Killers (2005), Standing Still (2005), Hostel: Part II (2007), It Is Fine!
- (2007), and The Divide (2011).
- Her father was born in the U.
- She attended Los Alamitos High School and trained as a dancer at the Orange County High School of the Arts, then enrolled at the University of Southern California to study anthropology before moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio.
Lauren German (born November 29, 1978) is an American actress. She is best known for her television roles as Lori Weston in Hawaii Five-0 (2011–2012), Leslie Shay in Chicago Fire (2012–2014), and Chloe Decker in Lucifer (2016–2021). She also starred in the films A Walk to Remember (2002), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Born Killers (2005), Standing Still (2005), Hostel: Part II (2007), It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (2007), and The Divide (2011).
Early life
Lauren German was born in Huntington Beach, California, on November 29, 1978, the daughter of Holly and vascular surgeon Richard German. Her father was born in the U.S. to an English mother and Dutch father. She attended Los Alamitos High School and trained as a dancer at the Orange County High School of the Arts, then enrolled at the University of Southern California to study anthropology before moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio.
Career
German's first work was on stage in Peter Pan and Oliver. She made her feature film debut in the 2000 romantic comedy Down to You, where she had a small role as a lovestruck woman. German appeared in a pictorial for Maxim magazine's January 2002 issue and was placed as #47 in Maxim's "Hot 100 of 2002" list.
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