Trivia

Her real-life pregnancy was worked into the script of the 2005 season of Showtime's The L Word (2004).

In 2010, she took a break from acting to focus on her painting career.

Adopted a daughter named Nala Belle on March 25, 2008.

Studied at the British American Dramatic Academy in London.

Laurel is also an artist. She did a special series of paintings that was auctioned off for the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund.

Mother of Lola Macherey, born November 4, 2004.

Moved to New York in 1994 and began acting in off-Broadway plays.

During her down time while filming in Vancouver, she enjoys outdoor things like hiking and heading to the beach. She also enjoys painting among other things.

Friends with Sam Rockwell.

After her first year in college, Laurel moved to Chicago to work with the Piven Theatre Workshop. She studied with John Lynn in Los Angeles, and was cast in David Orr's independent feature Blossom Time (1996).

Older brother, Andy, is a novelist.

She has a flower tattoo on her right foot.