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Laura Harrington

Laura Harrington

Highest Rated: 90% What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Lowest Rated: 14% Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Birthday: Apr 29, 1958

Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Laura Harrington was a prolific actress who created a name for herself largely on the big screen. Harrington began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "The Dark End of the Street" (1981), "The City Girl" (1984) and the Cameron Dye comedy "Joy of Sex" (1984). She also appeared in the fantastical comedy "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension" (1984) with Peter Weller and "Maximum Overdrive" (1986). Her work around this time also included a part on the TV movie "L.A. Takedown" (NBC, 1988-89). She also appeared in the TV special "The Dancing Princess" (Showtime, 1987-88). She also worked in film during these years, including a part on "Gangland" (1988) with Scott Glenn. Harrington took on film roles in more recent years, appearing in the Keanu Reeves dramatic adaptation "The Devil's Advocate" (1997) and the Gena Rowlands comedic fantasy "Paulie" (1998). She also was featured in the TV movie "The Secret" (CBS, 1991-92). Most recently, Harrington wrote the fantasy "The Moon and the Sun" (2015) with Pierce Brosnan.

Highest rated movies

90% What's Eating Gilbert Grape
63% The Devil's Advocate
62% Paulie
14% Maximum Overdrive

Photos

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, Pat Hingle, Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington, 1986 WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE?, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, Leonardo Di Caprio, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Johnny Depp, 1993 MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, Yeardley Smith, Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington, 1986, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington, 1986, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE?, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Laura Harrington, 1993. (c) Paramount Pictures WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE?, Laura Harrington, Johnny Depp, Leonardo Di Caprio, Julitte Lewis, Darlene Cates, Mary Kate Schellhardt, 1993 MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, Laura Harrington, Emilio Estevez, 1986, (c)De Laurentiis Entertainment Group MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, Emilio Estevez (left), Laura Harrington (right), 1986, © De Laurentiis Entertainment Group WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE, from left: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Johnny Depp, Darlene Cates, Laura Harrington, 1993, © Paramount

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story Screenwriter - 2018
62% 55% Paulie Lila Alweather (Character) $27.0M 1998
63% 80% The Devil's Advocate Melissa Black (Character) $61.0M 1997
No Score Yet 83% Dead Air Susan (Character) - 1994
90% 89% What's Eating Gilbert Grape Amy Grape (Character) $7.8M 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Linda Stella Jeffries (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 45% Perfect Witness Jeanie Paxton (Character) - 1989
14% 50% Maximum Overdrive Brett (Character) $6.0M 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dark End of the Street Donna (Character) - 1981

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Connie LaMotta (Guest Star) 1989 1992