Laura Prepon

Name:          Laura Prepon 

Date of Birth: March 7, 1980

Place of Birth:Watchung, New Jersey, U.S

Laura Prepon is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti in the long-running Fox situation comedy That '70s Show, for all eight seasons.  Laura Prepon  is also known for the role of Hannah Daniels on the ABC drama October Road.  Laura Prepon  has voiced characters in animated TV series such as American Dad! and King of the Hill, as well as a character in the video game Halo 2.

Following her work on That '70s Show, Prepon worked mainly in television, guest-starring in episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Medium, and Castle. In 2011, Prepon began filming the comedy series Are You There, Chelsea?, based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Prepon plays Chelsea in the series, which is scheduled to debut January 11, 2012.

Early Life

Prepon was born in Watchung, New Jersey, the daughter of Marjorie, a high school teacher, and Michael, an orthopedic surgeon. Prepon's father died during heart surgery in 1993 at age 49; Prepon was 13 years old at the time. Prepon is the youngest of five children.  Laura Prepon  attended Watchung Hills Regional High School.  Laura Prepon  studied at Caroline Thomas' Total Theater Lab in New York City.  Laura Prepon  father was of Russian Jewish descent and her mother is of Irish Catholic background.

Career

1995–2004. Prepon appeared in such plays as A Woman of Property and Ascension Day while in New York. In 1996, she studied drama with acting teacher Caroline Thomas at Thomas' Total Theatre Lab. Also in 1996, she appeared in the Sneaker Pimps music video for the song "6 Underground". Later, in September 1997, she premiered on a Levi Strauss-developed show called They Go On, an Internet-based soap opera.Prepon has also worked as a model and has done photo shoots in Paris, Milan, and Brazil.

During her hiatus from That '70s Show, Prepon worked on the independent film The Pornographer: A Love Story. The film tells the story of an obsessive relationship between a director and an actress.  Laura Prepon  was also in the film Slackers, which is about two best friends trying to scam their way through college that eventually get caught.  Laura Prepon  was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2002 for her role in That '70s Show. In 2001 she got her first chance to get in front of a movie camera in the independent film Southlander, a comedy/music film by Steve Hanft starring Beck, Beth Orton and Hank Williams, in which she played a young TV telepathic named Seven=Five.

Laura Prepon was a presenter at many different award shows including, Second Annual TV Guide Awards, in 2000, the 2000 Teen Choice Awards, and the 28th Annual American Music Awards in 2001.  Laura Prepon  has graced the cover of Maxim twice — once with red hair and once with her hair dyed blonde — and has done a TV advertisement for Gap clothing, although it was never aired. Prepon was named one of Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" in 2002 and one of Maxim magazine's "Hot 100" in 2005.Prepon also had a cameo voice appearance as a United Nations Space Command marine in Halo 2, which was released in 2004.  Laura Prepon  first notable role came in 2004, with the dark drama Lightning Bug which also starred Bret Harrison, Kevin Gage, and Ashley Laurence. Branching into other arenas than acting, Prepon also served as executive producer of the film.

Laura Prepon has been a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2003 and 2004, and Last Call with Carson Daly in 2003 and 2005.  Laura Prepon  also appeared on a episode of MTV's Cribs in 2003.

That '70s Show.Prepon is best known for her starring role as Donna Pinciotti on the Fox television series That '70s Show, from 1998 to 2006. That 70's Show is essentially about six friends, Eric Forman (Topher Grace), Michael Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), Steven Hyde (Danny Masterson), Fez (Wilmer Valderrama), Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis), and Donna Pinciotti, who are constantly getting into precarious situations and are always hanging out in Eric Forman's basement.  Laura Prepon  character, Donna Pinciotti, was the girlfriend of the central character Eric Forman as well as his next door neighbor.

2005–2010.Prepon was an executive producer of E! Hollywood Hold'em

In 2005, Prepon starred in the movie Karla, the true story of Paul Bernardo and his wife Karla Homolka – a couple who kidnapped, sexually abused and murdered three young girls – this was in contrast to her usual lighthearted roles.Prepon was a cast member of the ABC show October Road, which debuted March 15, 2007. The show was canceled by ABC on May 12, 2008, despite strong ratings and a grassroots campaign from the show's fanbase to keep the show alive. In April 2007, she starred in a short film, Once Upon a Time.  Laura Prepon  has also appeared in the Oxygen movie, Romancing the Bride.  Laura Prepon  also was the original voice for Hayley Smith on American Dad! and voiced her in an unaired pilot.  Laura Prepon  appeared as Lauren, Mary's long lost sister, on USA network's In Plain Sight in the episode "A Frond in Need."  On February 5, 2010, it was announced that Prepon signed on for Awkward Situations For Men, a pilot on ABC. In 2009 Prepon appeared in How I Met Your Mother as Karen, one of Ted's girlfriends, in the episode "Sorry, Bro."  Laura Prepon  was also in episodes "The Front Porch" in 2009, and "Say Cheese" in 2010. 

2011–present. In early 2011, Prepon was on an episode of Castle, playing an actress studying for the role of Nikki Heat, a character created by Castle. Prepon has been cast as main character Chelsea Newman on Are You There, Chelsea?, based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.

Personal Life

Laura Prepon nicknames are Pre, which is short for Prepon, and Snaps.

While on the That '70s Show set, Prepon met Christopher Masterson, who played Francis on the show Malcolm in the Middle and is the brother of Danny Masterson, who played Hyde in That '70s Show. The two started a relationship and eventually moved in together, later separating in 2007.  Laura Prepon  is now dating Scott Michael Foster who played Cappie on Greek.In a December 2007 interview in Women's Health, Prepon stated that she was a Scientologist.

Filmography

Film and televisionYear Title Role Notes 

1995 MCI Commercial N/A Commercial 

1997 They Go On  Chloe Internet-based soap opera 

1998–2006 That '70s Show Donna Pinciotti Television series 

2001 Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician Seven Equals Five  

2002 Slackers Reanna  

2002 Driven Herself Television series 

2004 Lightning Bug Angevin Duvet  

2004 Pornographer: A Love Story, TheThe Pornographer: A Love Story   

2004 King of the Hill April episode "Talking Shop" 

2005 Romancing the Bride Melissa Television series 

2005 American Dad  Hayley Smith (Voice) Unaired pilot 

2005 E! Hollywood Hold'em  (Executive Producer) TV Series 

2006 Come Early Morning Kim  

2006 Karla Karla Homolka  

2007 Once Upon a Time The Witch Short film 

2007–2008 October Road Hannah Daniels Television series 

2008 The Chosen One Rachel Cruz  

2009 How I Met Your Mother Karen Television series, three episodes - "Sorry, Bro", "The Front Porch" and "Say Cheese" 

2009 In Plain Sight Lauren Television series - "A Frond in Need," strong possibility for future episodes 

2010 Medium Kate Guest star as self-defense instructor (season 6) 

2010 House Frankie Episode: "Private Lives" 

2010 Celebrity Ghost Stories Herself Episode 9 - Laura Prepon, Vince Neil, Connie Stevens, Haylie Duff 

2011 Castle Natalie Rhodes/Nikki Heat Season 3, episode 11 "Nikki Heat" 

2011 Iris Johansen's The Killing Game Eve Duncan Lifetime Network movie 

2012 Are You There, Chelsea? Chelsea Newman Television series