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Laura Allen

Laura Allen

Actor · Born March 21, 1974 (52) · Portland, Oregon, USA

Laura Allen (born March 21, 1974) is an American actress. Allen was born in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Julie and David Allen. She grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington,[1] as the middle child of three sisters: older Jennifer (Jenny) and younger Lindsay. She attended Wellesley College as a Sociology major and graduated in 1996. She worked with the NYPD as a domestic violence counselor before pursuing acting. She and Bruce Weyman married at the Relais Palazzo del Capitano in Pienza, Italy, on September 23, 2006. They have two children. Son, Harper Edward Weyman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laura Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 21, 1974 (52)
From
Portland, Oregon, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Laura Allen's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
33%
Bonds
32%
Morality
15%
Survival
13%
Ideas
4%
Society
3%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles
Shapeshifter
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
  • Shapeshifteras Linda in Cherry (2010)
  • Shadowas Hannah Britten in Awake (2012)
  • Allyas Meg in Clown (2014)
  • Heroas Linda Kessler in Nanny Cam (2014)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Contemplative
4
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Unsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laura Allen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laura Allen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

  • Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • FBI: International(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Marlena Kline

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Truth Be Told(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alana Cave

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Tale(2018)

    as Young Nettie

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marcy Nash

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • In Guns We Trust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Aftermath(2017)

    as TV News Reporter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nanny Cam(2014)

    as Linda Kessler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Clown(2014)

    as Meg

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Katherine Wilson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Ravenswood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Matheson

  • Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives(2013)

    as Alison Dunn

  • Chicago Fire(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as PFC Jude Robinson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Awake(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Hannah Britten

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Annabelle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Hysteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Cherry(2010)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Terriers(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Katie Nichols

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Old Dogs(2009)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • From Within(2008)

    as Trish

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • 2012: Doomsday(2008)

    as Background Person

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Collective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Clare

  • Dirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 14 episodes · as Julia Mallory

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobbi Baird

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Beth Whitman

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • How You Look to Me(2005)

    as Jane Carol Webb

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Alston

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Sucker Free City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Samantha Wade

  • The 4400 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 18 episodes · as Lily Moore Tyler · as Lily Tyler

  • Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

    as Susan Delacorte

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Vanessa Prosser

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Sondra Moore

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The $treet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Cass Magnall

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Five Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Doris

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 1999 to 2023; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Clown (2014)

$4.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Terriers (2010)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Awake (2012)

Film career

19992023

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 36: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thProducing1 of 36: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s15 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 11% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Laura Allen's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of the 11 of 12 with a score; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

How You Look to Me (2005)

87th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Suits (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Laura Allen's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–68 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Laura Allen work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laura Allen's MovieCove titles; Britt Robertson shares the most, 2.