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Lauren Ambrose (born February 20, 1978) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is best known for playing Claire Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under. Personal life Ambrose was born Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso in New Haven, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Anne (née Wachtel)... See full bio »

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Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso
in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Filmography

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2013/I The River (short)
Maria
 
2013 Robot Chicken (TV series)
Anita Radcliffe / Natasha Fatale
– Papercut to Aorta (2013) … Natasha Fatale (voice) / Anita Radcliffe (voice)
 
2012 Coma (TV mini-series)
Susan Wheeler
– Part Two (2012) … Susan Wheeler
– Part One (2012) … Susan Wheeler
 
2012 Grassroots
Emily Bowen
 
2012 Wanderlust
Almond
 
2012 Sleepwalk with Me
Abby
 
2011 About Sunny
Angela
 
2011 Torchwood (TV series)
Jilly Kitzinger
– Miracle Day: The Blood Line (2011) … Jilly Kitzinger
– Miracle Day: The Gathering (2011) … Jilly Kitzinger
– Miracle Day: End of the Road (2011) … Jilly Kitzinger
– Miracle Day: The Categories of Life (2011) … Jilly Kitzinger
– Miracle Day: Escape to LA (2011) … Jilly Kitzinger
See all 7 episodes »
 
2011 I'm Coming Over (short)
Greta
 
2011 Weekends at Bellevue (TV movie)
Ellie Harlow
 
2009 Where the Wild Things Are
KW (voice)
 
2009 The Other Woman
Mindy
 
2009 A Dog Year
Emma
 
2009 Loving Leah (TV movie)
Leah Lever
 
2009 Cold Souls
Stephanie
 
2008 The Return of Jezebel James (TV series)
Coco Tompkins
– Needles and Schlag (2008) … Coco Tompkins
– Frankenstein Baby (2008) … Coco Tompkins
– Pilot (2008) … Coco Tompkins
– Paragraph Two, Section Three (2008) … Coco Tompkins
– I'm with Blank … Coco Tompkins
See all 6 episodes »
 
2007 The Darkness (Video Game)
Jenny Romano (voice)
 
2007 Starting Out in the Evening
Heather Wolfe
 
2006 Diggers
Zoey
 
2001-2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
Claire Fisher
– Everyone's Waiting (2005) … Claire Fisher
– Static (2005) … Claire Fisher
– All Alone (2005) … Claire Fisher
– Ecotone (2005) … Claire Fisher
– Singing for Our Lives (2005) … Claire Fisher
See all 63 episodes »
 
2004 Admissions
Evie Brighton
 
2000 Swimming
Frankie Wheeler
 
2000 Psycho Beach Party
Florence 'Chicklet' Forrest
 
1999 Party of Five (TV series)
Myra Wringler
– Fate, Hope and Charity (1999) … Myra Wringler
– We Gather Together (1999) … Myra Wringler
– Too Close (1999) … Myra Wringler
– The Shortest Distance (1999) … Myra Wringler
– Bye, Bye, Love (1999) … Myra Wringler
 
1999 Saving Graces (TV series)
Grace Whitmore
 
1998 Can't Hardly Wait
Denise Fleming
 
1992-1998 Law & Order (TV series)
Jessica / Maureen McKinnon / Valerie Maxwell
– Damaged (1998) … Valerie Maxwell
– Pride and Joy (1993) … Maureen McKinnon
– Skin Deep (1992) … Jessica
 
1998 Summertime's Calling Me (short)
Tami
 
1997 In & Out
Vicky
 
1995 The State (TV series)
Audience Member
– Episode #3.10 (1995) … Audience Member (uncredited)
 
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2001-2005 Six Feet Under (TV series)
– The Rainbow of Her Reasons (2005) (performer: "You Ride Up My Thighs You Light Up My Life")
– The Dare (2004) ("I'm a Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch")
– The Foot (2001) (performer: "What a Little Moonlight Can Do")
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2013/I The River (short) (producer)
 
2011 I'm Coming Over (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2009 Bartl (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2009 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #5.4 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 October 2009 (2009) … Herself
 
2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Where the Wild Things Are (2009) … Herself
 
2007 The View (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 11 December 2007 (2007) … Herself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2006 Life and Loss: The Impact of 'Six Feet Under' (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Six Feet Under: In Memoriam (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2003 The Isaac Mizrahi Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 August 2003 (2003) … Herself
 
2002 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Herself
 
2002 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 August 2002 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #10.135 (2002) … Herself
 
2002 Showboy
Herself
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Audience Member
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2008 Reinventando Hollywood (TV documentary)
Claire Fisher
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

PLayed Shelley in "Buried Child" (Directed by Matthew Warchus) by Sam Shepard - National Theatre (Lyttelton), London, UK (September - December 2004). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Lives in Manhattan (New York City) with her husband, Sam. See more »

Trademark:

Bright red hair See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces