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Laura Niemi

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Laura Niemi
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Best known for her performance as "Marilyn Pearson" on the NBC series "This Is Us (2016)." As the mother in Jack's (Milo Ventimiglia) struggling and dysfunctional working class family, her character has gained critical recognition which has landed Niemi an FYC Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in both 2019 and 2022.

A native Angelino, she started studying at The Academy of Performing Arts in Los Angeles at a young age.

The daughter of a movie producer and an insurance salesman, the family then moved to the east coast where she studied piano at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

She spent her teens and early 20s back in California, where she swapped her piano for a bass guitar playing in many L.A. based bands.

As a trained theater actress she has performed at The Geffen Playhouse, South Coast Rep and The Taper and is the Artistic Director and founder of the multi-award winning Lost Angels Theatre Company (which landed her awards both as a producer and an actor).

She landed her first TV credit in Joss Whedon's "Firefly (2002)" and has been continuously working in television and film ever since.
BornOctober 27
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BornOctober 27
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Faithe Herman in This Is Us (2016)
    This Is Us
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Marilyn Pearson
    Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson in The Patient (2022)
    The Patient
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Beth Strauss
    Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Gracey
    James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
    Grey's Anatomy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cynthia

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    • Alyah Chanelle Scott, Ilia Isorelýs Paulino, Amrit Kaur, Pauline Chalamet, and Renika Williams in The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021)
      The Sex Lives of College Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Amy
      • 2025
    • Raymond Lee in Quantum Leap (2022)
      Quantum Leap
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Kathy Tanner
      • 2023
    • James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, and Chandra Wilson in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cynthia
      • 2022
    • Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson in The Patient (2022)
      The Patient
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Beth Strauss
      • 2022
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Gracey
      • 2022
    • Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
      9-1-1: Lone Star
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mary-Lynne
      • 2022
    • Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Faithe Herman in This Is Us (2016)
      This Is Us
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Marilyn Pearson
      • 2017–2022
    • Angelina Jolie, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Bernthal, Medina Senghore, and Finn Little in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
      Those Who Wish Me Dead
      6.0
      • Maggie
      • 2021
    • Ben Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Rosie Perez, and Anne Hathaway in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
      The Last Thing He Wanted
      4.4
      • Olivia
      • 2020
    • TMI Hollywood (2012)
      TMI Hollywood
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Various-Herself
      • Various-Host
      • 2019
    • Navid Negahban and Lindsy Campbell in The Divorce (2019)
      The Divorce
      Short
      • Sally
      • 2019
    • Travis Coles, Kimiko Glenn, and Liza Koshy in Liza on Demand (2018)
      Liza on Demand
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Amanda
      • 2018
    • ShowFriends (2016)
      ShowFriends
      TV Series
      • Priscilla Binks
      • Bat Shit Crazy
      • Toni ...
      • 2016–2017
    • Suraj Sharma in The Lost (2017)
      The Lost
      8.8
      Short
      • Betsy - Protester
      • 2017
    • Lake Alice (2017)
      Lake Alice
      3.7
      • Natalie Thomas
      • 2017

    Producer



    • ShowFriends (2016)
      ShowFriends
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016–2017

    Soundtrack



    • Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson in The Patient (2022)
      The Patient
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Not by Might, Not by Power"
      • performer: "Ma Yafeh Hayom"
      • performer: "Dodi Li"
      • 2022

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    The Patient: Official Series Trailer
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    The Patient: Official Series Trailer
    The Patient: How Domhnall Gleeson Became A Normal Serial Killer
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    The Patient: How Domhnall Gleeson Became A Normal Serial Killer
    Trailer 4:00
    The Patient: How Domhnall Gleeson Became A Normal Serial Killer
    The Patient (French)
    Trailer 1:32
    The Patient (French)
    The Patient (German Subtitled)
    Trailer 1:36
    The Patient (German Subtitled)
    The Patient (French Subtitled)
    Trailer 1:32
    The Patient (French Subtitled)
    The Patient (Italian)
    Trailer 1:36
    The Patient (Italian)

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    • Alternative name
      • Laura Gascoine
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • October 27
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Adam GascoineApril 30, 2006 - present
    • Parents
      • Vicki Niemi
    • Other works
      Played Sharla in "Killer Joe" play by Tracy Letts (Gardner Stages, West Hollywood, California, USA).
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      • 4 Articles

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      Daughter-in-law of Alfred Molina & Jill Gascoine.
    • Nickname
      • Niemi pronounced "KNEE-me"

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