Ever since astounding audiences and critics alike with her breakthrough performance in David Lynch's award winning "Mulholland Drive," for which she received an Alma Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, Laura Harring has been one of Hollywood's hottest rising stars.

A versatile actress who has played a great diversity of roles in her career, Harring's film credits also include "John Q" with Denzel Washington, "The King" with Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt, "The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory," with the legendary Raul Julia, and the HBO movie "Walkout," directed by Edward James Olmos.

She has had a recurring role on FX's critically acclaimed hit series, "The Shield," as Becca Doyle, a defense attorney who willingly commits to pro bono cases for people she feels are redeemable, she also has guest starred on "Law & Order: SVU," and had a featured cameo in the David Lynch film, "Inland Empire." The international Herald Tribune has compared her to Ava Gardner and film critic Roger Ebert likened her to Rita Hayworth.

Harring lived the first ten years of her life in Mexico, before her family relocated to San Antonio, Texas. She became a social worker at the age 18, where she helped villagers in India survive the severe rock erosion problem, as well as building schools, latrines and vegetable gardens. She supports Children Uniting Nations and Velozzi, an organization dedicated to the research and development of practical solutions to alleviate both the worlds energy crisis and climate change.

Truly an acting chameleon, Laura just completed filming opposite Frank Langella as "The sophisticated lady" a classical jazz singer in the motion picture, "On the Hook". Harring currently resides in Los Angeles, California
Miss USA 1985. She was married to Count Carl-Edward Otto Wolfgang Jayme Anders von Bismark and although they divorced, she still retains the title of countess. She became the first Latina to win the Miss USA title, and at only 21 years of age. Prior to entering show business, Laura thought about becoming a gemologist. Grandfather Isauro Cairo, Mexican champion in Equestrian and Fencing 1954. Professional Tango dancer. Social Worker in India at 18 years old. She wore a $25,000,000 dollar necklace and $1,000,000 dollar heels to the 2002 Oscars (Academy Awards)and was surrounded by 4 bodyguards. [2002] Was shot in the head at the age of twelve while riding in her parents car in a parking lot when the two cars behind them got into a gunfight. The bullet missed hitting her brain by one millimeter. Measurements: 33-23-34 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Not only was she the first Latina to be crowned Miss USA, she is the first of five consecutive Miss Texases who, from 1985 through 1989, went on to become Miss USA. Wears a size 7.5 shoe. Former sister-in-law of Gottfried von Bismarck. Former niece by marriage of Gunilla Gräfin v. Bismarck. Former great-great-granddaughter-in-law of Otto von Bismarck.