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Attended Northwestern University (Evanston Illinois). Graduated in 1979 from Northwestern University where she majored in theater. She spent the next several years acting in Chicago and then New York theaters. She moved to LA, where she was discovered for "ER" (1994). April 2002 - Laura and husband, David Brisbin, adopted a one-year-old Chinese infant named Mia. Close friend is "Will & Grace" (1998) actress Megan Mullally. They met at Northwestern University. In the early 1980s, her first fiancé was murdered in a parking lot. The death had a profound effect on Laura, and she still finds it hard to talk about. Received five Best Supporting Actress nominations (1996-2000) from the 'Viewers for Quality Television' but never won the award. Unlike her "ER" (1994) alter ego, she is not physically handicapped in real life. The first female celebrity to win the celebrity version of "Jeopardy!" (1984).