Fans and critics love Laura, she always gives a great performance. Laura San Giacomo was born November 14, 1962 in West Orange, New Jersey and was raised in the nearby city of Denville. She went to Morris Knolls High School in Denville, where she got the acting bug, and had the lead in several school plays. Laura then got a Fine Arts degree, specializing in acting, at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. This petite (5'2") brunette beauty was a natural for movies, and her breakout film was her first-- Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), the movie won grand prize at the Cannes Film Festival; as for Laura, critics and fans alike loved her performance: she won the New Generation Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and received a Golden Globe nomination. Next, she was the scene-stealing Kit De Luca in Pretty Woman (1990) opposite 'Julia Roberts;; the film won the People's Choice Awards for Best Comedy and Best Film. On stage, Laura was in the off-Broadway productions: "Three Sisters"; "Italian American Reconciliation" and "Wrong Turn at Lungfish" (to explain the title-- the plays says evolution started with fish, then lungfish, then animals, then people... did we take a Wrong Turn at Lungfish? If we hadn't, would we be Angels now?). In regional theater Laura was in: "Tempest"; "Romeo and Juliet" and "Crimes of the Heart." Onscreen, Laura got a starring role in Nina Takes a Lover (1994), she gave another magnificent performance. Offscreen, Laura got married to Cameron Dye in 1990; they had a son, Mason, in 1996. Unfortunately, the marriage didn't work, and they divorced. She has since remarried, to Matt Adler. Having a child influenced Laura to make the transition to TV, she started in the sitcom Just Shoot Me!, starring David Spade in 1997; television gave her a more regular work schedule, and no more traveling (as movies required). In the TV series she plays Maya Gallo, which is Italian for Mayan Rooster... and her wonderful career is something to crow about.
Last name is pronounced San Jee-ah-co-mo. Trained at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Grew up in Denville, New Jersey. Her son, Mason, born in 1996, has cerebral palsy and cannot walk unassisted. Attended Morris Knolls High School in Denville, New Jersey Cousin of Torry Castellano. (aka Donna C) of the rock group the Donnas. As a mother of a child with learning and physical disabilities, Laura is a strong supporter for inclusive educational opportunities for all children. Was going to star in a biopic of Frida Kahlo, but it was canceled because of a backlash from fans who insisted that a Mexican be cast. Salma Hayek has since starred in a version.