Laura Harris was born on November 20, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the daughter of two teachers who raised her in the country. Laura attended an all girls school as a child and attended college through UC correspondence. Laura has also studied language and is fluent in French and Spanish.

Laura began acting at age 5, mostly doing CBC radio dramas, and by 14 focused on television movies and episodic appearances. Shortly after appearing in 1997’s “Kitchen Party” Laura moved to Los Angeles to focus on acting full time.