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Laura Fraser

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Laura Fraser
Fraser in 2021
Born (1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 49)
Glasgow, Scotland
Alma materRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children1

Laura Fraser (born 24 July 1975)[1] is a Scottish actress. She has played Door in the urban fantasy series Neverwhere, Kate in the film A Knight's Tale, Cat MacKenzie in the BBC Three drama series Lip Service and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul.

Early life

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Fraser was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She is the daughter of Rose Fraser, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a screenwriter and businessman.[citation needed] She attended Hillhead High School and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre. She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).[2]

Career

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Fraser's first big break was playing Door in the BBC's dark fantasy series Neverwhere in 1996. She starred in the BBC film The Tribe (1998), and played Lavinia in Titus (1999) as well as Justine in Virtual Sexuality (1999) and Candice in Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000). She also appeared in the films A Knight's Tale (2001) and Vanilla Sky (2001). She starred in the BBC period drama serials He Knew He Was Right (2004), Casanova (2005), and Reichenbach Falls (2007). She starred in the British comedy film Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006). She played Claire Bellington in the ITV series Talk to Me (2007).

Fraser starred as the title character in Florence Nightingale, broadcast on BBC One in June 2008. From 2010 to 2012, she starred as Cat in the BBC Three series Lip Service. In 2010, it was announced that she would portray Jessica Brody in the pilot for the Showtime political thriller series Homeland.[3] She was replaced on the show by Morena Baccarin.[4] From 2012 to 2013, she portrayed Lydia Rodarte-Quayle in the final season of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad.[5] She has made occasional appearances as the same character in the prequel Better Call Saul.

She played Eve Stone in the 2016 television series The Missing. She played DI Juliet Wallace in the 2016 BBC miniseries One of Us. In 2017, Fraser starred as DS Annie Redford in the six-part ITV drama The Loch.[6] In November 2019, the BBC announced her as a guest star for the twelfth series of Doctor Who.[citation needed] She appeared as 'Kane' in the third episode "Orphan 55" in January 2020.

Personal life

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She married Irish-born American actor Karl Geary in 2003. They have one daughter and live in Glasgow, Scotland.[7] Fraser does not drink alcohol.[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Good Day for the Bad Guys Red Riding Hood Short film
1996 Small Faces Joanne Macgowan
1997 Paris, Brixton Amanda Short film
1998 Left Luggage Chaya Silberschmidt
The Man in the Iron Mask Bedroom Beauty
Cousin Bette Mariette
Divorcing Jack Margaret
1999 Virtual Sexuality Justine Alice Parker
The Match Rosemary Bailey AKA The Beautiful Game
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Joanna Robinson
Titus Lavinia
2000 Kevin & Perry Go Large Candice
2001 A Knight's Tale Kate
Vanilla Sky The Future
2003 Den of Lions Katya Paskevic
Devil's Gate Rachael
16 Years of Alcohol Helen
Coney Island Baby Bridget
The Old One Jane Doe Short film
2006 Nina's Heavenly Delights Lisa MacKinlay
Land of the Blind Madeleine
The Flying Scotsman Anna Obree
2009 Voices Judy Short film
Cuckoo Polly
The Boys Are Back Katy
2010 You Were Perfectly Fine Girl 1 Short film
2011 Flutter Helen
2013 Wish You Well Amanda Cardinal
2014 The Sisterhood of Night Rose Hall
2016 I Am Not a Serial Killer April Cleaver
2017 Man with Van Talia
2018 In the Cloud Mary
2019 Beats Alison
Tales from the Lodge Martha
Dark Encounter Olivia Anderson
2020 Snow Globe: A Breaking Bad Short Lydia Rodarte-Quayle (voice) Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Taggart Michelle 2 episodes: "Devil's Advocate": Parts 1 & 3
Casualty Gemma McEnery Episode: "For Your Own Good"
Neverwhere Door Mini-series; 6 episodes
1997 The Investigator Louise Marshall Television film
Summer of Love Isabel Television film
1998 The Tribe Megan Television film
1999 A Christmas Carol Belle Television film
2000 Forgive and Forget Hannah Television film
2001 Station Jim Harriet Collins Television film
2004 Conviction Lucy Romanis Mini-series; 6 episodes
He Knew He Was Right Emily Trevelyan Mini-series; 4 episodes
Iron Jawed Angels Doris Stevens Television film
2005 Casanova Henriette Mini-series; 3 episodes
2007 Talk to Me Claire 4 episodes
Reichenbach Falls Clara Television film
2008 Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale Television film
The Passion Abigail Mini-series
2009 No Holds Bard Sarah Rutherford Television film
2010 Single Father Rita Morris Mini-series; 4 episodes
2010–2012 Lip Service Cat MacKenzie 8 episodes
2012–2013 Breaking Bad Lydia Rodarte-Quayle 12 episodes
2014 Black Box Regan Black 13 episodes
Forever Patricia Abbott Episode: "The Man in the Killer Suit"
Castles in the Sky Margaret Television film
2015 Cocked Hannah Television film
Peter & Wendy Mrs. Darling / Julie Rose Television film
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Professor Jessica Dillon Episode: "Devastating Story"
The Magicians Female Professor Episode: "Unauthorized Magic"
2016 Houdini and Doyle Lydia Belworth Mini-series; 1 episode: "A Dish of Adharma"
One of Us Juliet Mini-series; 4 episodes (Released on Netflix as Retribution)
The Missing Eve Stone 8 episodes
2017 The Loch DS Annie Redford Mini-series; 6 episodes
2017–2020 Better Call Saul Lydia Rodarte-Quayle 4 episodes
2019–2022 Traces Prof. Sarah Gordon 12 episodes
2020 Doctor Who Kane Series 12, Episode: "Orphan 55"
2021 The Pact Anna 6 episodes
2021–present Crime Sally Hart 10 episodes
TBA Patience Detective Bea Metcalfe Lead role. Filming[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Collections Search | BFI | British Film Institute".
  2. ^ "Breaking Bad: Scots actress Laura Fraser's fears over revealing how series finishes". www.heraldscotland.com. 29 September 2013.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (14 December 2010). "TV CASTINGS: Laura Fraser Joins Showtime Pilot 'Homeland,' Two Added To 'True Blood'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (31 May 2011). "'V' Star Morena Baccarin Joins Showtime Drama Series 'Homeland' As Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  5. ^ Snierson, Dan (27 June 2012). "'Breaking Bad' taps Scottish actress Laura Fraser to play 'important' character in season 5 – EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. ^ "ITV commissions new six part murder mystery thriller The Loch". ITV. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  7. ^ "'Breaking Bad' Final Season: Star Calls Ending 'Pristinely Perfect' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  8. ^ Brillantes, Mariam (25 August 2013). "'Breaking Bad': Is Laura Fraser Going to Belize? – Speakeasy – WSJ". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  9. ^ "York: Film crews arrive in Union Terrace to shoot Patience drama". York Press. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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