Laura Leighton Biography

Laura Leighton, 49, is an American actress. She is known to the world for her roles as Sydney Andrews in the television series Melrose Place (199397), the remake of her (2009-10) and Ashley Marin in the ABC Familys series Pretty Little Liars (2010-present). She has also made guest appearances on famous American shows like CSI: Miami, Law and Order: SVU, Skin, Boston Legal, etc.

Laura Leighton graduated from West High School in Iowa City in 1968. She studied business at California State University, Long Beach. Prior to her acting career, she was a waitress at the infamous Mezzaluna restaurant in Brentwood, California, alongside television correspondent Nelson Aspen.

Laura Leighton has starred in several movies and shows. She continued her acting career in the late 1990s when she played the lead role of her as Sydney Andrews on the primetime soap opera Melrose Place, where she co-starred with Josie Bissett. The show was a huge hit at the time and her character was considered one of the most beloved characters on the show. She left the show in 1997. She also appeared in the reprisal of the same show in 2009 as the same character.

In 1995, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Movie Made for TV at the Global Globe Awards for her work on Melrose Place. In the same year, she was voted Entertainer of the Year by EW Magazine. In 1996, People magazine named her one of the most beautiful people in the world.

In 1995, he hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live and appeared on Beverly Hills: 90210. In the same year, he also appeared in a romantic comedy Seven Girlfriends and the thriller Clean and Narrow. In the 2000s, she guest-starred on shows like Cupid and The Outer Limits, and was a voice actress for the cartoon series Duckman. She also starred in an independent film The Sky is Falling and then took a break to raise her children.

In 2003, he appeared in a series called SKIN and in a short-lived ABC series, Eyes. In 2004, she starred in Deadly Encounter as Joanne Sanders, a single mother who falls victim to a stalker. In 2006-07, she made numerous guest appearances on various shows including Boston Legal, Law & Order: SVU, CSI: Miami, and Shark.

In 2009, she was cast in the ABC television show Pretty Little Liars, a famous drama show as Ashley Marin, mother of Hannah Marin, one of the four leads on the show.

Laura was born on July 24, 1968 as Laura Miller in Iowa City, Iowa. Her birth sign is Leo. In addition to being an actress, she is also an excellent pianist. She assumed her grandfather’s surname in 1988.

In 1998, she married her boyfriend of a year, Melrose Place co-star Doug Savant, after a six-month engagement. She and her husband have two children: Jack, born October 10, 2000, and Lucy, born June 9, 2005. She also helped raise Doug Savant’s daughters from his previous marriage, Arianna (born January 1992) and Madeline (born July 20, 1993). She has been in previous relationships with Grant Show and Dean Cameron. Information about her parents is currently unknown. She has not yet been divorced and there is no indication that she is either.

Laura Leighton has red hair and blue eyes. She weighs 110 pounds and has a bra size of 34A. She doesn’t have any tattoos or piercings and she doesn’t smoke either. Her net worth is $3 million and her annual salary is approximately $352,900. Her beauty and her biological makeup make her look very young for her age.