Laura Ramsey

Laura Ramsey is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her roles in feature films including She's the Man, The Covenant, The Ruins, Middle Men, Kill the Irishman, and Are You Here.

Ramsey was born on November 14, 1982, in Brandon, Wisconsin, to parents Jill and Mark Ramsey. She attended and graduated from Laconia High School located in Rosendale, Wisconsin.

Her career in entertainment began after she was approached while working at a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. She received an audition the following day and secured a role in The Real Cancun, a documentary following the exploits of several American youths in Mexico.

Following her debut, she landed a role in the ABC television series The Days. She subsequently made her feature-film acting debut in Catherine Hardwicke's Lords of Dogtown. Over the course of her career, Ramsey appeared in several prominent films released in the mid-to-late 2000s and early 2010s, including She's the Man and The Covenant in 2006, The Ruins in 2008, Middle Men in 2009, Kill the Irishman in 2011, and Are You Here in 2013.

In addition to her film projects, Ramsey returned to television work, appearing in an episode of the AMC drama series Mad Men titled The Jet Set. In 2015, she played the lead character Becca Brady on the VH1 scripted television series Hindsight.

Outside of acting, Ramsey completed an apprenticeship in plant medicine. Following this training, she launched her own organic herbal company, named Nia's Arc, in 2022. On a personal level, she has a daughter and a son with Greg Chait, a designer affiliated with the Elder Statesmen.

After taking an eight-year hiatus from the acting industry, Ramsey returned to television in 2023. She starred in the Lifetime television movie A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story, a project loosely based on the book bearing the same title.