Laura Slade Weishaar (née Wiggins) (born August 8, 1988) is an American actress, singer and musician. She is most known for her roles in '' Shameless'', ''

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Early life

Wiggins was born in

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, the daughter of Kathy Wiggins and prominent Athens attorney Mark Wiggins. She has one brother.

Career

She has guest starred in various shows including ''

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'', and in an episode of ''

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'' titled " World's End". She also played a pregnant teenager in an episode of the fourth season of ''

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'' called "The Hardest Part". She had a recurring role in the 2013 series ''

.'' Wiggins joined the Showtime dramedy '' Shameless'', as Karen Jackson, a series regular. In 2014, Wiggins appeared in the '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' episode "Comic Perversion" as Carly Rydell. Wiggins played the main character "Hannah Warner" in ''Starving in Suburbia'' which aired on Lifetime on April 26, 2014. In 2017, Wiggins appeared in the horror film ''

'', the third installment of the ''Ring'' franchise. In 2019, she played a supporting role in the '' Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase''.

Personal life

Wiggins married stuntman Kyle Weishaar in Colbert, Georgia on June 23, 2018. In 2021, she had a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiggins, Laura Slade 1988 births Living people Actresses from Georgia (U.S. state) American child actresses American film actresses American women singer-songwriters American television actresses Musicians from Athens, Georgia Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)