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'' (2013), '' The Midnight Swim'' (2014), ''MAD'' (2016) and '' 6 Years'' (2015). On television, Lafleur has appeared on the

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series ''Big Little Lies'', ''

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'' and '' Animals.'', the

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series '' Billions'', ''American Crime'' on

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'' on FX, ''Chicago Fire'' on

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'' and ''

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'' on

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'' and ''

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, and '' Major Crimes'' on

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Personal life

Lafleur was born in

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, and grew up in Brookfield. Her father is an emergency room physician, and her mother is a firefighter, paramedic, and commands the local emergency ambulance service. Lafleur worked as an EMT for seven years throughout college and graduate school. She graduated ''

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'' from

Westfield State University Westfield State University (commonly known as Westfield State) is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1839 by Horace Mann as the first public coeducational college in America. History In 1839, Horace Mann founded ...

. She went on to receive her

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in acting from

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. On April 30, 2016, Lafleur married actor and director

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, after dating for ten years. On May 18, 2019, Jennifer delivered the commencement address at Westfield State University.

Career

Lafleur began her acting career with small appearances in the films ''

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'' (2008), and '' Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), both of which were written and directed by

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and

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. In 2012, she had a major supporting role in their next film, '' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon'', portraying the role of Stephanie. In 2013, she co-starred as Marguerite in ''

''. In 2014, she had a main role in the indie thriller '' The Midnight Swim''. She starred as Annie, one of three sisters who returns home when their mother goes missing after diving in a lake. She also created and starred in the webseries ''Wedlock'' which also stars

and

Rob Corddry Robert William Corddry (born February 4, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' (2002–2006) and for his starring role in the film ''Hot Tub Time Machine''. He ...

. In 2015, Lafleur co-starred in Hannah Fidell's romantic drama '' 6 Years'', in a cast led by

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and

Ben Rosenfield Ben Rosenfield is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Willie Thompson on the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's period crime drama series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2013–2014). He starred in leading roles in ''Greetings f ...

, and starred as Melissa in

's independent drama film '' Lamb''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lafleur, Jennifer 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses Actresses from Massachusetts Brandeis University alumni Living people People from Ware, Massachusetts People from Brookfield, Massachusetts Westfield State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) American people of French descent