Laura Chinn (born March 24, 1986)Chinn, Laura (2022).
Acne: A Memoir
'. New York: Hachette Books. . "I was born on March 24, 1986. Although my father is Black and my mother has very dark hair and eyes, I was born with fair skin, a pile of bright blonde curls, and blue eyes. I look nothing like either of my parents or my brother. ..At the time of the first dermal eruption, my mom sat my older brother and me down to tell us 'wonderful, exciting news!' We were relocating to Clearwater, Florida. ..We were currently living in La Crescenta, California, a small suburb north of Los Angeles. ..My best friend, Samantha, lived four blocks away. ..Within those four blocks, our whole lives were contained. Within those four blocks, all of our stories occurred. Our childhood was simple and small just like our quiet suburb and I always believed it would stay that way." is an actress and writer for television. She wrote and directed the feature film '' Suncoast'' (2024). Chinn also starred in and created the

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television series '' Florida Girls'' (2019).

Personal life

A native of

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, Chinn is one of three children born to a Caucasian mother, Susan Peckenham, and an African-American father, Wesley James Chinn."Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKQD-TDR : 25 December 2014), Wesley James Chinn and Susan, 26 Mar 1998; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Pinellas, Florida, certificate 012877, volume , Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville. Her parents are divorced. She was raised as a Scientologist, growing up in

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with her mother and

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with her father. Chinn attended

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in Florida before dropping out at age 15.Hayes, Stephanie (February 21, 2024)
"‘Suncoast’ creator Laura Chinn talks the 2000s, Terri Schiavo and healing"
''Tampa Bay Times''. Retrieved February 25, 2024. "Chinn grew up between Clearwater and Los Angeles. She often found herself unsupervised and dropped out of Dunedin High School at 15. ..'Suncoast' fictionalizes one of her most significant traumas, one that coincided with an infamous Florida story. In 2005, Chinn’s brother, Max, entered a hospice as he was dying of brain cancer — the same hospice where Terri Schiavo remained in a persistent vegetative state." Her brother Max died of a brain tumor in 2005, at age 22.

Filmography

As writer

*''Catherine & Annie'' (2009; short film) *''Fairly Criminal'' (2010; short film) *''Father-Son Chat with Alan Thicke'' (2012; short film) *''Job Interview with Renee Zellweger'' (2012; short film) *''

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'' (2012; 1 episode) *''

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'' (2013; 1 episode) *''

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'' (2014; 2 episodes) *'' Grandfathered'' (2015-2016; 21 episodes) *'' Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio'' (2016; 10 episodes) *'' The Mick'' (2017-2018; 3 episodes) – also producer *'' Florida Girls'' (2019; creator) – also executive producer *'' Suncoast'' (2024; feature film) – also director

As television actress

As film actress

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chinn, Laura Living people 1986 births Actresses from Florida People from Florida People from La Crescenta-Montrose, California Film directors from Florida American television actresses American film actresses 21st-century American actresses American showrunners American television producers American television writers American women television writers African-American television writers Dunedin High School alumni