Laura Mennell (; born 18 April 1980) is a Canadian actress known for her roles in '' Thirteen Ghosts'', ''

Alphas ''Alphas'' is an American superhero drama television series created by Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. It follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas. The serie ...

'', '' Haven'', '' Loudermilk'', '' The Man in the High Castle'', ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...

'' and ''

Batwoman Batwoman is a name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies of Batman similarly to Batgirl. The original version of the character, Kathy Kane (eventually given t ...

''. In 2011/2012 Mennell co-starred on the

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''. Laura appeared as Charlotte Cross in the fifth season of the Syfy series '' Haven,'' and she starred in the comedy series '' Loudermilk'' from 2017 to 2018. Despite being best known for her numerous

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

roles, Mennell says she is not concerned about being

typecast In film, television, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ...

Early life

Mennell is of Irish, British, and French ancestry. She says she was a "major theatre geek in high school."starpulse.com, 11 July 2011,
Q&A: Laura Mennell Takes The Lead In 'Alphas'
. Accessed 25 July 2011. Mennell is a cousin of

Alan Young Alan Young (born Angus Young; November 19, 1919 – May 19, 2016) was a British-born actor. Young is best known for portraying Wilbur Post in the television comedy '' Mister Ed'' (1961–1966) and voicing Disney's Scrooge McDuck for over ...

, who was the voice of

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and star of the classic TV series ''

Mister Ed ''Mister Ed'' is an American television sitcom produced by Filmways that aired in syndication from January 5 to July 2, 1961, and then on CBS from October 1, 1961, to February 6, 1966. The show's title character is a talking horse which orig ...

'' (1961).

Personal life

She is fluent in French.Velocity Public Relations,
Laura Mennell
". Accessed 25 July 2011.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mennell, Laura 1980 births Actresses from British Columbia Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people Actors from Surrey, British Columbia Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian people of French descent Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian people of British descent