Tammy Lauren
| Tammy Lauren | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tammy Lauren Vasquez November 16, 1968 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2008 |
| Spouse | Guri Weinberg (? - ?) |
Tammy Lauren (born November 16, 1968) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television. She starred in Wishmaster, portraying Alexandra Amberson, a young woman who accidentally awakens the Djinn, a powerful spirit more commonly known as a genie.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
To date, Wishmaster is the only feature film in which Lauren has played a starring role. As a child, she co-starred with Elliott Gould and a young Rick Schroder in Disney's The Last Flight of Noah's Ark. She has also appeared in Mad City with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, among several other theatrical releases.
Among television fans, Lauren is best known for her role as Ginger Szabo on Homefront, a series set in post-World War II Ohio. She also played the character Elizabeth Stark, the daughter of a deranged man in 1982 on Little House on the Prairie in the episode entitled "Rage". She has co-starred in many other television productions, including the movies Tattle: When To Tell On a Friend, Crime of Innocence and the 1988 remake I Saw What You Did. (The latter two paired her with Shawnee Smith; the two remain good friends to this day.) Lauren has also enjoyed recurring roles on Home Improvement and Wanda at Large (as Wanda's sister in-law). She also appeared in 2 episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, "99th Ranger" and "A Father's Image", and appeared in an episode of MacGyver entitled "Nightmares" .
Lauren's acting debut was in the role of Melissa Turner on the short-lived 1978 TV series Who's Watching the Kids?, in which she co-starred with Scott Baio. She also had a role as a prostitute who befriended Tootie in a 1982 episode of "The Facts Of Life" entitled "Runaway". She had a recurring role on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, where she portrayed Maggie Sullivan. She was also on the 1970s TV comedy Angie. Also, as a child, she had a guest role in the TV series; Fantasy Island as "Tracy" alongside Eva Gabor.
Recently she appeared on Two and a Half Men as Shannon in episode "Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot" (2007).
[edit] Personal life
Lauren was born Tammy Lauren Vasquez in San Diego, California. Her mother is Suzanne Bledsoe, a talent manager. Her stepfather was director Charles Jarrott. Lauren is married to actor Guri Weinberg, son of the Israeli wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg.
