Laurie O'Brien

Biography

Laurie O'Brien is an American actress and playwright born in Colorado, where she worked multiple part-time jobs to support her education, including in a juvenile detention center and with asthmatic children. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's degree in psychology before earning an interdisciplinary master's degree in theater. This background informs her extensive career in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in Jim Henson's Muppet Babies and various TV series.