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Laura Leighton (Laura Miller) was born on 24 July, 1968 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States, is an Actress. Discover Laura Leighton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
Popular As |
Laurie Diane Miller |
Occupation |
Actress |
Age |
56 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
Born |
24 July, 1968 |
Birthday |
24 July |
Birthplace |
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States |
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She is a member of famous Actress with the age 56 years old group.
Laura Leighton Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Laura Leighton height is 1.62 m .
Physical Status |
Height |
1.62 m |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Laura Leighton's Husband?
Her husband is Doug Savant (m. 1998)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Husband |
Doug Savant (m. 1998) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Lucy Jane Leighton Savant, Jack Douglas Savant |
Laura Leighton Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Laura Leighton worth at the age of 56 years old? Laura Leighton’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from United States. We have estimated
Laura Leighton's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Actress |
Laura Leighton Social Network
Timeline
In 2018, Leighton guest starred on the CBS medical drama Code Black playing Sonya Finn, wife to a mega famous Hollywood actor and then ended out the year by starring in the Hallmark Christmas movie Christmas on Honeysuckle Lane opposite Alicia Witt and Colin Ferguson and based off the book by author Mary McDonough
On April 5, 2009, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Leighton would appear in the 2009 series Melrose Place, reprising her role as the presumed-dead Sydney Andrews, who would serve as landlord at Melrose Place. The remake only lasted a single season on The CW before being cancelled. On December 7, 2009, ABC Family announced that Leighton had been cast in a lead role in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, a TV adaptation of a book of the same name by Sara Shepard as Ashley Marin, the mother of Hanna Marin played by Ashley Benson, one of the four main characters on the show. Leighton stayed with Pretty Little Liars for all seven seasons until the show's end in June 2017.
Following her performance in the second season of Melrose Place, Leighton was featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly's 1994 Fall TV Preview issue. She appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone with her co-stars Heather Locklear and Josie Bissett in May 1994, in an issue entitled "The Hot Issue". In 1995, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her work on the series. was named one of the most beautiful people in the world by People magazine, and hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live. The role of Sydney Andrews, which she signed on to reprise in the 2009 Melrose Place spin-off, has been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as "one of the most popular characters" from the original series. The spin-off saw Leighton share the cover of the August 24, 2009 issue of TV Guide with her co-star Ashlee Simpson.
In 2006–07, after her FOX pilot Damages with Cole Hauser was not picked up, she made numerous prime-time guest appearances, on shows such as the ABC drama/comedy Boston Legal, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI: Miami, and Shark. In 2004, she starred in the Lifetime movies A Deadly Encounter as Joanne Sanders, a single mother who is the victim of a stalker and Love Notes, as Nora Flannery, a classic music critic who, while on a job, finds love with a popular country and western singer. Leighton also appeared in the western/horror/thriller The Burrowers directed by J.T Petty and the Hallmark Channel movies Daniel's Daughter opposite Sebastian Spence and Mending Fences, opposite Angie Dickinson.
In the 2000s, Leighton guest-starred in the shows Cupid and The Outer Limits, and lent her voice to the cult favorite animated series Duckman. She later starred in the indie film The Sky Is Falling with Dedee Pfieffer and Eric Close before taking a long break to have her son Jack Douglas. In 2003, she returned to the small screen in the much-hyped, but little-watched SKIN for FOX, which lasted three episodes before being removed from the schedule, and in the short-lived 2005 ABC series Eyes.
In May 1998, Leighton married her Melrose Place co-star Doug Savant. They have two children together: Jack and Lucy.
Leighton eventually chose to leave the show at the end of the fifth season in 1997, which saw her character Sydney being struck and seemingly killed by a car, only moments after her wedding to Craig Field played by David Charvet.
After leaving Melrose Place in 1997 at the end of her contract, Leighton accepted a six episode role on Beverly Hills, 90210. Aaron Spelling created the role of wannabe actress Sophie Burns for her, and she reportedly received a six-figure salary per episode. In 1999, she appeared in the independent short film Angels, Baby! directed by Jeff Fisher along with the Paul Lazarus directed romantic comedy Seven Girlfriends opposite Tim Daly and the thriller The Clean and Narrow opposite Jack Noseworthy which was released direct to video in early 2000.
During breaks while filming Melrose Place, Leighton starred in the made-for-television films, In the Name of Love: A Texas Tragedy for FOX as Laurette Wilder, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for a rich boy, much to the disgust of his grandparents and The Other Woman for CBS as Carolyn Bryan, a newly married model who finds herself making friends with her husband's dying ex-wife. She also hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1995 with musical guest Rancid.
In the early 1990s Leighton's first on-screen jobs were in a commercial for Pizza Hut and Dep Hair Gel before taking her first major acting role as Sydney Andrews in the prime time soap opera Melrose Place. The part was originally intended for only two episodes in season 1, but was eventually developed into a full-time role for the subsequent seasons 2 to 5 (1993–97).
In 1988, Leighton assumed her maternal grandfather's surname.
Leighton was born Laurie Miller in Iowa City, Iowa, and is a 1986 graduate of West High School in Iowa City. During her time at West High, Leighton was a cheerleader and a member of the school's show choir "The Good Time Company" and performed numerous solos during her time with the group. Leighton then joined the all singing, all dancing troupe The Young Americans and was a member of their 1987 "Around the World in 80 days" show.
Laura Diane Leighton (born July 24, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for the role of Sydney Andrews on the television series Melrose Place (1993–1997) and its remake (2009–2010) and for Ashley Marin on Freeform's series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017).