Biography
Laura Dean is an American actress known for her work in film, television and voice roles. Born Laura Francine Deutscher on 27 May 1963 in New York City, she attended the High School of Performing Arts and sang with the New York City Opera from the age of ten.
She played Lisa Monroe in the 1980 film Fame. On Broadway she appeared in Doonesbury (1983) as Boopsie, for which she received a Theatre World Award, and as a replacement Mrs Walker in The Who's Tommy (1993). Other film credits include Chicago (2002) as part of the female ensemble.
Dean has appeared in television as Sophie in four episodes of Friends (1997) and provided voice work for series including Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders and films such as My Little Pony: The Movie (1986).
