Biography
Lauri Johnson is an American character actress. She was born Laura Denise Smith on 27 December 1949 in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of vocalist Annette Warren and jazz pianist Paul Smith.
Johnson began her career with voice work, including additional voices for the animated series The Jetsons. She later appeared in small roles in films such as City of Angels (1998) and The Negotiator (1998), and has had guest and recurring parts in numerous television series, including Everybody Loves Raymond (2001), Grey's Anatomy, The Big Bang Theory and Mom (2015–2021), in which she played Beatrice. Her film credits also include The Cell (2000) and Waitress (2007).
