Laura Prepon Bio

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Laura Prepon (born March 7, 1980) is an American actress, possibly best known for her role as Donna Pinciotti on the long running television series That '70s Show. She's also known for the role of Hannah Daniels on the ABC drama October Road.

Laura Prepon: Early life

Prepon was born to Michael, an orthopedic surgeon, and Marjorie, a teacher. She was raised in Watchung, New Jersey in a family of Russian Jewish and Irish Catholic extraction. Her father died during heart surgery in 1994. Prepon is the youngest of five children; she has three sisters, Danielle, Jocelyn, and Stephanie, and a brother, Brad. She attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. She studied at the Total Theater Lab in New York City.

Laura Prepon: Career

Laura Prepon - 1995 - 2004

Prepon's first acting job was a 1995 television commercial for MCI. In 1996, she studied drama with acting teacher Caroline Thomas at Thomas's Total Theatre Lab. Later, in September 1997, she premiered on a Levi Strauss-developed show called They Go On, an Internet-based soap opera.

Prepon had a starring role as Donna Pinciotti on the Fox television series That '70s Show, from 1998 to 2006. Prior to joining the That 70s Show cast, Prepon worked as a model in Paris, Milan, and Brazil. In 2004, Prepon was on the cover of Maxim.

Laura Prepon - 2005 - Present

Prepon was an executive producer of E! Hollywood Hold'em and of Robert Hall's debut film Lightning Bug. The 2006 movie Karla starring Prepon caused a substantial controversy and public outcry in Canada. The movie was based on the true story of Canadian serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo. Not only the families of the killers' victims, but politicians and members of the general public, called for a boycott of the movie. The movie was restricted to a small scale Canadian release.

Prepon was a cast member of the ABC show October Road, which debuted March 15, 2007. The show was canceled by ABC on May 12, 2008, despite strong ratings and a grassroots campaign from the show's fanbase to keep the show alive. In April 2007, she starred in a short film, Once Upon A Time. She has also appeared in the Oxygen movie, Romancing the Bride.

In 2009, she appeared on How I Met Your Mother as Ted's old high school and college girlfriend on the episodes "Sorry Bro" and "The Front Porch."

She's also expected to appear on USA network's In Plain Sight.

Laura Prepon: Personal life

Prepon began dating co-star Danny Masterson's younger brother Christopher Masterson in 2000. The couple moved in together in 2001. The pair went their separate ways in late 2007. She has recently begun dating Christopher James.

Prepon recently bought a $2.32 million dollar home in Los Feliz, a section of Los Angeles County, California.

She is also a fan of Ultimate Fighting Championship. She has been seen attending UFC events and she participated in a promotion to raise money for "UFC: Fight for the Troops."