Laura Jordan (actress)
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Laura Jordan is an Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 actress. She played Kayla in Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead is a 2008 thriller film. Released in October 2008, it is a direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2001 film Joy Ride. The film is directed by Louis Morneau, and stars Mark Gibbon, Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, and Laura Jordan....

.

Biography

Born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, Jordan lived in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 for three years where she studied French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 at the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...

. She moved from Toronto to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 on a whim with her best friend & fellow actor, Malin Åkerman
Malin Akerman
Malin Maria Åkerman is a Swedish–Canadian actress and model. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to Canada at the age of two. As a child, she appeared in several television commercials before going on to win a modelling contract at age sixteen...

 in 2002.

Jordan played Sadie in the 2005 film Berkeley
Berkeley (film)
Berkeley is a 2005 film by Bobby Roth filmed in Berkeley, California. It stars Nick Roth, Laura Jordan, and Henry Winkler....

. In 2008, She played Kayla in Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead is a 2008 thriller film. Released in October 2008, it is a direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2001 film Joy Ride. The film is directed by Louis Morneau, and stars Mark Gibbon, Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, and Laura Jordan....

, a sequel to Joy Ride (2001). Jordan will play Madeline Maguire on the 2009 TV series Shattered.

She plays in a band called The Billionaires based out of Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...

Soap Opera Woman TV series - in the episode "Coming of Age"
2003 Final Draft Alison
Naked Hotel TV movie
Playmakers
Playmakers
Playmakers is an American television series that aired on ESPN from August 26, 2003 to November 11, 2003. It depicted the lives of the Cougars, a fictional professional football team in an unidentified city. The show starred Omar Gooding, Marcello Thedford, Christopher Wiehl, Jason Matthew Smith,...

August TV series - 4 episodes
2005 Berkeley
Berkeley (film)
Berkeley is a 2005 film by Bobby Roth filmed in Berkeley, California. It stars Nick Roth, Laura Jordan, and Henry Winkler....

Sadie
Pure Misha
2006 The Night of the White Pants
The Night of the White Pants
The Night of the White Pants is a 2006 comedy drama film directed by Amy Talkington. It was shot on location in Dallas, Texas on digital video.-Plot outline:The film follows Max Hagan, a Dallas oil tycoon who is going through another rough divorce...

Felicia Exall
Brothers & Sisters Fawn TV series - 3 episodes
Thr3e
Thr3e (film)
Thr3e is a 2006 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ted Dekker.-Synopsis:Jennifer Peters attempts to save her brother Roy, who has been abducted by a serial killer. The murderer is known as the Riddle Killer, or R.K., because of how he ties in riddles with his murders...

Samantha
Frisky Dingo
Frisky Dingo
Frisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie...

voice TV series - in the episode "Flowers for Near"
2007 Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...

Abby Horton TV series - in the episode "Primed"
The Red Chalk Monster
Solstice
Solstice
A solstice is an astronomical event that happens twice each year when the Sun's apparent position in the sky, as viewed from Earth, reaches its northernmost or southernmost extremes...

2008 Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead is a 2008 thriller film. Released in October 2008, it is a direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2001 film Joy Ride. The film is directed by Louis Morneau, and stars Mark Gibbon, Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, and Laura Jordan....

Kayla
2009 The Twenty Becky
Shattered Madeline Maguire TV series (pilot)

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