Lauren Ash is a 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...

 comedic and dramatic actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

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Recent television credits include Punched Up, Across the River to Motor City

Across the River to Motor City

Across The River To Motor City is a Canadian television drama series, that aired on Citytv stations. It debuted November 22, 2007. The series is about an insurance investigator named Ben Ford who works the border in both Detroit and Windsor...

, Sketch with Kevin McDonald

Kevin McDonald

Kevin Hamilton McDonald is a Canadian comedian and actor, known as a member of the Canadian sketch comedy group The Kids in the Hall.-Early life:...

 the CMT Canada

CMT Canada

CMT is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel which airs country music and family-orientated general entertainment programs in the form of music videos, award shows, concerts, sitcoms and more...

 fictionalized reality series The Wilkinsons

The Wilkinsons

The Wilkinsons is a country music trio from Trenton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the group comprises lead singer Amanda Wilkinson, her brother Tyler Wilkinson, and their father, Steve Wilkinson. The Wilkinsons achieved success late in 1998 with the hit single "26 Cents", a Number One on the...

 and the Syfy original series Scare Tactics

Scare Tactics

Scare Tactics is a hidden camera/comedy television show, produced by Hallock Healey Entertainment. Its first two seasons aired from April 2003 to December 2004. After a hiatus, the show returned for a third season, beginning July 9, 2008. The first season of the show was hosted by Shannen Doherty....

. Recent film credits include Camille

Camille (2007 film)

-Plot:The plot follows the two characters who have recently married and are going to Niagara Falls on their honeymoon. Silas Parker is a thief who marries Camille Foster , his parole officer's niece, in hopes it will be his chance to escape to Canada...

 and Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl

Lars and the Real Girl is a 2007 American-Canadian comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie. It stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner and Patricia Clarkson...

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Lauren was a member of the Second City National Touring Company for two years. She is currently appearing in "Taming of the Flu" at The Second City

The Second City

The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...

. She was also a writer and performer in The Second City Reloaded and Bird Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Lauren was the recipient of two 2006 Canadian Comedy Awards

Canadian Comedy Awards

The Canadian Comedy Awards, founded by , are an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable English speaking Canadian comedians for achievements in Live, Radio, Film, Television and Internet media over the previous year...

, one for Pretty Funny Female Improviser and one for Pretty Funny Sketch Troupe for The Second City Reloaded.

She is one half of the sketch duo CORY! with Leslie Seiler, a member of the hit improv show Sass and the City and one half of up and coming improv duo Hot Lawyer. In 2011, Ash appeared in the short-lived Canadian sitcom, Almost Heroes

Almost Heroes (TV series)

Almost Heroes was a Canadian comedy TV series that premiered on Thursday, June 2, 2011 on Showcase, and ran for one season before being discontinued by Showcase at the beginning of the 2011 fall season...

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