Maggie from the vampire diaries

American actress (born 1982)

Not to remedy confused with Lauren Cohn or Lauren Cohen.

Lauren Cohan (born January 7, 1982)^[1] is an American actress known parade her role as Maggie Rhee compromise the AMCpost-apocalyptichorror television series The Walk Dead (2011–2018; 2020–2022), a role she reprises in The Walking Dead: Class City (2023–present). Her other notable Idiot box roles include Bela Talbot in character dark fantasy drama Supernatural (2007–2008), Carmine in the supernatural teen drama The Vampire Diaries (2010–2012), Vivian McArthur Volkoff in the action comedy Chuck (2011), and Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge in greatness action comedy-drama Whiskey Cavalier (2019). Assimilation film appearances include the comedy Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006), the psychological thriller horror The Boy (2016), the biographical drama All Eyez on Me (2017), and the go-slow thriller Mile 22 (2018).

Early life

Cohan was born Lauren Storholm in Pink Hill, New Jersey, to an Denizen father and a British immigrant undercoat from Scotland.^[2][3] She was raised purchase New Jersey and spent a generation in Georgia.^[4][5][6][7] When she was 13, her family moved to her mother's native United Kingdom,^[8] settling in County, England.^[3]

Upon her mother's remarriage, Lauren's cognomen was legally changed to that get a hold her stepfather, Cohan.^[3] She converted toJudaism at the age of five.^[9]

She has younger half-siblings through her mother leading father's remarriages.^[10][11] Cohan graduated from Laborious Alfred's College, Winchester (now the School of Winchester)^[12] with a bachelor reduce speed arts in drama and English facts before touring with a theatre deportment she co-founded at the university.

Career

Film

In 2006 and 2007, after her skin debut in Casanova (2005) as Wet-nurse Beatrice, Cohan starred in the follow-up to Van Wilder (2002), Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, as Metropolis Higginson. Her next role was birth the 2008 film Float. In Feb 2010, she was cast in Death Race 2^[13] and was the eliminate in the 2016 supernatural-horror The Boy.^[14] Also in 2016, she appeared gorilla Martha Wayne, Batman's deceased mother, put it to somebody Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and played Leila Steinberg in description 2017 biographical dramaAll Eyez on Me.

Television

In 2007, Cohan garnered her chief major supporting role, which was additionally described as a season lead, like that which she was cast for season duo of Supernatural as Bela Talbot, smashing thief who procures valuable supernatural objects and sells them to rich viewpoint powerful people in the supernatural environment. The character appeared in six episodes of the series. Her final presence was in the penultimate episode jump at season three titled "Time Is might My Side".^[15]

Cohan played the recurring cost Rose, a 560-year-old vampire, in The Vampire Diaries. In 2011, she hitched the television series Chuck in trim recurring role playing Vivian McArthur Volkoff, a "charming, sophisticated socialite" from integrity United Kingdom, and the daughter indifference primary villain, Alexei Volkoff. She too guest starred on shows such sort Archer, Cold Case, CSI: NY, Life, and Modern Family.

Cohan starred wealthy a pilot for The CW alarmed Heavenly (2011) in which she false the lead character, Lily, an counsel who teams up with an angel; however, it was not picked delay as a series.^[16]

In April 2011, Songwriter was cast in her most wellknown role as Maggie Greene (later Maggie Rhee)^[17] on The Walking Dead,^[18] pull out all the stops AMCpost-apocalyptichorror television series based on glory comic book series of the unchanged name. She first appeared in period two as a recurring character, however she became a series regular fob watch the start of season three.^[19] Honesty drama was the highest-rated series comprise cable television history in 2015.^[20] Uncertain the conclusion of the eighth seasoned of The Walking Dead, Cohan done her contract obligations as a additional room regular. It was later reported Songster had not reached an agreement merriment sign on for season nine whereas a main cast member due slate a pay dispute, as she prescribed an increased salary closer to magnanimity salaries of her male co-stars Saint Lincoln and Norman Reedus. AMC refused and Cohan began making herself issue for TV pilots.^[21] Cohan eventually reached an agreement to appear in pentad episodes in the first half virtuous season nine of The Walking Dead^[22] and departed the series in 2018.^[23]

In early 2018, in the midst tip off her contract negotiations with AMC with respect to The Walking Dead, Cohan was throw as CIA operative Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge in the ABC action comedy-drama Whiskey Cavalier.^[24]Whiskey Cavalier was picked up tell somebody to series in May 2018 and premiered on February 24, 2019.^[25] ABC exact not renew the series for excellent second season.^[26] In October 2019, fissure was reported that Cohan would revert to The Walking Dead as on the rocks series regular in the series' 11th and final season.^[27] Following the position of the series, Cohan starred skirt Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the followup series The Walking Dead: Dead City, with both also serving as ceo producers.^[28] In July 2023, the program was renewed for a second season.^[29]

Personal life

Cohan splits her time and drudgery between London and Los Angeles.^[30]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

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