{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox actor | name = Laura Bonarrigo | image = | caption = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Marty Koffman | children = 2 | occupation = Actress | website = {{URL|laurabonarrigo.com}} }}
'''Laura Bonarrigo''' is an American actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/02/lunch-with-cramer-women-laura-bonarrigo.html|title=Lunch With The Cramer Women - Laura Bonarrigo|author=Damon L. Jacobs|publisher=Welovesoaps.net|accessdate=April 18, 2016}}</ref>
==Early life== Laura Bonarrigo became a member of ''The Shoestring Players'', a professional children’s theater group, while still in grade school.<ref name="laurabonarrigo.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.laurabonarrigo.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?p%3D1 |title=Laura Bonarrigo - Bio |accessdate=October 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001201236/http://www.laurabonarrigo.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?p=1 |archivedate=October 1, 2010 }}</ref> While in high school, her family moved from Massachusetts to a large farm in Thomaston, Maine. She became involved in community theater and in 1981, decided to compete in the ''Miss Maine National Teenager Pageant''. The first year she competed, she came in second and won the congeniality award. She ran again in 1982 and won the overall title in addition to winning the awards for most photogenic, citizenship and again, congeniality. She competed in the ''Miss National Teenagers Pageant'' in 1982.<ref name="soapcentral.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/theactors/koffman.php |title=About OLTL: About the Actors | Laura Koffman | One Life to Live @ soapcentral.com |accessdate=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629115318/http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/theactors/koffman.php |archivedate=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>
In 1986, she graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, after studying acting, voice and movement. She returned to Maine to continue her acting studies at both the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport, Maine and the School for Performance Studies. She moved to New York and after doing some modeling, she got an early acting role as the Mother in the independent film ''The Passing'' with Marian Seldes and Garrison Keillor.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}
==Career== Bonarrigo is best known for her role as the fourth Cassie Callison on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Before landing the role of Cassie, Bonarrigo played the short-term role of Lindsay on the NBC soap opera ''Another World'' in 1991.
On ''One Life to Live'', she succeeded Ava Haddad, who portrayed Cassie from 1983–1986, with a brief reprise in 1990. Bonarrigo portrayed the role from April 17, 1991 to January 1999, winning a Soap Opera Digest Award nomination in 1993 for Outstanding Younger Leading Actress. She left the show in 1999 when she was controversially fired while on maternity leave, something that was widely blamed on then-executive producer Jill Farren Phelps. She made several brief appearances on the series in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. She returned once again on February 15, 18 and 26 and March 1 of 2010, when Cassie's family was being terrorized. After leaving ''One Life to Live'' in 1999 and giving birth to her son, Laura performed as Trish in ''Five Women Wearing the Same Dress'' by Alan Ball. Her daughter was born in 2001 at which time she took a break from acting to raise her children in Manhattan.<ref name="laurabonarrigo.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/allmychildren/news/id/2894/Part_II_of_Soapscoms_Chat_with_All_My_Childrens_La|title=Part II of Soaps.com's Chat with All My Children's Laura Koffman!!|publisher=Soaps.sheknows.com|accessdate=April 18, 2016}}</ref>
She portrayed the title role in an off-Broadway play by Myra Bairstow entitled ''The Rise of Dorothy Hale'' from June 2007 to January 2008. On October 28, 2008 Bonarrigo returned to daytime television in the role of Rebecca Fowler on ABC's ''All My Children''.<ref>{{cite news|title=AMC Casting News: Laura Koffman Joins!|url=http://soapoperasource.com/amc/news/laura-koffman-cast-on-amc.html|date=October 6, 2008|last=Smith|first=Trisha|website=Soapoperasource.com|accessdate=2016-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapoperasource.com/interviews/soaps/perfectendinglaurabonarrigokoffmaninterview.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110716101126/http://soapoperasource.com/interviews/soaps/perfectendinglaurabonarrigokoffmaninterview.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |title=A Perfect Ending, Laura Bonarrigo Koffman's Exit Interview |accessdate=December 29, 2010 }}</ref>
She returned full-time to acting & modeling, playing Angie in the independent film ''Concerto'', which was a Sundance 2009 Selection and Winner of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Award. She also starred as Kitty in the staged reading of ''Otherwise'' by Vincent Crapelli, with Karen Ziemba and Beth Leavel.<ref name="laurabonarrigo.com"/>
In 2009, from June 17 to July 26, she portrayed the role of Elly in a production of ''Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse'' at the historic Beckett Theater in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danceofthesevenheadedmouse.com/|title=Dance of the Seven-Headed Mouse|website=Danceofthesevenheadedmouse.com|accessdate=2016-04-21}}</ref> John Simon of Bloomberg News, said of her; "Outstanding is the Elly of Laura Bonarrigo, hitherto a model and TV actress; beautiful and talented, she deserves a rich theatrical career."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laurabonarrigo.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?p%3D11 |title=Laura Bonarrigo - Dance of the Seven Headed Mouse |accessdate=February 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508053838/http://www.laurabonarrigo.com/cgi-local/content.cgi?p=11 |archivedate=May 8, 2011 }}</ref>
From 2015 - today, Bonarrigo has established herself as a certified life coach and divorce coach. She holds certifications from the International Coach Federation (ACC),<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICF Coaching Federation - Laura Bonarrigo |url=https://apps.coachingfederation.org/eweb/ccfdynamicpage.aspx?webcode=ccfcoachprofileview&coachcstkey=6004d75d-af1c-4a8b-8660-44356b3fb082&site=icfapp}}</ref> the Life Purpose Institute,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Life Coach Certification School - Life Purpose Institute |url=https://lifepurposeinstitute.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250607030731/https://lifepurposeinstitute.com/ |archive-date=2025-06-07 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Life Purpose Institute |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref> and is a CDC Certified Divorce Coach©.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CDC Certified Divorce Coach Laura Bonarrigo |url=https://www.findadivorcecoach.com/united-states/cdc-certified-divorce-coach/laura-bonarrigo |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=Find A Divorce Coach |language=en-US}}</ref> Her coaching practice focuses on supporting individuals through divorce, personal transitions, and creative challenges.
==Personal life== She was married to Marty Koffman from 1995-2013 and the couple have two children. She reverted to using her maiden name professionally in 2013.<ref name="laurabonarrigo.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/|title=Soap Opera Digest|website=Soapoperadigest.com|accessdate=2016-04-21}}</ref>
From 2006-2009 she started and ran ''Feed Your Mouths'' helping other moms feed their children healthy nourishing meals & snacks. Since then, she has worked closely with families & individuals interested in changing the way they shop, cook and eat in their own homes.<ref name="laurabonarrigo.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soapoperasource.com/interviews/soaps/laura-bonarrigo-koffman-sos-interview.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110716101228/http://soapoperasource.com/interviews/soaps/laura-bonarrigo-koffman-sos-interview.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |title=Laura Bonarrigo-Koffman's Return to Daytime |accessdate=December 29, 2010 }}</ref>
She is a member of the historic acting club The Players.<ref name="soapcentral.com"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.laurabonarrigo.com}} * {{IMDb name|id=0463028|name=Laura Koffman}}
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