# Laura Kirk

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{{short description|American actress}}

{{Infobox person
| name       = Laura Kirk
| image      = 
| caption    = 
| birth_name = Laura Ellen Kirk
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| birth_place = [Lecompton, Kansas](/source/Lecompton%2C_Kansas)
| occupation = Actress, professor
| years_active = 1999–present
| relatives  = 
}}

'''Laura Ellen Kirk''' (born 1966 in [Lecompton](/source/Lecompton%2C_Kansas), [Kansas](/source/Kansas)) is an American actress and university professor. She is most known for her role in ''[Lisa Picard Is Famous](/source/Lisa_Picard_Is_Famous)'' (2000).

==Career==
A graduate of the [University of Kansas](/source/University_of_Kansas) in [Lawrence](/source/Lawrence%2C_Kansas), [Kansas](/source/Kansas), Kirk made her film debut in ''[At First Sight](/source/At_First_Sight_(1999_film))'', opposite [Val Kilmer](/source/Val_Kilmer) and [Mira Sorvino](/source/Mira_Sorvino).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cjonline.com/stories/050408/con_275257587.shtml#.WA5gOzKZNsM|title=Extraordinary People: Lecompton native finds her role|website=CJ Online|first=Carolyn|last=Kaberline|date=May 4, 2008|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref> In 2000, Kirk co-wrote and starred in the [comedy film](/source/comedy_film) ''[Lisa Picard Is Famous](/source/Lisa_Picard_Is_Famous)''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/09/13/lisa-picard-famous|title=Lisa Picard is Famous|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|date=September 13, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref> The film had its world premiere at the [Cannes Film Festival](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2001/aug/30/laura_kirk_is/|title=Laura Kirk is almost 'Famous'|website=LJ World|first=Mitchell|last=J. Near|date=August 30, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407044759/http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2001/aug/30/laura_kirk_is/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was released in a [limited release](/source/limited_release) on August 22, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03EFDE1631F931A1575BC0A9679C8B63|title=FILM REVIEW; Trying to Make It There So They Can Make It Anywhere|website=[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=August 22, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>

She played Shelia Denning in the 2004 made-for-TV movie, ''[A Boyfriend for Christmas](/source/A_Boyfriend_for_Christmas)'', as well as a guest on the television series ''[House](/source/House_(TV_series))'' and ''[Third Watch](/source/Third_Watch)''.

Kirk earned the award for Best Actress at the [Newport Beach Film Festival](/source/Newport_Beach_Film_Festival) and a nomination for Best Actress at the [Milano International Film Festival](/source/Milano_International_Film_Festival) for her portrayal of Kelly Conrad in the 2014 drama ''[The Sublime and Beautiful](/source/The_Sublime_and_Beautiful)''.

She appeared in the 2016 road film ''[American Honey](/source/American_Honey_(film))'' as an affluent Kansas City housewife named Laura who is visited at her home by the lead characters played by [Shia LaBeouf](/source/Shia_LaBeouf) and [Sasha Lane](/source/Sasha_Lane).

Since 2010, Kirk has served on the faculty of the University of Kansas in the Film and Media Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article106419012.html|title=How 'American Honey' and Shia LaBeouf came to Mission Hills|website=Kansas City Star|first=Jon|last=Niccum|date=October 9, 2016|accessdate=February 11, 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* ''[At First Sight](/source/At_First_Sight_(1999_film))'' ([1999](/source/1999_in_film)) as Betsy Ernst
* ''[Lisa Picard is Famous](/source/Lisa_Picard_is_Famous)'' ([2000](/source/2000_in_film)) as Lisa Picard
* ''[The Time Machine](/source/The_Time_Machine_(2002_film))'' ([2002](/source/2002_in_film)) as Flower Seller
* ''[Murder Without Conviction](/source/Murder_Without_Conviction)'' ([2004](/source/2004_in_film)) as Alberta Talley
* ''[A Boyfriend for Christmas](/source/A_Boyfriend_for_Christmas)'' ([2004](/source/2004_in_film)) as Shelia Denning
* ''[Bunker Hill](/source/Bunker_Hill_(film))'' ([2008](/source/2008_in_film)) as Hallie
* ''[The Only Good Indian](/source/The_Only_Good_Indian)'' ([2009](/source/2009_in_film)) as Miss Harris
* ''[The Sublime and Beautiful](/source/The_Sublime_and_Beautiful)'' ([2014](/source/2014_in_film)) as Kelly Conrad
* ''[American Honey](/source/American_Honey_(film))'' ([2016](/source/2016_in_film)) as Laura

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0456507}}

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Category:American film actresses
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Category:Actresses from Kansas
Category:21st-century American women

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