Laura Harrier

At 34 years old, Laura Harrier has this physical status:

Laura Ruth Harrier (born March 28, 1990) is an American actress and model.

In the short-lived revival of the American soap opera One Life to Live in 2013, Harrier was first recognized for her portrayal of Destiny Evans.

Liz Allan in Spider-Man: Homecoming, her major film debut in 2017.

Early life

Laura Ruth Harrier was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 28, 1990, and she was raised in Evanston, Illinois. Temujin Harrier's father, an African, and Linda (née Sagan) is a Polish and English immigrant. Her father works in insurance, and her mother is a speech pathologist. William is her younger brother. J. Waskom Pickett, a popular politician, missionary, and philanthropist, was her great-grandfather who passed away from her maternal grandmother, Margaret Pickett Sagan, a notable minister, missionary, and philanthropist. She had a speech immunization as a child, which her mother recovered from. Harrier was shy, so her mother took her to acting lessons to gain more confidence. She attended Evanston Township High School, where she took some drama classes and competed in sports. She became very interested in fashion while in high school, and she was named the best dressed. After being discovered by her mother's companion, a location scout, she began modeling at the age of 17.

Harrier, who graduated high school in 2008, moved to New York City to study art history at the New York University Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Harrier deferred enrollment to pursue a career in modeling upon his arrival. Throughout her modeling career, she was represented by several prestigious companies, including IMG Models, Wilhelmina Models, and Elite Model Management. Harrier has appeared in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle, and Glamour magazines. In addition, she modeled for campaigns for companies like Urban Outfitters, Macy's, American Eagle, Target, ALDO, Steve Madden, and L'Oréal. She was the face of Garnier for a long time and appeared in one of their national commercials. After appearing in commercials and student films, she found modeling to be unsatisfying and pursued acting. Harrier attended William Esper Studio, a two-year course, after graduating in 2015. She was hoping to be performing "weird, Off Broadway theater" after graduating.

Personal life

Harrier has been a vegetarian since she was eight years old. Harrier moved to Los Angeles in 2008 after graduating from high school, and she has said she made the move to advance her career. Harrier is also a fan of the arts and exhibits as well as collects works of art that decorates her house.

Harrier is a promoter of human rights and campaigners on topics including intersectional feminism, transgender rights, gun control, gender equality, and representation for both Black and people of color in general. Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are both on Instagram to call injustices out, and she has expressed her support for Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. She was also one of the celebrity signatories to the Time's Up movement, and she contributed $1,000 to support the cause.

From 2018 to early 2020, Harrier was in a relationship with American basketball player Klay Thompson.

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Career

Destiny Evans played the main role of Destiny Evans in the first season of the American soap opera One Life to Live (2013) while studying at the William Esper Studio. Shenell Edmonds, the actor, had the opportunity to reprise it in the reboot, but decided against it; Harrier took over after auditioning. Harrier "[has] clearly taken on [her character]" and "the chemistry between [her and her on-screen partner] is immediately there, but leaving you wanting more."

Amber in the television series Unforgettable (2014) starred in the television series Unforgivened (2014) and made her film debut in The Last Five Years (2014) as a young woman with an affair with Jamie, Jeremy Jordan's character. She appeared in the AMC pilot Galyntine (2014), opposite Alycia Debnam-Carey, which was shot but not taken to television. She appeared in the film 4th Man Out in 2015, and in her last year at William Esper, an HBO miniseries pilot created by Steve McQueen, she was cast in Codes of Conduct. This pilot is Harrier's "first real job" in the city. The pilot was shot, but the show was cancelled and never airborne.

In The Realest Real, a campaign film directed by Carrie Brownstein for luxury French fashion brand Kenzo in 2016, Harrier costarred Rowan Blanchard and Mahershala Ali. She has worked on several campaigns for Calvin Klein and Louis Vuitton, as well as serving as an ambassador for Bulgari, the late and luxurious Italian jewelry brand Bulgari.

Liz Allan, Peter Parker's love interest, appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). She appeared in two auditions and then a screen test with Tom Holland before being given the role six weeks later. Harrier was given the freedom to create a modern version of the character, with her character based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Spider-Man: Homecoming was Harrier's first blockbuster film, grossing over $880 million worldwide and receiving generally favorable feedback. Harrier's role made her a hit, although some commentators lauded her for avoiding the damsel in distress trope and breaking barriers as the first love interest of color; others were dissatisfied with her character's growth and lack of screen time. "Liz is always reactive; she doesn't do anything"; "today will be replaced by an object, and... the movie won't change at all," Dana Schwartz of Marie Claire wrote. "Harrier plays nicely against expectations," IGN's Jim Vejvoda said. Harrier is a "welcome departure from the usual romantic interests in superhero film," Mark Hughes told Forbes that it portrays Liz as a "lovable, sympathetic, type-A person."

Harrier's film adaptation of the 1953 novel of the same name, opposite Michael B. Jordan, was announced in June 2017 that she would portray Millie Montag in Fahrenheit 451, although the actor later decided that the actor did not align with the storyline and wanted to shorten the film's runtime.

In the film BlacKlansman (2018) opposite John David Washington, Adam Driver, and Topher Grace, Harrier co-starred as Patrice Dumas, a civil rights campaigner. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2018, where it gained the Grand Prix, and was theatrically released in August 2018. Spike Lee, the producer, handpicked Harrier after finding an audition tape she had done for another project. Harrier met with feminist Kathleen Cleaver and other women in the Black Power movement; investigated Angela Davis; and reached people who were in the Black Student Union at Colorado College during the 1970s to prepare for the role. She also spoke to her father, who suffered with racism while living in South Side, and as the only black student at his boarding school in Michigan; his ancestors were slaves. Harrier also attended several of Lee's classes at New York University, where he is a film lecturer. Harrier received rave reviews for her role in a motion picture, and she was nominated for a Black Reel Award and a Screen Actor Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

In 2019, Jamie Adams, a British filmmaker, gave Harrier the lead role in his film Balance, Not Symmetry; she accepted the role due to the project being largely improvised and being close with Bria Vinaite, her co-star in the film. Caitlyn Walker, an art student at Glasgow University of Art, who is dealing with her father's recent death. The film was a critical failure. Harrier gave a "blank display," Cath Clarke of The Guardian said.

Camille Washington, an up-and-coming black actress facing bigotry during the Hollywood Golden Age in the post-World War II period, appeared in Netflix's Hollywood (2020) by Ryan Murphy as Camille Washington, an up-and-coming black actress facing bigotry during the Hollywood Golden Age in the postwar period. Harrier was largely inspired by actress Dorothy Dandridge's role, as well as Lena Horne's lesser role. Harrier studied Halle Berry's acceptance address at the 74th Academy Awards in order to prepare for the Academy Award ceremony. The series and Harrier's performance received mixed reviews, and some commentators compared her to her BlacKlansman's work. Darren Franich and Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly thought she was "so charismatic in BlacKlansman," but "there's no sign of that fire here." Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter said she "looks the part" but believes Camille is underdeveloped. Gabriel Tate of the i newspaper gave her a positive review about her "heartbreakingly convincing" speech. In July 2020, Harrier appeared in "What's Love Got to Do with It," the original Tina Turner song's remix version. Harrier was cast in Finch (2021) with Tom Hanks, but her role was cut from the film; she appeared in The Starling (2021) alongside Melissa McCarthy.

Harrier was in the remake of Ron Shelton's White Men Can't Jump for 20th Century Studios in May 2022. Mike Tyson, an American boxer, appeared in the biographical film Mike. Harrier will appear in Netflix's Entergalactic.

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