Laura Mennell (/mɛˈnɛl/; born 18 April 1980) is a Canadian actress known for her roles in Thirteen Ghosts, Alphas, Haven, Loudermilk, The Man in the High Castle, Watchmen and Batwoman. In 2011/2012 Mennell co-starred on the Sci-fi television series Alphas. Laura appeared as Charlotte Cross in the fifth season of the Syfy series Haven, and she starred in the comedy series Loudermilk from 2017 to 2018. Despite being best known for her numerous science fiction roles, Mennell says she is not concerned about being typecast.[2]

Laura Mennell
Mennell, photographed in 2009
Born (1980-04-18) 18 April 1980 (age 44)[1]
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
RelativesAlan Young (cousin)

Early life

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Mennell is of Irish, British, and French ancestry.[3] She says she was a "major theatre geek in high school."[2]

Mennell is a cousin of Alan Young, who was the voice of Scrooge McDuck and star of the classic TV series Mister Ed (1961).[1][4]

Personal life

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She is fluent in French.[5]

Filmography

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Laura Mennell film work
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Thirteen Ghosts Susan LeGrow, the Bound Woman
2003 Alarium Vivienne Short film
2004 White Grease Paint Short film
11:11 Sara Tobias
2007 The Visitor Teacher Short film
Trick 'r Treat Allie
2008 Elegy Cute Girl
2008 Christmas Cottage Nicole – Portrait
2009 Watchmen Janey Slater
Driven to Kill Lanie Drachev
2010 Hard Ride to Hell Tessa Direct-to-video
The Homestead Jane Short film
2017 Limina Lois Short film
Laura Mennell television work
Year Title Role Notes
1998 I've Been Waiting for You Sarah Lancaster TV movie
1999 Millennium Sorority Sister #1 Episode: "Collateral Damage"
Stargate SG-1 Mary Episode: "Demons"
2000 Scorn Lisa TV movie
2001 Special Unit 2 Amber / Naughty Girl #3 Episode: "The Eve"
Cold Squad Larisa Childs Episode: "The Needle and the Debutante"
2002 UC: Undercover Collin's Daughter Episode: "Teddy C"
2003 Andromeda Siara Episode: "Conduit to Destiny"
2004 Dead Like Me Desiree Episode: "Rites of Passage"
2005 Stargate Atlantis Sanir Episode: "The Brotherhood"
Personal Effects Nicole Forester TV movie
2006 The L Word Sister Toni 2 episodes
Flight 93 Elizabeth Wainio TV movie
2007 Montana Sky Lily Mercy TV movie
The Last Trimester Marlene Brenden TV movie
The 4400 Young Audrey Parker Episode: "Audrey Parker's Come and Gone"
Fallen Penemue Episode: "The Time of the Redeemer"
Sanctuary Caird Mini Series; 4 episodes
Flash Gordon Lilian Episode: "Life Source"
Blood Ties Christina Episode: "The Devil You Know"
2008 Sanctuary Caird Episode: "Fata Morgana"
The Christmas Clause Jill TV movie
2009 Eureka Dr. Rivers Episode: "Shower the People"
Sight Unseen Cloe TV movie
Health Nutz Jennifer Noir TV movie
Smallville Toni Episode: "Infamous"
2010 A Trace of Danger Beth TV movie
Fringe Rose Falls Episode: "Johari Window"
Supernatural Brigitta
Djinn
Episode: "Exile on Main St."
Episode: "Caged Heat"
2011 Smallville Janet Dawson Episode: "Finale"
2011–2012 Alphas Nina Theroux Main (Seasons 1–2); 24 episodes
2013 Republic of Doyle Rachel Malloy Episode: "The Works"
The Christmas Ornament Rebecca TV movie
2014 Motive Samantha Turner Recurring (Season 2); 8 episodes
Stolen from the Womb Chelsey Miller TV movie
2014–2015 Haven Charlotte Cross Recurring (Season 5); 13 episodes
2015 My New Best Friend Samantha TV movie
When Calls the Heart Samantha Madison 2 episodes
Gourmet Detective Pauline Duquette TV movie
A Country Wedding Catherine TV movie
Cedar Cove Kelly 2 episodes
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce Marria Episode: "Rule #605: You Can Go Home Again"
2016 Legends of Tomorrow Gail Knox Episode: "Night of the Hawk"
Travelers ADA Peckham Episode: "Donner"
2016–2017 Van Helsing Rebecca Main (Season 1), Guest (Season 2); 9 episodes
2017 Real Detective Tammy Armstrong Episode: "Every Rose Has a Thorn"
Loudermilk Allison Main (Seasons 1–2); 14 episodes
Maternal Instinct Heather TV movie
2018 The Man in the High Castle Thelma Harris Recurring (Season 3); 9 episodes
2019-20 Project Blue Book Mimi Hynek Main (Seasons 1–2); 20 episodes
2021 Batwoman Enigma 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c TVGuide.com, "Laura Mennell – Biography". Accessed 25 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b starpulse.com, 11 July 2011, "Q&A: Laura Mennell Takes The Lead In 'Alphas'". Accessed 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Laura Mennell on Twitter". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ Velocity Public Relations, "Laura Mennell Archived 2010-10-20 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed 25 July 2011.
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