Many have praised the on-screen performance of Mexican-born actress Laura Harring, best known for the character she portrayed in the film titled Mulholland Drive (2001) produced by David Lynch. One of her admirers is Roger Ebert, the popular film critic who compared Laura to screen legend, Rita Hayworth. The Mulholland star also caught the eye of an International Herald Tribune film critic who compared her to Ava Gardener. Laura is a distinguished actress, classic in her performance, with a healthy passion for dance, acting, life as well as food. Here’s everything you need to know about this talented actress.
Laura Harring Bio
On March 3, 1964 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, the actress was born as a Mexican by nationality, of mixed ancestry: Mexican, German and Australian. Laura is a former student of Aigon College. Ever since her debut, she always dreamed of pursuing her profession as an actress and later went to the London Academy of Performing Arts to study acting.
Shortly after graduating from one of the most exclusive private boarding schools in Switzerland, Aiglon College, Laura embarked on a journey of traveling around the world. With her university degree, she traveled to the foothills of the Himalayas, where she worked as a social worker to help the natives have access to a better life by laying out gardens, building schools, helping with the transport of heavy stones and all kinds of manual work.
She spent a full year traveling across Europe and Asia, sleeping in makeshift sleeping bags near the ocean. The up-and-coming actress spent much of her time doing selfless service in other countries and meeting people who changed her life.
Laura started out as a model before moving on to television series and movies. She made the record as the first Latina woman ever crowned Miss United States of America in 1985 after winning the Miss Texas pageant. Laura reached another level of fame through the roles she played in movies like; Love in the Time of Cholera, The Forbidden Dance, The King, John Q, The Punisher, Willard, and others
Family: Married, Husband, Divorce
The former beauty queen was born to María ElenaMartínez-Cairo (her mother) earns a living working as a secretary, real estate investor and spiritual teacher, and her father, Raymond Harring, an biography farmer and developer. Laura grew up alongside her sister Rita Harring.
Her parents’ marriage hit hard in 1971, leading to her mother’s second marriage to Gaston Lima. Elena’s union with Lima produced another daughter named Maria Lima. Laura was ten years old when her family moved from Mexico to San Antonio, Texas.
Going into the details of her relationship, we learned that she is currently unattached, but her criminal history reveals a failed marriage to Count Carl-Eduard von Bismarck-Schönhausen, a German politician and great-grandson of ‘Otto von Bismarck. Their political life began in February 1987 and ended in 1989. They had no children together.
Although she is no longer with Carl, Laura still bears the title of Countess von Bismarck-Schönhausen. After her divorce from Carl, she begins a new relationship with American-born film producer Brian Quintana. The duet was an article for two years dating from 1996 to 1998. From 1998 to date, there have been no other romantic relationship records for Laura, she is said to be single.
other facts
- His net worth
Talking about the net worth of the famous actress, has been valued at $5 million by a reliable source, although her annual income and expenses are not known to the public. Laura was noted for her elegant dress. At the 2002 academy awards, she appeared with a necklace worth $25 million and a pair of heels worth $1 million.
- Body Stats
The famous actress cannot be called tall; her height is listed as 5ft 6in and her last listed weight is 67kg which is just right for her height. For her body stats, Laura Harring is 38 inches in chest, 26 inches in waist, and 37 inches in height. Harring barely goes unnoticed with her dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. Also, her shoe, bra and dress sizes are measured at US 7.5, 34D and US 10 respectively.
- Social media profile
Laura Harring is very active on social media. she is on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. She has amassed over 32.5k followers on Facebook, over 15.1k on Instagram and 15.1k on Twitter.