The article will focus on such a famous person as an American actress and model of Mexican descent Laura Harring. The personal life of the famous woman did not work out because of her acting career, and she directed all her energy to creative self-realization. Laura did it fully - she became quite successful in the field of cinema and modeling.
Childhood
Laura Harring was born in Mexico in 1964. Her childhood passed in the small town of Los Mochis. Raymond Harring, Laura's father, was a farmer and construction worker. By origin he was an Austrian with German roots. Mom, Maria Elena, was a psychologist by training, but worked as a secretary in a real estate company. In 1971, the girl’s parents divorced, and after three years, her mother and children moved to the Texas city of San Antonio.
Youth
After leaving school in 1980, the girl leaves her home and leaves for Switzerland. There she was able to enter a prestigious private educational institution. Upon its completion, Laura went to the capital of Great Britain. She was drawn to art and she began to study acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
In addition to being attracted to the theater, Laura was very fond of dancing. Back in Switzerland, she began to professionally engage in Latin American dances. In London, classes continued. The girl’s favorite dance was the Argentinean tango. In his future career, plasticity and a sense of rhythm, developed earlier, helped a lot.
After graduating from the academy, Laura Harring decided to see the world and traveled a lot. The girl earned a living in various ways - she worked as a cashier, waitress and seller.
Queen of beauty
After all the adventures, Laura returned to Texas and settled in the town of El Passo. At first, the girl worked as a seller in a clothing store. Then she began to participate in various competitions and photo shoots.
Herring won her first podium victory in a local beauty contest. Then came the state title.
In 1985, the first beauty of the country was precisely Laura Harring. Her personal life at this point was not yet determined, and the girl decided to spend all her strength on her career.
Following Miss USA, success came at the most prestigious competition - Miss Universe. Harring managed to get into the ten most beautiful girls on the planet.
After transferring the crown to her successor, Laura went on a Eurasian tour with charity work in 1986. In India, the beauty was engaged in social work.
Movie actress
Thanks to the brilliant performances on the podium, the film producer noticed the talented girl and offered her a cameo role in the TV series "Alamo. 13 Days of Glory". From this moment begins work in the cinema of Laura Harring. Her filmography has about 40 roles in diverse paintings and projects.
After the first work on the set, there was an offer to take part in the series Beauty and the Beast. The next few years, Laura starred in the series "Love and Secrets of Sunset Beach", "Main Hospital", "Empire" and "Malibu Nights."
Laura’s finest hour came in 1999 when David Lynch invited her to co-star Camila Rita Rhodes in the movie Mulholland Drive. Harring played with the famous Naomi Watts. The psychological thriller in 2001 was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and received a prize for the best work of the director. He was also nominated for an Oscar in the same category.
After working with Lynch, offers of roles literally rained down on Laura. In 2000, the comedy “Nikki the Younger Devil” was released, a couple of years later the movie “John Kew” with the participation of Harring. Further, she starred in the series "Law and Order" and "Shield", the paintings "The Punisher" with John Travolta and "Nancy Drew."
The painting "Sexual education" has become in recent years one of the notable works of Laura Harring. The films “Pursuit of Life” and “Again Babylon” were released in 2013-2014.
Interesting details
The personal life of Laura Harring is not particularly rich. While in England and spinning in elite circles, she met her future husband, Carl von Bismarck, who is a descendant of the famous chancellor. The young people got married in 1987, but two years later they broke up. At the same time, Laura retained the title of baroness, as well as good relations with her ex-husband.
From childhood, Laura was in trouble. When she was 12, a street shooter opened fire from a passing car. The bullet hit the girl right in the head and she miraculously survived.
Working as a waitress in the Philippines, the girl attracted the attention of the owner of the establishment. His feelings were so strong that he hid Laura’s passport and she could not leave the island. Only the intervention of the mother of the future actress saved the situation, and the documents were returned to the girl.
Director David Lynch did not immediately take on the role of Camille-Rita Laura Harring. When she went to the test, she was in a hurry so that she got into a small accident. This is precisely what convinced Lynch of the desire of the girl to take part in the famous picture.
Currently, the actress lives in Los Angeles, periodically acts and does yoga and dancing.