Laura Schein

Laura Schein

Born: December 1, 1984
in Chicago, Illinois
Laura Schein is an actor/writer living in Los Angeles, California. She is the co-creator and star of the acclaimed new musical Emojiland (New York Times Critics Pick; Richard Rodgers Award Finalist; Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance Nominee), which opened January 2020 off-Broadway at The Duke On 42nd St. She voiced multiple roles in the animated feature UglyDolls, for which she also co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson/Janelle Monae duet "Unbreakable," shortlisted for the 2020 Academy Awards. She was a lyricist for the Netflix musical series Westside, and is the lyricist on the musical series Marriage Material for Jeffrey Katzenberg at Quibi.

Laura has guest starred in several shows on Showtime, ABC, CBS, Amazon and SyFy, and was a series regular on YouTube Originals' comedy series Sing It! She co-created an improvised series for Funny Or Die, for which she received an LA WebFest "Outstanding Lead Actress" nomination. Additionally, Laura played significant roles in multiple award-winning indie films, and has performed at world-renowned theaters such as Center Theatre Group, Geffen Theater, and The Goodman Theater in Chicago. She got her Actor's Equity card at 13 playing Little Girl in the first national tour of Frank Galati's Ragtime.

Movies for Laura Schein...

Grizzly Night
Title: Grizzly Night
Character: Janet Klein
Released: November 15, 2024
Type: Movie
On August 12th, 1967, in Montana's Glacier National Park, the unthinkable happened: On the same night, nine miles apart, there were not one-but two-fatal grizzly bear attacks.
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UglyDolls
Title: UglyDolls
Character: Various Voices (voice)
Released: May 1, 2019
Type: Movie
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.
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Title: Sing It!
Character: Kali
Released: May 25, 2016
Type: TV
Scripted comedy that lovingly satirizes the reality singing competitions that have become a centerpiece of pop culture. When SING IT's executive producer is fired, Stacy Needles' plan to take charge is thwarted with the arrival of newcomer indie producer, Drew. His inexperience and blind passion threaten to off-set the dysfunctional workplace family comprised of duplicitous executives, a rollicking crew, and quirky contestants who are eliminated from the competition each week.
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Title: Masters of Sex
Character: Monica Fleming
Released: September 29, 2013
Type: TV
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.