Born September 11th in Washington D.C. and raised Clinton MD, Laura Wright was hit by the acting bug in the eighth grade. Wright performed in many high school plays such as Gypsy, Our Town, and You Can't Take It With You. She also has a director's credit for the production of Father Says No. In addition, Wright has few local commercials and numerous fashion shows under her belt.

After being persuaded to audition for the daytime drama Loving, Wright seriously considered a career in acting and as luck would have it, she was cast of in the ABC Daytime drama Loving and later went on to play the role of Ally Rescott for four years and later its spin-off The City.

Wright debuted on Guiding Light in August of 1997. There for eight years, she played the role of ex-stripper, Cassie Layne. This street smart character won Wright a 1998 Soap Opera Digest Award for Best New Character. And in the same year, she was named one of TV Guide's rising stars in daytime.

Wright resides in the Los Angeles area with architect husband John and two children, daughter Lauren Elizabeth and son John Michael. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, especially watching late night television with her husband. Courtesy of abc.com