Laura Stead
www.StarNow.com/xxlaurasteadxx
Age:  22
Gender:  Female
Location:  Leeds, United Kingdom
Height:  157 cm / 5ft 2in
Hair colour:  Brown
Eye colour:  Green
Ethnicity:  White / Caucasian
About me:  My name is Laura Stead and I was born and raised in Leeds, England. I moved to Los Angeles when I was 18 to attend The American Academy Of Dramatic Arts Drama School, which I graduated from May 2007. After auditioning and working in LA, I returned to England to start a career here.

Modeling experience

Hugs Not Drugs - Lars Fransisco

Modern/Vintage Runway Show - Harrogate

Various photo shoots

Acting experience

FILMING

1983 (Red Riding Trilogy)- Bride - Screen Yorkshire/Channel 4 Productions
The Estate - Diana Krane - Northern Film School - Andrew Perta
Blind - Sarah - Bradford University
Ganges (Teaser Trailer) - Kaz - DayWalker Productions
Exposure - Jessica Hollywood - Push Bar To Open Productions
Save. Our. Souls - Jess - Stafforshire University
Angel Days - Angel - Evil Productions
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Charley - Dark Life Productions
Short Film: Skank - Lead Girl - Jeff Gormon
Fish Out Of Water - Beatrice - Stephanie Giles
Music Video: Encounter - Dancer - Jack Laurence

THEATRE

Pendeo - Delego - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008
Three Sisters - Irina Sergeevna - AADA - Tim Landfield
Holy Ghosts - Bonnie Bridge - AADA - Joe Garcia
Hotel Paradiso - Marcelle - AADA - Alan Brooks
Uncommon Women And Others - Muffet - AADA - Judith Bohannon
Journey To The Day - Martha - AADA - Kerry McGrath
Waiting For Lefty - Florrie - AADA - Jack Heller
King Lear (scene work) - Cordelia - AADA - Carl Reggiardo
Richard 3rd (scene work) - Lady Anne - AADA - Carl Reggiardo
Othello (scene work) - Desdemona - AADA - Karen Hensel
A Doll’s House (scene work) - Nora - AADA - Tim Landfield
The Crucible (scene work) - Abigail - AADA - Tim Landfield
Romeo and Juliet (scene work) - Juliet - AADA - Karen Hensel
Sleeping Beauty - Miranda - City Varieties/Royal Shakespeare Theatre - Clayton Doherty
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Titania/Hermia - City Varieties - Clayton Doherty
Anne Frank: Tales Of The Hidden Annexe - Anne Frank - City Varieties - Clayton Doherty
Measure For Measure - Isabella - Leeds Boys Grammar School - Ken Briggs
A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Hermia - Gateways School - Margo Gunn
Smike - Smike - Gateways School - Louise Williams

EXTRA WORK

Emmerdale
At Home With The Braithwaites

Dancing experience

Ballet - Grade 4/Point Work
Tap - Grade 4/Gold Medal
Modern - Pre-Elementary
Jazz - Gold Medal
Hip-Hop - Int/Adv
Classical Greek - Grade 3/Bronze Medal/Intermediate

Charleston/Waltz/Jazz/Tap/Mask Work/Choreography Technique - AADA

Leeds Rhinos Dance Team - Leeds - 2004-2005
Roxanne - Choreography Class - AADA - Terry Hayes/Laura Stead
Lambchops - Fame - Louise Dennison
Titania - A Midsummer Nights Dream - Laura Stead
Miranda - Sleeping Beauty - Laura Stead
Lily - Dancing Upon Lillies - Laura Stead
Brother’s Wife - Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat - Louise Dennison
Chorus - Spirit Of The Dance - The Grand Theatre

Annual Dance Shows - Cathy Carroll Stage School/Scala Performing Arts School

Magazine experience

Anne Frank: Tales Of The Hidden Annexe - Various newspaper stories/pictures about the production

Various school articles
Various pictures