Lauren Cohan — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Lauren Cohan (born January 7, 1982) is a British-American actress best known for her role as Maggie Greene in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead (2011–2018; 2020–present). Her other notable TV roles include Bela Talbot in the dark fantasy drama Supernatural (2007–2008), Rose in the supernatural teen drama The Vampire Diaries (2010–2012), Vivian McArthur Volkoff in the action comedy Chuck (2011), and Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge in the action comedy-drama Whiskey Cavalier (2019).

Her film appearances include the comedy Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006), the psychological thriller horror The Boy (2016), the biographical drama All Eyez on Me (2017), and the action thriller Mile 22 (2018).

Filmography

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2023 The Walking Dead: Dead City Maggie Rhee

Awards & recognition

1 nominations · 1 Award ceremony

Saturn Awards 1 nominations

Best Actress in a Television Series The Walking Dead: Dead City 2024

Interesting facts

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In the UK, Lauren studied at the University of Winchester, where she studied drama and English literature.
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Lauren Cohan was born to American Paul Storholm and Scottish Susan Cohan (née Moorhouse).
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Lauren's father is of Irish and Norwegian descent.
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Initially, Lauren auditioned for the role of Ruby in Supernatural, but the role went to Katie Cassidy. Despite this, Lauren still made it into the series, getting the role of Bela Talbot.
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The surname "Cohan" (Cohen) and Judaism came to the actress from her stepfather.
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She holds US and UK citizenship.