Lauren Cohan (born January 7, 1982) is a British-American actress best
known for her role as Maggie Greene in the horror television series
The Walking Dead (2011â€"2018; 2020â€"present). Her other notable TV
roles include Bela Talbot in the fantasy-horror series Supernatural
(2007â€"2008), Rose in the supernatural series The Vampire Diaries
(2010â€"2012), Vivian McArthur Volkoff in the action comedy series
Chuck (2011), and Francesca 'Frankie' Trowbridge in the spy 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).Cohan was born in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey and raised there until age 13, when her family moved to her
mother's native United Kingdom, settling in Surrey. Her father is
American of Irish and Norwegian descent, while her mother is Scottish
and returned to the U.S. when she was around 17. In addition to Cherry
Hill, Cohan lived for one year in the state of Georgia before her
family moved to the UK.Lauren's surname was legally changed to that of
her stepfather, Cohan, and her mother converted to Judaism when she
remarried. Lauren Cohan converted to Judaism at age five and had a bat
mitzvah ceremony. She has four younger siblings and one
step-sister.[citation needed] Cohan graduated from King Alfred's
College, Winchester (now the University of Winchester) with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in drama and English literature before touring with a
theatre company she co-founded at the university.
known for her role as Maggie Greene in the horror television series
The Walking Dead (2011â€"2018; 2020â€"present). Her other notable TV
roles include Bela Talbot in the fantasy-horror series Supernatural
(2007â€"2008), Rose in the supernatural series The Vampire Diaries
(2010â€"2012), Vivian McArthur Volkoff in the action comedy series
Chuck (2011), and Francesca 'Frankie' Trowbridge in the spy 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).Cohan was born in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey and raised there until age 13, when her family moved to her
mother's native United Kingdom, settling in Surrey. Her father is
American of Irish and Norwegian descent, while her mother is Scottish
and returned to the U.S. when she was around 17. In addition to Cherry
Hill, Cohan lived for one year in the state of Georgia before her
family moved to the UK.Lauren's surname was legally changed to that of
her stepfather, Cohan, and her mother converted to Judaism when she
remarried. Lauren Cohan converted to Judaism at age five and had a bat
mitzvah ceremony. She has four younger siblings and one
step-sister.[citation needed] Cohan graduated from King Alfred's
College, Winchester (now the University of Winchester) with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in drama and English literature before touring with a
theatre company she co-founded at the university.
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