Laura Dianne Vandervoort[1] (born September 22, 1984)[1] is a Canadian
actress.[2] She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the
CTV teen drama series Instant Star, Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan
in the Syfy supernatural drama series Haven, Kara Zor-El (Supergirl)
in The CW serial drama series Smallville,[2][3][4][5] and as Lisa in
the ABC science fiction series V (2009).[2][4][5] In 2014, she starred
in the Space drama series Bitten, a television adaptation of Kelley
Armstrong's book series Women of the Otherworld as Elena Michaels.
[5][6][7][8]Vandervoort was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2]
She is the daughter of a Canadian mother and a Dutch father. In the
first weeks of her life, she contracted meningitis, resulting in a
severe sickness that lasted a few months. Her parents were initially
told she was not going to survive.[9][10] Growing up, Vandervoort was
involved in several sports such as football, karate (where she is a
second-degree black belt),[1][2][8] basketball, tennis, gymnastics and
baseball. She has a sister named Sarah[1][5] and she is related to
Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent.[11]In 1997, she made her acting debut
at age 13.[2] After taking several classes and doing background work
on Canadian shows such as Road to Avonlea and Harriet the Spy, she got
her first speaking role in the Canadian children's horror anthology
series Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, both series were
aired on YTV.[2]
actress.[2] She is best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the
CTV teen drama series Instant Star, Arla "The Bolt-Gun Killer" Cogan
in the Syfy supernatural drama series Haven, Kara Zor-El (Supergirl)
in The CW serial drama series Smallville,[2][3][4][5] and as Lisa in
the ABC science fiction series V (2009).[2][4][5] In 2014, she starred
in the Space drama series Bitten, a television adaptation of Kelley
Armstrong's book series Women of the Otherworld as Elena Michaels.
[5][6][7][8]Vandervoort was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2]
She is the daughter of a Canadian mother and a Dutch father. In the
first weeks of her life, she contracted meningitis, resulting in a
severe sickness that lasted a few months. Her parents were initially
told she was not going to survive.[9][10] Growing up, Vandervoort was
involved in several sports such as football, karate (where she is a
second-degree black belt),[1][2][8] basketball, tennis, gymnastics and
baseball. She has a sister named Sarah[1][5] and she is related to
Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent.[11]In 1997, she made her acting debut
at age 13.[2] After taking several classes and doing background work
on Canadian shows such as Road to Avonlea and Harriet the Spy, she got
her first speaking role in the Canadian children's horror anthology
series Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, both series were
aired on YTV.[2]
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