One Life To Live's Cramer Women

Laura Koffman
as Cassie Carpenter

Laura Koffman plays compassionate Cassie Callison Carpenter, daughter of the domineering and powerful Dorian Lord. Cassie recently decided to leave her husband, Rev. Andrew Carpenter, and is living with Kevin Buchanan. Both Kevin and she are reporters at "The Banner".

Laura came to "One Life to Live" immediately after she finished a stint as Lindsay on the daytime drama, "Another World." Before that, she appeared in the television pilot for "Against the Law."

Laura always knew that she wanted to act and spent many years studying and acting in school, community and semi-professional productions. When she was in high school, her family relocated from Massachusetts to a large farm in Thomaston, Maine. She became involved in community theater and in 1981, decided to compete in The Miss Maine National Teenager Pageant, a scholastic competition where entrants are judged on poise, personality, appearance, and scholastic and leadership qualities. The first year she competed, she came in second and won the congeniality honor. Laura ran again in 1982 and won the state title in addition to winning the awards for "most photogenic," citizenship and congeniality again.

After high school, Laura attended the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where she studied acting, voice and movement. Following graduation, she traveled throughout Europe and lived in Greece for several months before returning to Maine where she began to pursue her professional acting career.

Laura quickly landed modeling and acting jobs in commercials while she continued her training. During that time, she studied at the International Film and Television Workshops in Rockport, Maine, and at the School for Performance Studies, also in Maine. She then decided to try her luck in New York City. Laura also studied at the Gately-Poole studio and the Actors Movement studio in New York City. In addition, she recently spent time in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, enriching her skills at Shakespeare & Co.'s four-week intensive training course for professional actors.

A farm girl at heart, Laura misses her life in the country and goes home to visit when she has free time. When she is not working, Laura also enjoys roller-blading, working out and reading. Laura is married to industrialist Martin D. Koffman.

VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHPLACE: Brookline, MA
BIRTHDATE: Oct. 29
HEIGHT: 5'5"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown

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