Larissa Laskin Explained

Larissa Laskin is a Canadian actress whose credits include the A&E original film, (2000).

Early life

Born Larissa Lapchinski, Laskin appeared under that name in a number of stage productions in the 1980s at the Stratford Festival in Ontario.

Career

Laskin debuted in My Secret Identity in the early 1990s.[1] In 2002-2003, she co-starred as Dr. Rachel Griffen in the medical drama Body and Soul on the PAX network.[2] She also appeared as a doctor held hostage by a father (Denzel Washington) in an attempt to save his son in John Q. She was nominated for a Gemini Award in 1995, 1998, and 2003.[3] [4]

Personal life

She is married to fellow Canadian actor Currie Graham.[5]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1995The Scarlet LetterGoody Mortimer
1996Extreme MeasuresMyrick's Daughter
2002John Q.Dr. Ellen Klein
2007Fugitive PiecesIrena
2008The Onion MovieDana Dobbs

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988The Taming of the ShrewTownspersonTelevision film
1990The HitchhikerGinaEpisode: "Trust Me"
1990, 1994Street LegalBianca Roberts / Angela Kos2 episodes
1990My Secret IdentityStarEpisode: "Bump in Time"
1991Shining Time StationPassengerEpisode: "Washout"
1992Beyond RealityEmmaEpisode: "Siren Song"
1993MatrixStephanieEpisode: "Lapses in Memory"
1993DieppeLeithTelevision film
1993, 1996Colleen2 episodes
1994Forever KnightEmily WeissEpisode: "Stranger Than Fiction"
1995A Vow to KillL.J. BermanTelevision film
1995Heritage MinutesNurse ChorneyEpisode: "Myrnam Hospital"
1995Degree of GuiltMs WarnerTelevision film
1995SugartimeDorothy McGuire
1996Monica DorsettEpisode: "The Ring"
1996The NewsroomAgent #2Episode: "Dinner at Eight"
1996Jack Reed: Death and VengeanceIrina LebitTelevision film
1997When Secrets KillLinda Emery
1997Weapons of Mass DistractionLindsey Zarem
1997Color of JusticeNew York Assistant D.A
1997The VisitorKatherineEpisode: "Remember"
1997The PretenderJoellen GillespieEpisode: "Over the Edge"
1997Bella MafiaFrancescaTelevision film
1997PeacekeepersLillyanna Marinkovitch
1998JAGCorporal Sharon DupreeEpisode: "Imposter"
1998The Last Don IIAmerican Woman In SicilyEpisode #1.1
1999Da Vinci's InquestSpecial Agent Charlotte Turner2 episodes
1999Foolish HeartKatherine Stewart
1999Total Recall 2070Jill EvansEpisode: "Astral Projections"
1999Ricky Nelson: Original Teen IdolHelen BlairTelevision film
1999–2000The CityTalia Onassis12 episodes
2000The Wonderful World of DisneyMiss ReevesEpisode: "The Loretta Claiborne Story"
2000Psi FactorNatalie HarnettEpisode: "'Til Death Do Us Part"
2000Jean EsteyTelevision film
2000The Secret Adventures of Jules VerneSaratoga BrowneEpisode: "Southern Comfort"
2000, 2001Heather North2 episodes
2001Relic HunterDarcy LoweEpisode: "Sydney at Ten"
2001Our HeroNurseEpisode: "The Psycho Issue"
2002Blue MurderBonnie GageEpisode: "Spankdaddy"
2002Mutant XPamela FriesEpisode: "Lazarus Syndrome"
2002Debbie SteinEpisode: "Cats in the Cradle"
2002Recipe for MurderCorinne RiggsTelevision film
2002Miss MiamiHelena
2002Escape from the NewsroomLarissa
2002Scar TissueShannon Nevsky
2002Body & SoulDr. Rachel Griffen9 episodes
2003Calla, Vissian Engineer's WifeEpisode: "Cogenitor"
2004DocShannon RenfrewEpisode: "Arsenic and Old Spice"
2004ReGenesisLynn RaskinEpisode: "The Oldest Virus"
2005More Sex & the Single MomMeganTelevision film
2005Medical InvestigationDonna LawrenceEpisode: "Black Book"
2005Vinegar HillBarbTelevision film
2006Without a TraceLinda RyderEpisode: "Expectations"
2006The UnitJulianna NichollEpisode: "Exposure"
2010Smoke ScreenCandyTelevision film
2012WeedsElizabeth KashEpisode: "Unfreeze"
2015Those Damn CanadiansGretchen5 episodes
2017When We RiseRoma's SisterEpisode: "Night IV: Part VI and VII"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hollywood.com bio of Laskin . 2021-09-19 . https://archive.today/20130126073822/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1382251/Larissa_Laskin . 26 January 2013 . dead.
  2. Book: Terrace. Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. 2011. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Jefferson, N.C.. 978-0-7864-6477-7. 121. 2nd.
  3. Web site: Rahman. Abid. 2020-12-31. Phyllis McGuire, Last of Singing McGuire Sisters, Dies at 89. 2022-01-08. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  4. News: Wertheimer. Ron. 1999-07-17. TELEVISION REVIEW; It's All Virtual Unreality In a Show on TV News. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-08. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Larissa Laskin. 2022-01-08. IMDb.