Laura Chinn Explained
Laura Chinn (born March 24, 1986)[1] is an actress and writer for television.[2] [3] [4] She wrote and directed the feature film Suncoast (2024).[5] [6] [7] Chinn also starred in and created the Pop television series Florida Girls (2019-2019).[8] [9] [10] [11]
Personal life
A native of La Crescenta-Montrose, California,[1] Chinn is one of three children born to a Caucasian mother, Susan Peckenham, and an African-American father, Wesley James Chinn;[12] [13] her parents are divorced.[14] [13] [15] She was raised as a Scientologist, growing up in Clearwater, Florida with her mother and Burbank, California with her father.[16] Chinn attended Dunedin High School in Florida before dropping out at age 15.[17] Her brother Max died of a brain tumor in 2005, at age 22.[18] [17] [14]
Filmography
As writer
As television actress
As film actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|
| 2010 | The Dead Undead | Megan | |
| Fairly Criminal | Arianna | Short film |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Lora (uncredited) | |
| Warrior | KC | |
| 2012 | Charity Case | Anne | Short film |
| Job Interview with Renee Zellweger | Unknown |
| 2015 | Playing Doctor | Carol |
| Your Hands | Ruby | |
Notes and References
- Chinn, Laura (2022). Acne: A Memoir. New York: Hachette Books. . "I was born on March 24, 1986. Although my father is Black and my mother has very dark hair and eyes, I was born with fair skin, a pile of bright blonde curls, and blue eyes. I look nothing like either of my parents or my brother. [...] At the time of the first dermal eruption, my mom sat my older brother and me down to tell us 'wonderful, exciting news!' We were relocating to Clearwater, Florida. [...] We were currently living in La Crescenta, California, a small suburb north of Los Angeles. [...] My best friend, Samantha, lived four blocks away. [...] Within those four blocks, our whole lives were contained. Within those four blocks, all of our stories occurred. Our childhood was simple and small just like our quiet suburb and I always believed it would stay that way."
- Porter. Rick. 'Florida Girls' Creator Signs Overall Deal With Lionsgate TV. February 11, 2020. The Hollywood Reporter. January 29, 2024.
- Web site: Petski. Denise. 'Florida Girls' Creator Laura Chinn Inks Overall Deal With Lionsgate TV. February 11, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. January 29, 2024.
- Otterson. Joe. 'Florida Girls' Creator Laura Chinn Inks Lionsgate Television Overall Deal. February 11, 2020. Variety. January 29, 2024.
- Web site: Harris. Raquel "Rocky". 'Suncoast' Cast Gushes Over How Well Director Laura Chinn Brought 'Humor and Life to Grief'. January 21, 2024. TheWrap via Yahoo!. January 29, 2024.
- Web site: Grobar. Matt. 'Suncoast's Laura Chinn & Laura Linney On Chinn's Semi-Autobiographical "Study On Grief," Sharing The Film With Her Parents – Sundance Studio. January 21, 2024. Deadline Hollywood. January 29, 2024.
- Tenreyro. Tatiana. 'Suncoast' Filmmaker Laura Chinn on Woody Harrelson and Nico Parker's Offscreen Bond. January 20, 2024. The Hollywood Reporter. January 29, 2024.
- News: Hayes. Stephanie. Life of the Party podcast: 'Florida Girls' creator Laura Chinn talks growing up Florida. July 31, 2019. Tampa Bay Times. January 29, 2024.
- Web site: McDougle. Jonathan. "Florida Girls" creator Laura Chinn reveals inspiration behind new comedy series. July 10, 2019. CBS News. January 29, 2024.
- Web site: Harrington. Kylie. How 'Florida Girls' Creator Laura Chinn Finds Comedy in Life Near the Poverty Line (Video). July 10, 2019. TheWrap. January 29, 2024.
- Web site: 'You'll Wish You Could Spend A Weekend With Them': Laura Chinn On Pop TV's 'Florida Girls'. July 9, 2019. CBS News. January 29, 2024.
- "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K42-32WP : 11 February 2023), Max Kenneth Chinn, .
- "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKQD-TDR : 25 December 2014), Wesley James Chinn and Susan, 26 Mar 1998; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Pinellas, Florida, certificate 012877, volume, Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville.
- News: Obituaries: CHINN, MAX KENNETH. April 7, 2005. St. Petersburg Times. 5. CHINN, MAX KENNETH, 22, of Clearwater, died Monday (April 4, 2005) at Hospice House Woodside, Pinellas Park. He came here in 1983 [sic] from his native Los Angeles, and was a Christian and Scientologist. He enjoyed skateboarding, gymnastics, shooting pool and video games. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Susan and Jim Howat, Clearwater; his father, Jake, Los Angeles; two sisters, Laura Chinn, Clearwater, and Tamari Chinn, Los Angeles; and a niece, Jasmine Chinn, Los Angeles. Florida Direct Cremation & Burial Society, St. Petersburg.. .
- News: Ford. Ashley C.. 'Too Scared to Cry in the Light': Memoirs of Neglect, and Hope. August 4, 2022. The New York Times. January 29, 2024.
- News: Dunn. Samantha. Comedy writer Laura Chinn tells a tale of self-acceptance and belonging with her memoir 'Acne'. July 20, 2022. The Orange County Register. January 29, 2024.
- Hayes, Stephanie (February 21, 2024). "‘Suncoast’ creator Laura Chinn talks the 2000s, Terri Schiavo and healing". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 25, 2024. "Chinn grew up between Clearwater and Los Angeles. She often found herself unsupervised and dropped out of Dunedin High School at 15. [...] 'Suncoast' fictionalizes one of her most significant traumas, one that coincided with an infamous Florida story. In 2005, Chinn’s brother, Max, entered a hospice as he was dying of brain cancer — the same hospice where Terri Schiavo remained in a persistent vegetative state."
- Web site: Heitman. Bethany. Laura Chinn's Acne Is a Moving Tale of Childhood Trauma, Love, and Determination. July 20, 2022. Oprah Daily. January 29, 2024.
