Laura Schein

Acting

Laura Schein

Born 1984-12-01 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Laura Schein is an actor/writer living in Los Angeles, California. She is the co-creator and star of the acclaimed new musical Emojiland (New York Times Critics Pick; Richard Rodgers Award Finalist; Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance Nominee), which opened January 2020 off-Broadway at The Duke On 42nd St. She voiced multiple roles in the animated feature UglyDolls, for which she also co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson/Janelle Monae duet "Unbreakable," shortlisted for the 2020 Academy Awards. She was a lyricist for the Netflix musical series Westside, and is the lyricist on the musical series Marriage Material for Jeffrey Katzenberg at Quibi. Laura has guest starred in several shows on Showtime, ABC, CBS, Amazon and SyFy, and was a series regular on YouTube Originals' comedy series Sing It! She co-created an improvised series for Funny Or Die, for which she received an LA WebFest "Outstanding Lead Actress" nomination. Additionally, Laura played significant roles in multiple award-winning indie films, and has performed at world-renowned theaters such as Center Theatre Group, Geffen Theater, and The Goodman Theater in Chicago. She got her Actor's Equity card at 13 playing Little Girl in the first national tour of Frank Galati's Ragtime.

Acting credits

Grizzly Night poster
6.3

On August 12, 1967, in Montana's Glacier National Park, the unthinkable happened: that same night, nine miles apart, there were not one—but two—fatal grizzly bear attacks.

Grizzly Night

2026

UglyDolls poster
6.6

In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.

UglyDolls

2019

UglyDolls poster
6.6

In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll friends discover Perfection -- a town where more conventional dolls receive training before entering the real world to find the love of a child.

UglyDolls

2019

One Small Hitch poster
6.6

On a flight home to Chicago for a family wedding, childhood friends Josh and Molly innocently agree to fake a wedding engagement to make Josh's dying father happy. Things quickly get out of hand with their two boisterous families, and a series of events causes them to pretend to be a couple and start planning a phony wedding. When the playacting begins to foster real feelings, the two must make some serious decisions: Split up and return to their lives in LA, or make a life as a couple back in Chicago?

One Small Hitch

2013

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NR

Julie Andrews and the Von Trapp Queens in an almost shot-for-shot remake of Ariana Grande's '7 rings' video :)

7 Rings - Julie Andrews feat. the Von Trapp Queens (Ariana Grande Parody)

2019

Exit, Pursued by a Bear poster
NR

A feisty Angeleno attempts to trap a bear infiltrating her neighborhood.

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

2022

Blue poster
3.0

Based on true events- A young woman struggles to piece her world together after a botched suicide attempt.

Blue

2018

Together poster
6.4

A biohazard remediation cleaner finds the integrity of her business threatened after hiring a technician with an insatiable appetite for his work.

Together

2019