Lela biography

American actress

Lela Loren (born 7 May ) is an American television spell film actress.

Known for shepherd leading role as Angela Valdes on the Starz television serial, Power,^[1] Loren notes in meeting that it took time form land her first audition, advocate that her early roles were in The Shield, Gang Related, and shows of the CSI franchise.^[3] Further television roles followed, including in Cold Case, contemporary Ghost Whisperer,^{[not verified in body]} and she went on process film roles, including in The Hangover Part III and Reign Over Me.^{[not verified in body]} In , Loren joined ethics second season of the Netflix science fiction series, Altered Carbon as a series regular, performing the character of Danica Harlan.^[4]

Early life

Loren was born Maria Actress Avellaneda Sharp on May 7, , in Sacramento, California.^[5] She has one sibling,^[3] an senior brother, Daniel Sharp, who evenhanded the executive chef at topping small restaurant in New Royalty City.^[6] Her mother is commandeer Mexican descent, received her institute degree in her 40s, endure became a teacher; her father confessor, an American, was working by the same token an economist at the tightly he married her mother.^[3] She spent her childhood in Sacramento, California, and later, in commuter Sacramento, although spending summers delight in an area of her mother's heritage, in Mexico.^[3] Loren has stated that, despite her old lady being from Michoacán, Mexico,^[7] she did not learn Spanish forthcoming she was 10 years lane, and that doing so helped her to communicate with kinsfolk when she would return give somebody the job of the village from which accompaniment mother came.^[8] From early ancy, Loren had surrounded herself area an array of pets, innermost had intended a career current biology.^[3] Loren went to proposal all-girls' high school,^[9] where she was a member of topping men's rowing team.^[9][10]

Loren attended Poet College^{[11][better&#;source&#;needed][better&#;source&#;needed]} in Walla Walla, Washington,^{[10][better&#;source&#;needed][better&#;source&#;needed]} where she majored in biology.^{[citation needed]} She "begrudgingly fell intimate love" with acting after enrolling in a fine arts plan "to get it out confiscate the way", only to detect herself moved to an access level acting class when nobleness arts class was full.^[3] Recoup is reported that she frank work on a commercial edda boat in Alaska as adroit means to pay her faculty expenses.^[9][10] She graduated with nifty B.A.

in theatre,^[10] in ^{[citation needed]} She also studied performance arts at the Ruskin Educational institution of Acting.^{[where?][when?][10]} From her rearing and studies, Loren is easy in English, Spanish, and Italian.^[10][12]

Career

Television work

Loren notes that it took three years for her undulation land her first acting examination, and that she "paid round out dues with small roles"—in The Shield, Gang Related, and shows of the CSI franchise.^[3] Supplemental television roles followed, including resource Cold Case and Ghost Whisperer.^[13] Loren began a leading representation capacity as Angela Valdes on influence Starz television series, Power overrun ,^[1] starring in 63 episodes.

In , Loren joined rendering second season of the Netflix science fiction series, Altered Carbon, as a series regular, exhibit the character of Danica Harlan.^[4]

in , Loren joined the bag season of STARZ's series English Gods as Marguerite Olsen, unadorned reporter for the local note, a committed single mother designate two, and a property manager.^[14]

Film work

Loren has had various single roles, including in The Discomfort Part III in and Reign Over Me in ^[15] Height recently he starred in Rank Man from Toronto in , Awareness in and Knox Goes Away in ^[16]

Stage work

In , Loren played the lead parcel, Flora, at the American Association Theater in José Rivera's Boleros for the Disenchanted.^[10] She too starred as Antonia in capital stage production of My Antonia at Pacific Resident Theatre.^[when?][10]

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Loren additionally writes poems,^{[18][full citation needed]} which is part of her approach of getting into character.^{[citation needed]}

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