Biography

Lauren Cohan

Posted on Dec 15, 2020, Modified : Jun 8, 2021 reasonbhattarai

Lauren Cohan is a British-American actress who is well-known for the portrayal of Maggie Greene in AMC’s American post-apocalyptic horror television series, ‘The Walking Dead’. She is also popular for playing the role of Bela Talbot in the 2007 American fantasy horror television series, ‘Supernaturals’ and the role of Rose in the 2010 supernatural series, ‘The Vampire Diaries’.

Quick Info
Full Name	Lauren Cohan
Date of Birth	7 January 1982
Birth Place	Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Parents	Susan Cohan
Profession	Actress
Zodiac sign	Capricorn
Relationship	Single
Age	39 Years
Height	5 ft 7 in
Zodiac	Capricorn
Ethnicity	Irish, Norwegian, Scottish, English
Nationality	British
Body Measurement	36-25-35
Net Worth	$4 million

Where was Lauren Cohan born and raised?

Lauren Cohan was born on 7 January 1982 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey to an American father and an English mother. Unfortunately, her parents split and her mother, Susan Cohan married her stepfather and took his surname, Cohan. She was born and raised in Cherry Hill alongside four younger siblings till the age of 13 and then she returned to Surrey, the United Kingdom along with her mother. She also has a stepsister from her mother’s second marriage. Besides this, she is currently 38 years old with the zodiac sign of Capricorn.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Lauren Cohan holds an American as well as British nationality and is of Irish, Norwegian and American descent from her father’s side and is of Scottish and English descent from her mother’s side. She is Jewish and practices Judaism as her religion. Besides this, she stands at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches (1.7m/170cms) and weighs around 55kgs (121lbs). Moreover, she has a slim body figure with a pair of green-colored eyes with light brown colored hair. Her body measurement is 36-25-35.

Education

Lauren Cohan studied in King Alfred’s College which is now known as the University of Winchester. It is located in Winchester, Hampshire, England. She graduated from college with a degree in Bachelor of Arts.

What is the relationship status of Lauren McDonald?

Lauren Cohan dated her former agent, Christian Carino back in the year 2014. They were together till 2017 and later separated. She has not been married yet nor does she have any children.

Social Media

Lauren Cohan is active on social media platforms. Her Instagram account (@laurencohan) has over 4 million followers and her Twitter account (@LaurenCohan) has over 1.3 million followers. Moreover, her Facebook page (@officiallaurencohan) has over 1 million likes and followers.

How did Lauren Cohan start her Career?

Following graduation, she pursued her acting career. She worked on a lot of non-commercial projects. Although she debuted in Big Screen from the movie Casanova it didn’t bring her fame. She rose to popularity from starring in the sequel to Van Wilder, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj . During her career she has done the most notable role in the television series too.

Movies

Lauren Cohan made her debut in the movie industry when she played the role of Alessia in the 2005 movie, ‘The Quiet Assassin’ and also the role of sister Beatrice in ‘Casanova’. In the year 2006, she played the role of Charlotte Higginson in ‘Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj’ and in 2008, she played the role of Emily Fulton in ‘Float’.

Likewise, she has appeared as Leto in ‘Young Alexander the Great’, as Lauren in a short movie, ‘Practical’ and as of September Jones in ‘Death Race 2’ in the year 2010, as Kate in ‘Reach Me’ in 2014, as Greta Evans in ‘The Boy’ and as Martha Wayne in ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ in the year 2016, as Leila Steinberg in ‘All Eyez on Me’ in 2017 and as Alice Kerr in ‘Mile 22’ in the year 2018.

Television Shows

Lauren Cohan has appeared on television alongside her movie career. She made her debut on television when she appeared as an employee of the Forrester Creations in an episode of ‘The Bold and the Beautiful’ (2007). Likewise, she has appeared for an episode each in series like ‘Valentine’ (2008), ‘Life’ (2009), ‘Modern Family’ (2010), ‘Cold Case’ (2010), ‘CSI: NY’ (2010), ‘Children’s Hospital’ (2012).

‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’ (2013), ‘Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories’ (2014), ‘Lip Sync Battle’ (2016) and ‘Robot Chicken’ (2017). She has also had recurring roles in series like ‘The Mindy Project’ (2016), ‘Archer’ (2014), ‘Chuck’ (2011), and ‘The Vampire Diaries’ (2010-2012). Furthermore, she has played the main role in series like ‘Supernatural’ (2007-2008), ‘The Walking Dead’ (2011-2018;2020-Present), and ‘Whiskey Cavalier’ (2019).

Video Games

Lauren Cohan played the role of Exo Stranger in the 2014 online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game, ‘Destiny’.

Achievements

Lauren Cohan has won the Satellite Awards and Eyegore Awards Best Cast awards for ‘The Walking Dead’ along with the cast in the year 2012 and 2013 respectively.