Today we’d like to introduce you to Laura Meadows.
Hi Laura, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I have always been involved in the arts—it’s all I’ve ever done for a living. Art has kept me alive; it’s been my great love and my reason for enjoying life.
I found my love of drawing when I was two years old. I drew constantly, filling a hundred sheets of typing paper every weekend for years while my dad played his music collection in the background—some of my fondest childhood memories. I also remember playing dolls with my sister: I made doll clothes, doll furniture, and converted a bookcase into their two-story home. By the time I was four, I’d decided I was going to be an artist. That was all I ever wanted—creating my own world made me happy, a world I preferred living in, because the outside world wasn’t always so wonderful or interesting. I loved a world of imagination. Sometimes I think it’s just different wiring in the brain than most people have.
I grew up mostly in the Midwest, which was conservative, structured, strict, and had little use for imagination. As I got older, my father spent a lot of time trying to convince me to become an accountant. I actually excelled in those classes—I was one of the best in the state of Missouri and went on to take the state test. But even though I was good at math, I preferred art. I earned a degree in fine art, and two weeks after graduating college, I got a job as a fashion illustrator. From there I went on to work as an illustrator, designer, and fashion designer for Fortune 500 companies.
Somewhere along the way, I realized how lonely visual art can be. Then I had the wonderful opportunity to work as an extra on an Oliver Stone film while on maternity leave with my second child. That experience led me to take up acting as my next artistic pursuit—I felt I’d said much of what I wanted to say in still images, and that I needed to be around people more, telling stories in a visual, living medium. I kept doing commercial art, fashion design, and illustration as I pursued acting, until I was able to focus on acting alone.
At that point, I went back to university and studied in the theater department, where I got to star in a play just before the pandemic shut the school down. I kept working as an actor throughout the pandemic and after, and acting has since become my main artistic expression. I love it, and I now have several films streaming, with more and better projects on the way.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
There have been obstacles along the way. The biggest was being in the wrong part of the country to pursue art at all. I got a job at a Fortune 500 company as a designer and used that as my path to California, where I could finally pursue acting full-time. My start in acting was actually in Dallas, Texas. There’s no direct path from wanting to act to actually landing roles; it’s something you have to figure out as you go. It’s a bit of a wild west out there, and it’s always changing—much like every art form right now. Adapting to those constant changes has been one of the biggest challenges of all. Sometimes however I’m ahead of the trend. That mostly happens when I follow my heart and do what I find most interesting.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
One of my acting coach’s said people would ask him how could they set themselves apart. He looked at me and said, “You don’t even have to try to do that—you’re already very unique.” I knew he was right, but I wasn’t sure exactly how to define it. I guess I specialize in being myself—in my interests and how I pursue them. Because I have such a strong artistic and fashion background, I’m able to style myself, shape my own look, and understand camera angles. I also modeled earlier in my career.
I’m known for specializing in horror, thriller, and drama—horror specifically is what I’m most recognized for. I’ve also been told I have a unique look, with some saying it’s an old Hollywood quality. According to family tree research and family records, I’m related to some Hollywood icons from years past.
What was your favorite childhood memory?
My favorite childhood memories are of swimming, playing with Boston, terrier, dog bitty, playing dolls, and of course art.
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Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.laurameadowsactress.com
- Instagram: @laura_a_meadows
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laura.meadows3
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Lauraameadows
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@laurameadows
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2568981/
