Laura Wright

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Laura Wright (Carly, GH)

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The 411

Prior to breaking into daytime television in 1991, Laura Wright (née Sisk) was a huge soap fan who read the magazines and was devoted to the ABC line-up. Although she had starred in a few high-school plays in her hometown of Clinton, MD, Wright never imagined that one day she'd be the one profiled in Soap Opera Digest.

After graduating from high school, Wright helped her parents run their family-operated gas station/convenience store during the day and managed a tanning salon at night. In 1990, her older brother, Jeffrey, suggested that Wright try her hand at modeling. Two months later, Wright filmed a local commercial and started taking acting classes. Her teacher sent videotapes of the students to a casting director at LOVING. Wright was flown to New York to test for Ally. The rest, as they say, is history.

The year 1995 was a turning point for Wright. LOVING was canceled and she was one of the few stars the network kept for THE CITY. On the personal front, Wright reconnected with a former boyfriend, John. They went to dinner on June 18, got engaged three week later and were married on October 7 that same year. THE CITY began taping October 9.

Three months after THE CITY went off the air, Wright joined GL. Currently, she lives with her husband, their two children and several pets in suburban New Jersey.

Et Cetera

—She hates to fly.
—Has an amazing memory, especially for dates.
—Screen-tested for LOVING and GUIDING LIGHT on the same day June 7, different years (1991 and 1997, respectively).
—Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley, ALL MY CHILDREN) was a bridesmaid at her wedding

Career Highlights

Other Soap Roles
GUIDING LIGHT (Cassie, 1997-2005)
THE CITY (Ally, 1995-97)
LOVING (Ally, 1991-95)

Memorable Quotes

"I see my picture in a magazine and I say, 'Wow, that's me!' And people say, 'Well, Laura, what do you expect?' It's just so weird." — Soap Opera Digest, 3/3/92

"My first day at LOVING, Rena Sofer [ex-Rocky] said, 'What do you want to do?' And I said, 'I want to meet Hayley [Kelly Ripa]. So we all went out to dinner together, and Kelly and I clicked instantly. We would smoke cigarettes together and justify ordering cheese fries. We were so close." — Digest, 10/14/97

"I'll come home from work and say, ‘Today was great because we taped those beach scenes.' And [my husband] says, ‘You know, I don't get to roll around and kiss people at my job. Don't tell me you had a hard day. I've been tearing down drywall." Soap Opera Weekly, 7/7/98

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