Laura Harris was born on November 20, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is the daughter of two teachers who raised her in the country. Laura attended an all girls school as a child and attended college through UC correspondence. Laura has also studied language and is fluent in French and Spanish. Laura began acting at age 5, mostly doing CBC radio dramas, and by 14 focused on television movies and episodic appearances. Shortly after appearing in 1997 Kitchen Party Laura moved to Los Angeles to focus on acting full time.

Laura and childhood friend Jeff Macpherson formed production company Rocket Chicken International Productions, based in North Vancouver, in January 2000. Their first production was the independent film Come Together, written and directed by Macpherson, and produced by and starring Harris. The film marks her first time as producer. Macpherson wrote the screenplay specifically for Laura as a Christmas present.

In 2002, Laura played Marie Warner on the hit show "24" and continued appearances on the show through 2003. In 2003 she also joined the cast of "Dead Like Me" which was unfortunately cancelled after its second season.

• Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Avlynn
• Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009) (V) (completed) .... Daisy Adair
  
• "Women's Murder Club" .... Jill Bernhardt (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
  ... aka wmc (USA: short title)
       - Never Tell (2008) TV episode .... Jill Bernhardt
       - And the Truth Will (Sometimes) Set You Free (2008)
  TV episode .... Jill Bernhardt
       - Father's Day (2008) TV episode .... Jill Bernhardt
       - FBI Guy (2008) TV episode .... Jill Bernhardt
       - To Drag & to Hold (2007) TV episode .... Jill Bernhardt
        (8 more)
• Corporate Affairs (2008) .... Cassie Meyers
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Diane Kentner (1 episode, 2007)
  ... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title:
  informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
  ... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
  ... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
  ... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
       - Fallen Idols (2007) TV episode .... Diane Kentner
• "Stargate: Atlantis" .... Nola (1 episode, 2006)
  ... aka Porte d'Atlantis, La (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
  ... aka Stargate: Atlantis (USA: Spanish title)
       - The Game (2006) TV episode .... Nola
• Four Extraordinary Women (2006) (TV) .... Sharon
• "The Dead Zone" .... Miranda Ellis (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
  ... aka Stephen King's Dead Zone (USA)
       - Forbidden Fruit (2006) TV episode .... Miranda Ellis
       - Saved (2005) TV episode .... Miranda Ellis
       - Vanguard (2005) TV episode .... Miranda Ellis
• Severance (2006) .... Maggie
• Hollis & Rae (2006) (TV) .... Rae Devereauz
• "Dead Like Me" .... Daisy Adair (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
       - Haunted (2004) TV episode .... Daisy Adair
       - Always (2004) TV episode .... Daisy Adair
       - Last Call (2004) TV episode .... Daisy Adair
       - Forget Me Not (2004) TV episode .... Daisy Adair
       - Ashes to Ashes (2004) TV episode .... Daisy Adair
        (19 more)
• A Friend of the Family (2004) (TV) .... Alison Shaw
• "Jake 2.0" .... Angela Hamilton / ... (1 episode, 2003)