Laura Koffman
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Cassie Carpenter (1991 to January 1999; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004)
At a Glance
Laura Koffman played Cassie Callison Carpenter,
a reporter with The Banner, and daughter of the
domineering and powerful Dorian Lord. Cassie is
dealing with the fallout of her decision to leave
her husband, Rev. Andrew Carpenter, for fellow
journalist Kevin Buchanan.
Laura came to "One Life to Live" immediately
after she finished a stint as Lindsay on the
daytime drama, "Another World." Before that,
she appeared in the television pilot for "Against
the Law."
Laura always knew she wanted to act and spent
many years studying and acting in school,
community and semi-professional productions.
When she was in high school, her family
relocated from Massachusetts to a large farm in
Thomaston, Maine. She became involved in
community theater and in 1981, decided to
compete in The Miss Maine National Teenager
Pageant, a scholastic competition where
entrants are judged on poise, personality,
appearance, and scholastic and leadership
qualities. The first year she competed, she came
in second and won the congeniality honor. Laura
ran again in 1982 and won the state title in
addition to winning the awards for "most
photogenic," citizenship and again, congeniality.
After high school, Laura attended the Mason
Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University
where she studied acting, voice and movement.
During a summer visit to Greece, she fell in love
with the country, and following graduation she
moved to the island of Rhodes. Her dream was
tugging at her, though, and after a year Laura
returned to Maine to continue her acting studies
at both the International Film and Television
Workshops in Rockport and the School for
Performance Studies. She quickly landed
modeling and acting jobs in commercials and
soon made the move to New York City.
Laura studied at the Gately-Poole Studio before
winning her role on "Another World." Despite her
success on television, she has not forgotten her
theater roots. Laura is a member of the historic
Players Club and has spent time in Lenox,
Massachusetts, studying the classics at
Shakespeare and Company's intensive
four-week training course.
A farm girl at heart, Laura misses her life in the
country and goes home to visit when she has
free time. When she is not working, Laura also
enjoys roller-blading, working out and reading.
She married industrialist Martin D. Koffman in
December, 1995.
Acting Portfolio
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One Life to Live
Cassie Cramer Carpenter
1991 to January 1999; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004
Another World
Lindsay
1991
Awards and Acclaim
Soap Opera Digest Awards
: Outstanding Younger Leading Actress (1993)
Vital Statistics
BIRTHPLACE: Brookline, MA
BIRTHDATE: October 29
HEIGHT: 5'5"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Brown
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