LAURA HARRIS | Jill Bernhardt

A talented actress with a taste for quirky, character-driven material, Laura Harris began acting in radio dramas and animated series at age five in her native Canada.

Harris starred in Dan Cohen's comedy, Ted's MBA, appeared in Christopher Guest's award-winning A Mighty Wind, and starred in the romantic dark comedy, Come Together. Written and directed by Jeff Macpherson, the latter also marked Harris' producing debut. She is well known for her starring role in Robert Rodriguez's The Faculty, alongside Elijah Wood and Josh Hartnett; and starred in Just the Ticket, with Andy Garcia and Andie MacDowell; The Highwayman, with Jason Priestley; Suicide Kings, with Christopher Walken, Jay Mohr and Denis Leary; the cult festival hit Kitchen Party, with Scott Speedman and Tygh Runyan, and in Constantin's critically acclaimed supernatural thriller, The Calling. Other feature credits include Going Greek, Rene Daalder's Habitat with Balthazar Getty, Mark Sawyer's Skyscraper and The Manor, with Peter O'Toole and Greta Scaachi.

Harris' numerous television credits include appearances on such series as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 24, Star Gate: Atlantis, Outer Limits, Poltergeist: The Legacy and The X-Files, as well as the movies Four Extraordinary Women, Kidnapping in the Family, Murder at My Door, Runaway Girl and For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down. She was also the voice of Bright Eyes on the long-running My Little Pony animated series.

Harris' personal goals include making the perfect fantasy film, mastering the cello, raising a family of six on an organic zucchini farm, knitting a wearable sweater and overcoming the intense anxiety she feels when leaving outgoing messages.