Biography

Heather Sossaman is a California native actress known for her role as Laura Barns in Universal and Blumhouse picture's Unfriended.



She began acting at a young age alongside her two sisters. Heather immediately landed small roles in popular shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), for which she was hand-picked by producer Aaron Spelling when she was just ten years old. A versatile artist, Heather taught herself to play guitar at a young age, and was featured on MTV by the age of 18 for her singing/songwriting skills. Shortly after Heather attended a mass audition of over 3500 performers to join the first ever Disneyland cast in Paris, France. She was selected as one of only three girls to spend a year training and performing in Paris.

After visiting over 16 countries, Heather returned home to focus on a film and television career in Los Angeles. Since, she has landed recurring roles on NBC's Days of Our Lives, appeared in three CSI series in major guest starring roles, as well as NCIS, NCIS: LA, Fox's Breaking In with Christian Slater, Hawaii Five-0 as the god daughter of James Caan, among others. Her television roles have ranged diversely from strong comedic roles, to intense, dramatic roles.

Along with Television, Heather has garnered some notable roles in films. 2015 brought the release of Desecrated, starring along side Haylie Duff & Michael Ironside, and Earth Quake 10.0 with a noteworthy ensemble cast, Heather playing the daughter of Lost's Henry Ian Cusick. Universal Studios, and Blumhouse Pictures' Unfriended marked Her first wide theatrical release, playing widely discussed Villain, Laura Barns in April of 2015.

Heather is a talented and skilled young artist, steadily making a mark with her diverse range in acting, singing, and performing.
- IMDb mini biography by: Eileen Schaaf