Biography

Lauren earned a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and Communications from Purdue University in 2006.

She starred as a forward for the Purdue Boilermakers women's soccer team from 2001 to 2005 and set multiple school records; including points, goals, assists, game-winning goals, multiple-goal games, and shots on goal registered.

Although she was born and raised in Wisconsin, her father was born at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador; thus making her eligible to play for Canada.

Regular starting left back and occasional center back for the Canadian women's national soccer team.

Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Played for FC Indiana in the Women's Premier Soccer League in 2007 and in the W-League in 2008.

First-team all-Big Ten Conference in 2003 and 2005.

Four-year letter winner in both soccer and basketball at Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin; helped the girls' basketball team to an undefeated season and a Wisconsin state championship in 2001.

Played in Women's Professional Soccer for Sky Blue FC in 2009 and for Atlanta Beat from 2010 to 2011.

Will play for FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League in 2013.

Won her first cap for Canada September 17, 2011 versus the United States at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas.

Lauren is making her acting debut with feature film Nevermore expected to come to theaters in 2014.
- IMDb mini biography by: Lauren Sesselmann