Laura Wei
Professional Actress & Model, Based in NYC & LA
Experience
Film
Breakthrough, Lead
Assassin’s Gambit, Lead
The Unnamed, Lead
Steeped in Love, Lead
7 Gagsters, Lead
Parent Prep, Lead
First Date, Lead
Our Girls, Lead
Traditional I am Not, Lead
In America, Supporting
Poundcake, Supporting
Television
The Fever, 2 Episodes, Series Regular
IT, 11 Episodes, Series Regular
Theater
4000 Miles, Amanda (Lead)
What We’re Up Against, Eliza (Lead)
Becky Shaw, Suzanna (Lead)
Becky Shaw, Becky (Lead)
Proof, Catherine (Lead)
The Seagull, Nina (Lead)
The Seagull, Marsha
Constellations, Marianne (Lead)
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About Me
Laura Wei is an internationally recognized martial arts and math competitor, having won top prizes in both fields. She graduated from Cornell University before entering her conservatory and becoming an actress.
Education
Cornell University
Certificate of Film and TV Industry Essentials, NYU-Tisch (2021)
Certificate of Performing Arts Industry Essentials, NYU-Tisch (2021)
Six Week Meisner Summer Intensive, Maggie Flanigan Studio (2021)
Meisner Techniques (Charlie Sandlan & Karen Chamberlain)
Six Week Uta Hagen Summer Intensive, HB Studio (2019)
Acting Techniques (Paul Pryce)
Alexander Technique (Martha Bernard)
Movement/Physical Acting (Michelle Uranowitz)
Scene Study (Arthur French & Rochelle Oliver)
Speaking Voice (Theresa McElwee)
Uta Hagen One-Year Conservatory Program, HB Studio (2019-2020)
Acting Techniques (Paul Pryce)
Alexander Technique (Martha Bernard)
Movement/Physical Acting (Ben Mehl)
Scene Study (Mark Blum)
Script Analysis (Carol Goodheart)
Speaking Voice (Ilse Pfeifer)
Speech (Joy Coronel)
Shakespeare (Heather Rasche)
Stage Combat (Christopher Kelly – Sordelet)
Singing (Martha Bernard)
Individual Training (2020-2021)
Acting Technique (Howard Fine), Howard Fine Studio
Self-tape & Auditioning (David Bottrell)
Film/TV Acting & Auditioning (Heidi Marshall) Heidi Marshall Studio
Audition Techniques, Season 1, 2 and 3 (U-Shin Kim), Audition Arts
Acting Technique I (Jane Fleiss), Stella Alder Studio
Acting for Film & Television (Alberto Bonilla & Elizabeth Inghram), Stella Alder Studio
On-Camera Master Class (Todd Thaler), Stella Alder Studio
Self Tapes, Virtual Auditions, Interviews & Connecting Through The Lens (Ted Brunetti)
NEVER AUDITION
(“Prepare to WORK, not audition!”) Seminar/Workshop with Ted Brunetti (Ted Brunetti)
Acting/Audition/Self-Tape 6 Week Course
Unique Three-Stage Structure, A Step-by-Step Process with Ted Brunetti (Ted Brunetti)
Improv 101: Improv Basics (Sarah Claspell), UCB Training Center
ONLINE ADVANCED FILM/TV INTENSIVE with Christine Krom (Christine Krom)
Film/TV Acting Circles w/ Wayne Chang, WCCasting (Wayne Chang)
Ex-Er Actor (Susan Batson & Carl Ford), Susan Batson Studio
Improvisation (Jam), Susan Batson Studio
Accent Reduction (Page Clements), T. Schreiber
Vocal Production (Page Clements), T. Schreiber
HB Studio
Speech I (Joy Coronel & Steven Eng)
Speech II (Theresa McElwee)
Speech III (Theresa McElwee)
Acting in English (Joy Coronel)
Singing (Martha Bernard)
Acting Intensive (Vincent Pastore)
The Interview Project – Voices on the Frontlines: Covid 19 and Black Lives Matter (Paul Pryce)
Acts of Love: Performance Lab (David Deblinger)