Laura Chinn (born March 24, 1986)Chinn, Laura (2022). Acne: A Memoir. New York: Hachette Books. . "I was born on March 24, 1986. Although my father is Black and my mother has very dark hair and eyes, I was born with fair skin, a pile of bright blonde curls, and blue eyes. I look nothing like either of my parents or my brother. [...] At the time of the first dermal eruption, my mom sat my older brother and me down to tell us 'wonderful, exciting news!' We were relocating to Clearwater, Florida. [...] We were currently living in La Crescenta, California, a small suburb north of Los Angeles. [...] My best friend, Samantha, lived four blocks away. [...] Within those four blocks, our whole lives were contained. Within those four blocks, all of our stories occurred. Our childhood was simple and small just like our quiet suburb and I always believed it would stay that way." is an actress and writer for television. She wrote and directed the feature film Suncoast (2024). Chinn also starred in and created the Pop television series Florida Girls (2019).
Personal life A native of La Crescenta-Montrose, California, Chinn is one of three children born to a Caucasian mother, Susan Peckenham, and an African-American father, Wesley James Chinn."United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K42-32WP : 11 February 2023), Max Kenneth Chinn, ."Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKQD-TDR : 25 December 2014), Wesley James Chinn and Susan, 26 Mar 1998; from "Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Pinellas, Florida, certificate 012877, volume , Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville. Her parents are divorced. She was raised as a Scientologist, growing up in Clearwater, Florida with her mother and Burbank, California with her father. Chinn attended Dunedin High School in Florida before dropping out at age 15.Hayes, Stephanie (February 21, 2024). "‘Suncoast’ creator Laura Chinn talks the 2000s, Terri Schiavo and healing". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 25, 2024. "Chinn grew up between Clearwater and Los Angeles. She often found herself unsupervised and dropped out of Dunedin High School at 15. [...] 'Suncoast' fictionalizes one of her most significant traumas, one that coincided with an infamous Florida story. In 2005, Chinn’s brother, Max, entered a hospice as he was dying of brain cancer — the same hospice where Terri Schiavo remained in a persistent vegetative state." Her brother Max died of a brain tumor in 2005, at age 22.
Filmography
As writer Catherine & Annie (2009; short film) Fairly Criminal (2010; short film) Father-Son Chat with Alan Thicke (2012; short film) Job Interview with Renee Zellweger (2012; short film) Animal Practice (2012; 1 episode) Childrens Hospital (2013; 1 episode) Growing Up Fisher (2014; 2 episodes) Grandfathered (2015-2016; 21 episodes) Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio (2016; 10 episodes) The Mick (2017-2018; 3 episodes) – also producer Florida Girls (2019; creator) – also executive producer Suncoast (2024; feature film) – also director
As television actress Year Title Role Notes2007 Shark Anna Daltion1 episode Grey's Anatomy Jamie 2008 My Name Is Earl Skyler2009 Catherine & Annie Catherine TV short Hawthorne Camille Hawthorne (uncredited) 1 episode2010 General Hospital Chelsea 2 episodes Lie to Me Michelle Daly1 episode2011 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Mitzi (uncredited) I Hate L.A. Scarlet 2012 Happy Endings Karissa2013 The New Normal Amy Childrens Hospital Patient #12014 UCB Comedy Originals Unknown Growing Up Fisher Sylvia 2015 Pitiful Creatures Student #32016 Young & Hungry Monica My Time Your Time Raina TV movie 2018 The Mick Dispatch (voice) 1 episode 2019 Florida Girls Shelby Series regular
As film actress Year Title Role Notes2010 The Dead Undead Megan Fairly Criminal Arianna Short film2011 The Adjustment Bureau Lora (uncredited) Warrior KC2012 Charity Case AnneShort film Job Interview with Renee Zellweger Unknown 2015 Playing Doctor Carol Your Hands Ruby
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