Laura San Giacomo is an Italian-American actress, born on November 14, 1962 in Hoboken, New Jersey. After earning a degree in fine arts at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, she proceeded to appear in several theater productions, such as Wrong Turn at Lungfish, Three Sisters, Beirut and Crimes of the Heart. Laura San Giacomo became famous for her turn in the famed Palme d’Or winner sex, lies and videotape, and continued working on other movies and television series such as Pretty Woman, Miami Vice, The Stand, Fallen Angels, Batman Beyond, Gargoyles, and
Veronica Mars . One of her most well-known roles is as Maya Gallo in the sitcom Just Shoot Me! Aside from acting, she’s also a dedicated advocate of children’s welfare, helping create and fund a charter school for children suffering from cerebral palsy.
Laura San Giacomo is slated to play a still-unnamed criminalist who is strongly religious, yet is the only one who does not judge or condemn Grace’s chosen lifestyle.
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