Lauren Cohan
Lauren Cohan (born January 7, 1982)[1] is a British-American[2] actress and model best known for her role as Maggie Rhee in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead (2011–2018; 2020–2022), a role which she reprises in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023–present). Her other notable TV roles include Bela Talbot in the dark fantasy drama Supernatural (2007–2008), Rose in the supernatural teen drama The Vampire Diaries (2010–2012), Vivian McArthur Volkoff in the action comedy Chuck (2011), and Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge in the action comedy-drama Whiskey Cavalier (2019). Her film appearances include the comedy Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006), the psychological thriller horror The Boy (2016), the biographical drama All Eyez on Me (2017), and the action thriller Mile 22 (2018).
Not to be confused with Lauren Cohn or Lauren Cohen.
Lauren Cohan
- United States
- United Kingdom
Actress, model
1996–present
Early life[edit]
Cohan was born Lauren Storholm in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to an American father and Scottish mother. She was raised in New Jersey until age 13,[3][4][5] when her family moved to her mother's native UK,[6] settling in Surrey.[7] Whilst attending Fullbrook School in Surrey, her Religious Education teacher was Richard Clutterbuck, older brother of actor Andrew Lincoln, her future co-star on The Walking Dead. In addition to Cherry Hill, Cohan lived for one year in the state of Georgia[8] before her family moved to the UK.
Lauren's surname was legally changed to that of her stepfather, Cohan, and her mother converted to Judaism when she remarried.[7] Lauren Cohan converted to Judaism at age five and had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony.[9] Cohan is the only child of her parents, and has many younger half-siblings through her mother and father's remarriages.[10][11] Cohan graduated from King Alfred's College, Winchester (now the University of Winchester)[12] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama and English literature before touring with a theatre company she co-founded at the university.
Personal life[edit]
Cohan splits her time and work between London and Los Angeles.[30]