Laurissa "Laurie" Berkner is a French-born American musician and singer best known for her work as a children's musical artist. She plays guitar and sings lead vocals in The Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist Susie Lampert, bassist Brady Rymer, and drummer Bob Golden. She is a popular artist in the Kindie rock genre.
This is the name of guitarist and artist, Laurie Vincent, from the U.K. band called ‘Slaves’. I really love this name, it’s very modern and unique and I think it would suit all genders!
Laurie Tamara Simpson Rivera is a Puerto Rican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1987. Prior to winning the beauty pageant, the blonde, blue-eyed beauty participated in several beauty pageants. A native of San Juan, she was a finalist of Miss Puerto Rico in 1986, and was chosen to represent Puerto Rico in the succeeding year when no local pageant took place. She placed 4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1987, before going on to win the Miss International 1987 pageant. She was also crowned Nuestra Belleza in 1991.
The spelling used for the lead female character in "Oklahoma!" is Laurey. I've never met an actual person with this spelling, but I do prefer it to Laurie.
Laurie was the main character in the haunting book The Wave. She was very smart and independent and was one of the few who stood up for her beliefs. There was also a popular song in the 1800s called Annie Laurie. I think this is a pretty name and a better variation of Laura than the too-popular Lauren.
A famous bearer is American actress Lauren "Laurie" Ophelia Metcalf (born June 16, 1955). She's best known for her role as Jackie Harris on the sitcom 'Roseanne', winning 3 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1992, 1993, and 1994. She is also known for several stage productions in Chicago, Illinois.
Laurie R. King is an Edgar-award winning writer who has authored a best-selling series of Sherlock Holmes pastiches (focused on an original character, Mary Russell), as well as a series focused on a (fictional) San Francisco cop named Kate Martinelli.
Famous bearer: Hugh Laurie, a British actor who has starred in numerous TV-shows and movies such as Blackadder, Jeeves and Wooster, A Bit Of Fry and Laurie, Stuart Little, and House M.D.
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Laurie Halse Anderson is an author who wrote the books Speak, Fever 1793, and Catalyst.