Laura Asher

Played by:
Christopher Norris
Spouse(s) and Children:
Ethan Asher
Siblings:
N/A
Parents:
N/A
Occupation:

Background:
The wife of new D.A. Ethan Asher.

Actor/Actress Bio

Birthdate/Birthplace
October 7, 1953
New York, NY, USA
Parents:
Arthur Norris (Broadway musical conductor)
Grace Olsen (Singer/Actress)
Spouse:
Walter Danley (LA businessman)
Children:
None but he has from his previous marriage
TV/Film Credits:
Filmography from IMDb
FYI:
She made her showbusiness debut as the Ivory Soap baby and 4 years later made her stage debut as Gretl in the first national company of "Sound of Music" and later as Martha and then Birgitta in the Broadway production of "Sound of music". She also appeared on Broadway in "The Playroom", "Roar like a Dove" and "The secret life of Walter Mitty". She also made her feature film debut in "The Summer of 42" adn co-starred in "Airport 75" adn "Eat my dust". Her first TV motion picture starring role was opposite Desi Arnez Jr. in "Mr. and Mrs. Bojo Jones" followed by "The Hatfields and McCoys", "Mayday at 40,000 feet" and "The Great American Beautfy Contest" and she also appeared in Truman Capote�s "A Thanksgiving Visitor" with Geraldine Page. On TV she has gueststarred on many episodes of "Murder she wrote", "Hotel" and "Love Boat" as well as in "Matlock", "Mike Hammer", "Barnaby Jones", "Police Story" and "Happy Days" among others. From time to time sshe also went back to the stage and appeared on "Most Happy Fella", "Show Boat", "Finian�s Rainbow", "The Women" and "Here�s Love" at theaters around USA and "The Promise" with Gregory Harrison in LA. She is a graduate of the Theatre Arts and Psycology programs of UCLA. She enjoys dancing, skiing, horseback riding and gardening. Her daytime roles include: teenager Sara Capice #2 on "Edge of Night (1968-70), "The Doctors", "Search of Tomorrow", "Santa Barbara" (1989-90), and recently she is on Another World as Margaret Allen. She is most famous from "Trapper John, M.D. as Nurse Gloria Brancusi (1979-85). In 1984 she even started the popular Christopher Norris line of nurses uniforms. The proceeds from her line sponsored a student nurses scholarship for the National Student Nurses Association. She went recently back to school at Antioch University and got a degree in psychology, cause she never finished school because of work.

Made: June 9, 1999
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