Tammy Lauren

Tammy Lauren Headshot

Actress

Birth Date: November 16, 1968

Age: 55 years old

Birth Place: San Diego, California

Tammy Lauren is an actress best known namely for her numerous television appearances and for her starring role in the 1997 horror movie "Wishmaster," as an art appraiser who accidentally wakes an evil Djinn from his ancient sleep. Although she has appeared in other motion pictures, the Wes Craven-produced movie is her only starring role. Most viewers, however, may remember her as the ambitious, showbiz-obsessed young Ginger Szabo in the World War II-era television drama "Homefront," which ran for two seasons in the early 1990s before being canceled despite strong critical praise. From 2006 to 2008, she was a regular on the daytime soap "The Young and the Restless" as Detective Maggie Sullivan, who investigated the murder of another character before being mysteriously written off the show. She has also appeared on the sitcoms "Dave's World," "Home Improvement," and "Two and a Half Men," among many others. As a teen, she co-starred with Shawnee Smith in two sensationalistic television movies, "Crime of Innocence" and "I Saw What You Did." Although her career in feature films never really took off beyond supporting parts, in addition to "Wishmaster" she also appeared in "Radioland Murders" and "Mad City."

Credits

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Self
Movie
2022

Criminal MindsStream

Guest Star
Series
2005

Two and a Half MenStream

Guest Star
Shannon
Series
2003
65%

Wanda at Large

Actor
Show
2003

That's Life

Guest Star
Show
2000

Martial Law

Actor
Series
1998

Honeymoon

Actor
Debra
Movie
1998

The Visitor

Guest Star
Show
1997

Wishmaster

Actor
Alexandra Amberson
Movie
1997

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Guest Star
Show
1996

The Drew Carey ShowStream

Guest Star
Series
1995

Dave's World

Guest Star
Series
1993

Walker, Texas RangerStream

Guest Star
Series
1993

Homefront

Actor
Ginger Szabo
Series
1991
67%

Home ImprovementStream

Guest Star
Series
1991

Chains of Gold

Actor
Rachel Burke
Movie
1991

Desperate for Love

Actor
Lily Becker
Movie
1989

Appel aux meurtres

Actor
Movie
1988

I Saw What You Did

Actor
Lisa Harris
Movie
1988

MatlockStream

Guest Star
Series
1986

The Hogan Family

Guest Star
Series
1986

Playing With Fire

Actor
Pamela Fredericks
Movie
1985

Crime of Innocence

Actor
Rene Peterson
Movie
1985

E/R

Guest Star
Show
1984

The Hitchhiker

Actor
Show
1983

M.A.D.D.: The Candy Lightner Story

Actor
Chandler Doherty
Movie
1983

La familia Ingalls

Guest Star
Show
1982

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark

Actor
Julie
Movie
1980

The Facts of LifeStream

Guest Star
Kristy
Series
1979

Angie

Actor
Hillary
Series
1979

Who's Watching the Kids?

Actor
Melissa Turner
Show
1978

Mork & MindyStream

Guest Star
Series
1978
90%

Fantasy Island

Guest Star
Series
1978

CHiPsStream

Guest Star
Series
1977

Little House on the PrairieStream

Guest Star
Series
1974