Lauren LaStrada

Lauren LaStrada is an actress singer published author and motivational speaker She is the recipient of 6 Best Actress Awards and 5 nominations for her work in Stage and Film She is a member of SAGAFTRA and The Actors Equity Association for professional theatre As a youth she studied classical piano violin French horn Latin dance and is also a former competitive figure skater Lauren is alumni of The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and The Detroit School of Arts Most recently Lauren can be seen in the recurring role of Lina in Mayor Of Kingstown on Paramount Plus Season 3 Past notable roles include the role of Clarisse in the HBO Max Drama No Sudden Move directed by Steven Soderbergh Detective Sarah Jones in CBS Series FBI and the role of Haddie in the highly celebrated IndieWestern Wild Faith which garnered 3 Best Actress Awards from three International Film Festivals Her accomplishments in theatre include a Best Supporting Actress award for the stage production of Aint Misbehavin and 2 Best Lead Actor awards for NY Playwright Andrea Lepcios Looking For The Pony and My Soldiers where she starred as an army medic suffering from PTSD postwar As a stage performer and actress Lauren has had the honor of working with Broadway Stars Ted Louis Levy in One More Rhythm as Ella Fitzgerald DancerActress and Director Debbie Allen Actor and Director Vondie CurtisHall and for her run at The Riverside Theatre in Harlem NY she was directed by Mikell Pickney in the original play Radio Soul For her role as Billie Holiday in Lady Day At Emerson Bar and Grille she received a Best Actress nomination by the 2018 Wilde Awards and a standing ovation at the end of every show As an author she selfpublished her first book Simple Wisdom in 2009 and her second book Simple Wisdom Volume 2 in 2023 For her contributions to arts in schools and community Lauren is a recipient of the Spirit Of Detroit Award for donating her time to schools who lost their arts programs due to lack of funding She also speaks regularly for outreach churches and some conferences To hear some of her messages of inspiration tune into the Simple Wisdom Podcast on Spotify