# Tammy Lauren

Tammy Lauren is an American film and television actress. She starred in the 1997 horror film Wishmaster.

## Career

As a child actress, Lauren's acting debut was in the role of Melissa Turner on the one-season television series Who's Watching the Kids?, in which she co-starred with Scott Baio, followed by stints on the short-lived sitcoms Out of the Blue and Angie, the following year. Lauren's guest appearances included television series such as Mork & Mindy, Fantasy Island, The Facts of Life, Family Ties and Little House on the Prairie.
Lauren co-starred with Elliott Gould and a young Rick Schroder in Disney's The Last Flight of Noah's Ark. She had a recurring role on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless, where she portrayed Maggie Sullivan and also co-starred in many other television productions, including the movies Tattle: When To Tell On a Friend, Crime of Innocence and the 1988 remake I Saw What You Did. (The latter two paired her with Shawnee Smith.)
Among television fans, Lauren may be best known from the 1990s for her role as Ginger Szabo on Homefront, a series set in post-World War II Ohio. Lauren has also enjoyed recurring roles on Home Improvement and Wanda at Large (as Wanda's sister in-law). She appeared in the first five episodes of Martial Law with Sammo Hung. She also appeared in two episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger ("99th Ranger" and "A Father's Image") and appeared in an episode of MacGyver ("Nightmares"). She appears in Mad City (1997) with Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta, among several other theatrical releases. Wishmaster (1997) is the only feature film in which Lauren has played a starring role. She appeared on Two and a Half Men as Shannon in the episode "Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot" (2007). In 2014, she appeared on Criminal Minds as Liz Foley.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1980 | The Last Flight of Noah's Ark | Julie |
| 1987 | Bride of Boogedy | Jennifer Davis |
| 1988 | Tiger Warsaw | Flashy Lady |
| 1991 | Chains of Gold | Rachel Burke |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders | In The Mood Bandleader |
| 1997 | Wishmaster | Alexandra Amberson |
| 1997 | Mad City | Miss Rose |
| 1997 | Honeymoon | Debra |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island | Tracy | Episode: "Vampire/The Lady and the Longhorn" |
| 1978-1979 | Who's Watching the Kids? | Melissa Turner | 11 episodes |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Holly | Episode: "Young Love" |
| 1979 | Angie | Hillary | 12 episodes |
| 1979 | Out of the Blue | Stacey Richards | 12 episodes |
| 1980 | Quincy, M.E. | "Pele" Royce | Episode: "Deadly Arena" |
| 1980 | Here's Boomer | Jenny | Episode: "Boomer and Miss 21st Century" |
| 1980 | CHiPs | Cheryl Marshall | Episode: "The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party" |
| 1981 | Nuts and Bolts | Lucy Fenton | Television film |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life | Kristy | Episode: "Runaway" (1982) |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Diana McNulty | Television film |
| 1982 | Little House on the Prairie | Elizabeth Stark | Episode: "Rage" |
| 1983 | CHiPs | Becky Lou | Episode: "Brat Patrol" |
| 1983 | M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | Chandler Doherty | Television film |
| 1984 | Things Are Looking Up | Giselle Kraft | Television film |
| 1984 | E/R | Sheila Dixon | Episode: "Pilot (Part 1)" |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | Pamela Fredericks | Television film |
| 1985 | The Best Times | Giselle Kraft | 6 episodes |
| 1985 | Crime of Innocence | Rene Peterson | Television film |
| 1986 | MacGyver | Lisa Allen | Episode: "Nightmares" |
| 1986 | Morningstar/Eveningstar | Lisa Thurston | 7 episodes |
| 1986 | Fresno | Candy Cane | Television miniseries |
| 1987 | The Stepford Children | Mary Harding | Television film |
| 1987 | Outlaws | Unknown | Episode: "Independents" |
| 1987 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Jennifer Davis | Episode: "Bride of Boogedy" |
| 1987 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Karen Webb | Episode: "An Enemy Among Us" |
| 1987 | Family Ties | Marilyn Keaton | Episode: "Father Time" |
| 1988 | I Saw What You Did | Lisa Harris | Television film |
| 1988 | The Bronx Zoo | Linda | Episode: "Crossroads" |
| 1988 | The People Across the Lake | Lisa Yoman | Television film |
| 1988 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Colleen McNeil | Episode: "Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend" |
| 1989 | Desperate for Love | Lily Becker | Television film |
| 1989 | Valerie's Family: The Hogans | Lisa | Episode: "Private Lessons" |
| 1989 | The Hitchhiker | Ashlyn | Episode: "Dark Wishes" |
| 1991 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Lizzie Stern | Episode: "The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern" |
| 1991-1993 | Homefront | Ginger Szabo | 41 episodes |
| 1993 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Jackie Rosen | Episode: "If I Die Before I Wake" |
| 1994 | Matlock | Pat Preston | Episode: "The Crook" (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Sisters | Evelyn Barrington | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Leah Foxworth | Episode: "Broadcast Blues" |
| 1994 | Grace Under Fire | Tracy Lynde | Episode: "Good Ol' Grace" |
| 1994-1995 | Dave's World | Julie | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Meg Andrews | Episode: "The Publishing Episode" (1996) |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Bobbie Hunt | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Charlotte MacArthur | 2 episodes |
| 1997-1999 | Home Improvement | Patty | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Detective Dana Dixon | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | That's Life | Kristi Dutton | Episode: "All About Lydia" |
| 2003 | The Drew Carey Show | Lily | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Wanda at Large | Jenny Hawkins | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Faye Vaughn | Episode: "You Really Got Me" |
| 2006-2008 | The Young and the Restless | Detective Maggie Sullivan | 107 episodes |
| 2007 | The Game | Jordan | Episode: "To Baby... Or Not to Baby" |
| 2007 | Two and a Half Men | Shannon | Episode: "Aunt Myra Doesn't Pee a Lot" |
| 2010 | Madison Avery | Madison Avery | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Criminal Minds | Liz Foley | Episode: "Rabid" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Reference |
| 1988 | Young Artist Award | CBS Schoolbreak Special: "An Enemy Among Us" | Best Young Actress Starring in a Television Drama Special, Movie of the Week or Variety Show | Nominated | |