She was born in Tirstrup, Varde, Denmark, on 5 March 1960. Lauridsen is a paraplegic and used a wheelchair during competition with a classification of TW3 by the International Paralympic Committee. At the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, the Netherlands, she won the silver medal in the women's Slalom 2 event. Lauridsen also competed in each of the women's 60 metres 2, women's 200 metres 2, the women's shot put 2 and the women's discus throw 2 but without winning a medal in any of those events.