Laura Prepon

Prepon was in a long term relationship with Christopher Masterson, the younger brother of Danny Masterson in ‘That ‘70s Show’. The couple broke up in 2007.

She dated Scott Michael Foster, the TV actor from 2008 to 2013.

In an interview with ‘Women’s Health’ in November 2007, Prepon admitted to being a Scientologist.

Actress Laura Prepon was born on March 7, 1980 in Watchung, New Jersey, to Marjorie (née Coll), a high school teacher and Michael Prepon, an orthopedic surgeon.

Prepon, the youngest of five siblings is of Russian Jewish and Irish Catholic descent.

Her father passed away in 1993 during a heart surgery. This loss left a deep impact on the 13 year old Prepon, who had since been extremely close with her family. They gather every year during the Thanksgiving holiday and carry on some quirky traditions.

She studied at the Watchung Hills Regional High School till 1995.

In 1996 she got enrolled at the Total Theatre Lab in New York City, where she underwent intensive acting training under her acting teacher Caroline Thomas.

Along with her acting classes, Pepron took ballet and jazz dance lessons. This came in handy when she was selected for the stage productions of ‘A Woman of Property’ and ‘Ascension Day’.

Her height fetched her many modeling assignments and she travelled to Paris, Milan and Brazil for photo shoots.

In September 1997, she made her debut on ‘They Go On’, a Levi Strauss-developed soap opera.

In 1998, Prepon’s breakthrough role happened when she sent an audition tape for an upcoming Fox sitcom called ‘That ‘70s Show’. The sitcom was about a group of teenagers from the Wisconsin of 1970s. She was lauded for her performance as the attractive and smart tomboy Donna Pinciotti.

In 2001, Laura Prepon starred in her first film, an independent venture named ‘Southlander’. It was a comedy musical by Steve Hanft and also starred Beck and Beth Orton, among others.

She was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2002 for her role in ‘That '70s Show’.

She has hosted award shows like the ‘Second Annual TV Guide Awards’ (2000), ‘Teen Choice Awards’ (2000) and ‘American Music Awards’ (2001).

Laura Prepon has been the cover girl for two issues of ‘Maxim’.

In 2002, ‘Stuff’ magazine included her in their list of the ‘102 Sexiest Women in the World’ and in 2005, she was in ‘Maxim’s list of ‘Hot 100’.