Lauren Ambrose

Lauren Ambrose (born Laura Anne D'Ambruoso, 20 February 1978) is an American film and television actress, best known for portraying the character Claire Fisher on the popular HBO drama Six Feet Under. Ambrose was born in New Haven, Connecticut of Italian descent on her father's side, and attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, Wilbur Cross High School, High School in the Community, and the ACES Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. She is also a trained opera singer who studied voice and opera at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Ambrose has been married to photographer Sam Handel since September 2001. She and husband Sam welcomed a son, Orson Halcyon, just after 4 pm on January 16, 2007 in New York City. Ambrose began her career in New York theater, playing in off-Broadway. Her early career also included television appearances, most noteably playing supporting guest roles on Law and Order, and a feature guest role on the show as a mentally...