An inspiration to all, Lauren Potter has proven herself to be a woman of strength and character. When professionals told her she “couldn’t” or “wouldn’t,” she worked harder – sometimes to the point of exhaustion. Barriers and limitations put before her became a personal challenge to let people know she is worthy of high ideals and capable of great expectations. Appointed by President Barack Obama as a member of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, which provides advice about intellectual disabilities to the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Lauren made her acting debut in the movie mr. Blue sky where her impressive performance caught the attention of the producers of the hit FOX television series, Glee, on which she played the spunky character ‘Becky Jackson’ for six seasons. She was nominated for a SAG Award in the category of “Ensemble in a Comedy Series” for her work on Glee. Potter was also honored with the SAG/AFTRA Harold Russell Award at the Media Access Awards for this series.
She has since starred in and executive produced the independent drama GUEST ROOM, which made its debut at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival. Most recently, Lauren has guest-starred on Chicago Med (NBC), Veep (HBO), and Switched at Birth (Freeform).
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