Laura Harring

Laura Harring
Harring in 2016
Born	Laura Elena Herring Martínez (1964-03-03) March 3, 1964 (age 60) Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Carl-Eduard von Bismarck ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1989)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Texas USA 1985 Miss USA 1985
Years active	1987–present
Major competition(s)	Miss Texas USA 1985 (Winner) Miss USA 1985 (Winner) Miss Universe 1985 (Top 10)
Website	lauraharring.net

Laura Elena Harring (née Herring Martínez, formerly Gräfin von Bismarck-Schönhausen; born March 3, 1964) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1985 and later began acting in television and film. She is best known for her lead role as Rita in the 2001 movie Mulholland Drive. Her other films include The Forbidden Dance (1990), John Q (2002), Willard (2003), The Punisher (2004), The King (2005), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Ghost Son (2007), The Caller (2008), Drool (2009), Sex Ed (2014), and Inside (2016). She also played Carla Greco in General Hospital (1990–1991), Paula Stevens on Sunset Beach (1997), and Rebecca "Becca" Doyle in The Shield (2006).