Being an actress is often times, a journey of a lifetime and that life began for Laura San Giacomo on the 14th of November, 1962. When she was born to MaryJo and John San Giacomo; one wonders if they knew their daughter would one day be starring in some of the biggest and most popular shows on television. Regardless of their expectations, they equipped Laura with the tools to achieve her dreams while they raised her.
For her high school education, Laura attended Morris Knolls High School. Having fallen in love with acting as a high school student, she sought to make a profession of it and enrolled at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama where she bagged a degree in Fine Arts with a focus on Acting.
Following graduation from Carnegie, Laura San Giacomo headed to New York where all the great actors and actresses have begun their career. She started out as a stage actress, performing in various plays, from popular ones like Shakespearean plays to freshly crafted plays. With each performance, Laura further imprinted herself on directors and fellow actors as a formidable actress.
She continued to work in theater for about three years before she made her onscreen debut in 1987, where she has worked most prominently ever since.
Outside of acting, Laura San Giacomo is a big philanthropist who has dedicated her time and resources to a number of charities and organizations. She is also the proprietress of an elementary school in California, CHIME Charter Elementary School.
