Laur Allen
Birth dateMarch 9
Birth placeLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materVanderbilt University (BA)
AwardsMiss Friendship
Known forThe Young and the Restless
OccupationActress · beauty pageant winner
Other namesLauren Zhou Weinberger
TitleMiss LA Chinatown 2012
Years active2012-present

Laur Allen (born March 9)[1] is an American actress and beauty pageant winner. She is known for playing Juliet Helton in the American television soap opera, The Young and the Restless.

Early life

Laur Allen was born in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She was raised in Pasadena, California.[1]

Allen is the daughter of a Jewish father and a Chinese mother.[2]

Allen attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated with a bachelor's degree with a double major in communication studies and Spanish and a minor in corporate strategy. She moved back to Los Angeles and dove into production and behind-the-scenes aspect of acting.[1]

Beauty pageants

Allen won Miss Los Angeles Chinatown on January 14, 2012. She won the beauty pageant under the name Lauren Zhou Weinberger and became the first Miss Los Angeles Chinatown to have half-European and half-Chinese ancestry.[2] She represented Los Angeles at the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2013 in Hong Kong, China. She did not win the title but was awarded Miss Friendship.[1]

Career

After minor acting roles, Allen was cast as Juliet on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless for an eight-episode run. She appeared in 92 episodes.[1]

Allen starred in the 2021 holiday romance film Christmas at the Ranch, playing the character Haley Hollis.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Black Tiger: Hunter HuntedAlinaShort
2015Memory TransferGena
2017OdiousGun Range Girl
AimeeCarmenShort
2018Faith Need Not Change Her GownJewelShort
2019Season of LoveMardou
2020Lumpia with a VengeanceAnchorAction comedy film
Almost SuperShadeShort
2021Christmas at the RanchHaley HollisRomance film
2023The VigilanteCarmenThriller film
2025I Love You More Than DinosaursJadeShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Stevie TV3 episodes
2016–2018Saturday Night TapedChelsea
2017–2018The Young and the RestlessJuliet Helton92 episodes
2025Business PeopleVictoria Smart6 episodes

References

  1. ^ Owens, Devin (September 15, 2017). "ICYMI LAUR ALLEN INTERVIEW". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Lowenfeld, Jonah (February 23, 2012). "Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Queen dishes on her Jewish roots". jewishjournal.com. Archived May 21, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Lawrence, Jacquie. "Christmas At The Ranch: A lesbian holiday romance". Diva Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2024.