Laura Elizabeth Dawes is an American actress known for her roles in Rose Leach, 10 Days in a Madhouse. Dawes was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma and is the third child of Joel and Margaret Dawes. She has two older siblings as well as a twin sister. She attended Union High School where she discovered her passion for acting while enrolled in Speech & Debate as well as being involved in local theatre. After graduating in 2010 she enrolled at Tulsa Community College working towards her BSN. Laura was asked by a previous acting instructor to be in a local horror film and was asked to be a featured extra in the film You Can't Win. After taking both roles she decided to pursue acting as a career, switching to a double major in Business and Fine Arts.