Laura Lassy Townsend

Laura Lassy Townsend is a New York based actor originally from Paris, France. Currently starring in 'The Workshop' opposite Austin Pendleton at HB Playwrights Theater, past credits include La MaMa ETC, Classic Stage Company, The National Opera of Paris, the Venice Film Festival, The Rattlestick Theatre, Mabou Mines and Target Margin Theater. Laura is a bilingual actor working both in English and in French. She is the co-founder of L'Atelier Theatre, where she acts, directs and produces plays in French for a New York audience. With Mediterranean roots, Laura is also a singer for the New York Andalus Ensemble where she blends her passion for Andalusian & Middle Eastern music and sings in Hebrew, Arabic & Ladino. Laura holds an M.F.A. in Acting from Columbia University.