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My Take
Lightning rarely strikes twice in television, but Laura Prepon caught it cleanly both times. Donna on That '70s Show and Alex Vause in Orange Is the New Black are nearly opposite roles — one warm and grounded, the other guarded and dangerous — and she is fully convincing as both, which tells you the range was always there beneath the sitcom polish. What earns my deeper respect is her pivot to directing: she studied the machine while acting inside it, then took the controls. That low, unhurried voice and New Jersey steadiness give everything she does a center of gravity. She is a marathon runner in an industry of sprinters, and I admire that enormously.
Overview
Laura Prepon ( PREE-pon; born March 7, 1980) is an American actress and television director. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006). She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Prepon made her film debut in 2001 with the independent drama Southlander.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laura Prepon
- Name (Japanese)
- ローラ・プレポン
- Reading
- ろーら・ぷれぽん
- Born
- March 7, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Monkey
- Origin
- Watchung, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / voice actor / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Watchung Hills Regional High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | That '70s Show | — | |
| Notable work | Orange Is the New Black | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.