Lauren Lee Smith was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1980. The stepdaughter of a documentary filmmaker, she traveled the world with her family and has lived in Europe, Central America, The U.S. and Canada. At 14, her stepfather moved the family to Los Angeles, California. There she was approached by a fashion scout and quickly began a professional modeling career. At 19, she signed with an agent, and shortly thereafter was cast in a featured role in Get Carter starring Sylvester Stallone. Since then she has appeared in such television shows as MTV's boy band parody 2Gether, and James Cameron's Dark Angel for FOX. In 2000, she played the title role in Christy, a three part mini-series for the PAX TV Network. Her theatre credits include Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Cymbeline.