Director

Lauren Neal

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 1975743

IMDb ID: nm4555351

Known for: Acting

Place of birth: Denver, Colorado, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2011 - 2026

Years active: 16

Average TMDB rating: 7.4

Frequent jobs

Director (2)Casting (2)Visual Effects Coordinator (2)Associate Producer (1)Co-Producer (1)Editor (1)Story (1)

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Biography

Lauren Neal grew up in Aurora, Colorado, before studying acting, dance, and art semiotics at Brown University. Lauren also holds a master's degree in data science from the University of Virginia. Lauren made her small screen debut in FOX’s unaired pilot “Delirium” after booking her first-ever TV audition. Her acting credits include “Westworld,” “9-1-1,” and “Dexter: Original Sin.” She is a two-time Commercial Directors Diversity Program semifinalist, a graduate of Warner Bros. Discovery’s inaugural VFX Coordinator training program, and the 2020 winner of Hyundai/Outfest’s Emerging Director Award. Lauren was the driving creative force behind the groundbreaking Cannes-selected microbudget feature “Under the Influencer.” Her Ivy League-set race satire “Spicy Wit”—which she wrote, directed, & produced—was featured in Ebony, Indiewire, and The Huffington Post. She is known for an uncanny Prince drag impersonation as well as her award-winning original solo show “how to do thangz with wordz.”