Hailing from the Midwest, Laurie Catherine Winkel is known for her work in the Kansas City and Atlanta film circuit. In the Southeast market, she has co-starred on adult swim (Off the Air, Squidbillies) and Fox (MacGyver), and guest starred on Dark Waters. Other independent film credits include The Sublime and Beautiful (2014), State of the Union (2015) with Bruce Branit FX, The Profit (2017), and The Donald Gordon Story (2014), the latter of which went on to feature in the Cannes Film Festival in France. Laurie, sometimes credited by her middle name of Catherine, is a fluent French speaker, and while living in France has performed in shows at Disneyland Paris and Le Manoir de Paris, and studied at the renowned Cours Florent in Paris. Received dialect coaching from IDEA founder Paul Meier, including Original Shakespearean Pronunciation (OP). Has lent her voice to several video games, including VR games Sparc (CCP Games) and Gunheart (Drifter); as well as numerous audiobooks and commercial spots. Is a very active audiobook narrator. Trademarks include short platinum blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and rosy cheeks.