Laura Prepon
Laura Prepon
Laura Preponis an American actress, producer, and author. She is known for her role as Donna Pinciotti in all eight seasons of the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, and for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Following That '70s Show, Prepon worked mainly in television. She is in the upcoming film adaption of Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth7 March 1980
CityWatchung, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
Yeah, the thing is, when people think '70s, they think disco, but we're not disco, we're like Kiss, Rolling Stones, Twisted Sister.
It's not that I really hate the clothes, I just don't like all the polyester. And the bell-bottoms - the big ones - are pretty bad.
Our poker table is eight guys, and then I'm the ninth; I'm usually the only girl at the table.
I am so like Donna it's funny. And most of my friends are guys too.
I can't stand being around anal people, especially anal people with big egos.
Some of the stuff that Wilmer wears is bad. And Debra Jo.
I don't like wearing '70s clothes at all.
What's great is that a lot of us are playing so against type in this, and it's awesome. All of the writers put faith in the fact that we know what we're doing. We have creative freedom, and it's awesome. I think it all worked out. Everybody on the show is so good.
It's cool because you get to see that some of these women are there because they should be. They're actually not good people to be in society. And then, other people are there because they just made a really retarded mistake.
And other people get the opportunity to leave prison, and then they do something to get put back in there because they can't actually function in society. It's really cool because you get to see all these different women, their backstories, where they come from, their upbringing and why they get to where they get to, and they're all completely different. It's really cool that you get to see all those storylines.
Of course, we're supportive of the gay and lesbian community. I've just never portrayed that on camera. Once I met Taylor I knew that it was going to be really comfortable and okay, but the nudity was a little bit of an issue for m.
When you're in prison, there's no hiding. These women are not hiding behind towels and shower curtains. They go to the bathroom with no doors on the stalls. It would actually look weird, if these women were hiding.
To make a long story short, I auditioned for the role of Piper because I read the pilots every year and this show was head-and-shoulders above any pilot I've read in awhile. It was amazing. So, I read for Piper and I knew that I wasn't really right for it, but I loved it so much that I wanted to read for it.
I've never played a manipulative, drug-smuggling lesbian before. For me, it's pushing me in an area that's great. There are days when I'd read the script and I'd be like, "Oh, God, I can't believe I have to do that."