Laura Banks (SAG - IMDB) is an internationally known actor and comic. Laura has made a multitude of TV and Radio appearances, and is now a viral sensation on You Tube’s Excuse Me, What? series, with 421,000 viewers to date. Most recently (2022) Laura was featured on CNN Brasil. She has also appeared on the Rosie O’Donnell, Tyra, Rachel Ray, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, and ABC World News. Her beginnings as an actor (Star Trek II) lead her to more starring roles in films with the famous Roger Corman. The world of comedy was always her oyster, having performed as a stand up at The Improvisation in NYC and The Comedy Cellar. Whoopi Goldberg was her comedy partner in Spontaneous Combustion Improv Troupe in San Diego. She also did improv at Caroline’s in NYC and with the Groundlings East at the Westbank Cafe on 42nd Street. Her one woman show made it to off-Broadway entitled: “Amazon She Warrior”. Laura Banks went on to publish with Simon and Schuster, Embracing Your Big Fat Ass and also wrote a USA Today Bestseller, Breaking the Rules. She worked with Dick Clark at United Stations Radio America and had her own program, Your Hidden Power, on Radio America.

Listen here to her interview with William Shatner on Radio America:

Your Hidden Power - #182 - Will Co-Host Laura Banks Be Going On Tour With William Shatner? | Listen Notes

Appearances:

Paraíso dos idosos | ENTRE MUNDOS - 26/06/2022 - YouTube

The RETROZEST Podcast: STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN - 40th Anniversary! - With Special Guests Laura Banks & Stan Woo on Apple Podcasts

I Visited The World's Craziest Retirement Community: The Villages — Excuse Me, What? - YouTube (410,000 views)

CF3 TV: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) w/ Laura Banks - YouTube

The Role I Almost Got: Laura Banks in Desperately Seeking Susan - YouTube

Laura Banks | Memory Alpha | Fandom

Sci fi actress legend Laura Banks shares her story and her transformation - YouTube

Laura Banks: Movies, TV, and Bio (amazon.com)

Laura Banks talks about The Wrath of Khan From Star Trek and so much more... | Listen Notes

HTP #107 - Laura Banks | Hungry Trilobyte Podcast | Podcasts on Audible | Audible.com

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