Attended California State University in Long Beach, California; majored in business.

Dated Grant Show [1993 - 1996]

Gave birth to a baby girl, Lucy Jane Leighton Savant. She weighed 7 lbs. 7oz. [9 June 2005]

Plays the piano.

Graduated from West High School in Iowa City, Iowa

In the early 1990s, prior to the Nicole Brown Simpson/Ron Goldman murders, Laura worked as a bartender at the infamous Mezzaluna Restaurant in Brentwood, California, alongside TV correspondent Nelson Aspen, who was Maitre D'.

She took the lead in the movie Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) (TV) but broke her leg and the producers forced her to pull out. Renée Zellweger got the role instead.

She was chosen one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world by People magazine in 1996.

Son, Jack Douglas Savant born on October 10, 2000.