Sophia McGuire played by Laura Innes on The Event

laura_innes.jpgLaura Innes was born on August 16th to a fairly large size family; she was the youngest of six.  After high school she attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where she majored in Theater. She went on to act in theater houses in Chicago and New York before moving to LA where she was discovered for ER .  ER's Dr. Kerry Weaver became a huge role for Mrs. Innes. Throughout the years she has become a very talented actress and director gaining three Emmy Award nominations.

Prior science fiction work includes Deep Impact (1998) where she first worked along side Blair Underwood.

Interesting facts about Laura Innes:

  • The first female to win celebrity Jeopardy!
  • Her husband, David Brisbin, guest starred on ER
  • Mrs. Innes was the longest-serving cast member of ER

Laura Innes stars in The Event as Sophia McGuire, a visitor of unknown origins who crashed in the Brooks Mountain Ranges of Alaska.  Some of her people were able to get away before the US military showed up, but she stayed behind with at least ninety six others.  Sophia, along with the ninety six others, became detainees of the Mt. Inostranka facility where they have been held for the last sixty six years.

Interesting facts about Sophia:

  • She's a Vegan.