Background:

American actress Lauren Bittner is notable for portraying Julie in the box office hit “Paranormal Activity 3” (2011). Other films she has acted in include “Gardener of Eden” (2007), “Bride Wars”  (2009) and “Subject: I Love You”  (2011). She has guest starred in television series such as “Third Watch,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “Blue Bloods” and is set to play a regular role on the forthcoming Lifetime drama series “Secret Lives of Wives.”   


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Childhood and Family:

Lauren Bittner was born on July 22, 1980, in New York City, New York.  


The Secret Lives of Wives

Career:

Lauren Bittner kicked off her career in 2004 with a role as Amber in an episode of “Third Watch” called “Purgatory.” In the following year, she made her feature film debut as baseball cutie in the drama  “The Thing About My Folks,” which was directed by Raymond De Felitta and scripted by Paul Reiser. The film starred Peter Falk, Paul Reiser and Olympia Dukakis.  

Bittner shot a pilot with Taran Killam, Paul Campbell, Paul Adelstein and Bob Clendenin called “Nobody's Watching,” which was developed for the WB Television Network. However, after test audiences seemed to be confused by its premise, the network executives passed on the show for the 2005 schedule. The pilot was leaked onto You Tube in June 2006. The same year, she played the role of Katie on the television series “Lovebites” and appeared in Jeff Lipsky's romance film, “Flannel Pajamas,” with Justin Kirk, Julianne Nicholson, Rebecca Schull and Jamie Harrold. She also portrayed the role of Amanda Breen in an episode of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” called “Wasichu.”

In 2007, Bittner appeared in two episodes of the crime/drama series “The Black Donnellys,” including the pilot, and starred as Alex in a TV series pilot, “Spellbound,” opposite Annie Potts and Justin Hartley. Besides, she played the supporting role of Laura in “Gardener of Eden,” a comedy/drama film directed by Kevin Connolly and starring Lukas Haas, Erika Christensen and Giovanni Ribisi.

Bittner was cast as Amie, one of Emma and Liv's closest friends, on “Bride Wars,” a 2009 romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson. Starring Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen, Bryan Greenberg, Chris Pratt, Steve Howey and Kristen Johnston, the film was a commercial success despite its largely negative reviews. She went on to play Susan in the comedy movie “Once More with Feeling” (2009), starring Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo and Linda Fiorentino, and Mary Margaret O'Malley in the Tim Chambers film “The Mighty Macs” (2009), starring Carla Gugino.

Following a leading role on the short film “Worn” (2010), by Marc Carlini, Bittner landed the role of Rena in “Subject: I Love You” (2011), a drama romance film based on the “I Love You” computer virus of 2000, starring Briana Evigan and Jericho Rosales, before playing the leading roel of Julie in “Paranormal Activity 3” (2011), the third film in the “Paranormal Activity” series and serves as a prequel. The film grossed $104,028,807 in the United States and Canada, and $101,675,011 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $205,703,818. It became the highest grossing film in the series.

In 2012, Bittner made a guest appearance in “Blue Bloods,” playing Alyssa Mulrow in the episode “Risk and Reward.” She is set to portray Jessie in the upcoming Lifetime drama series “The Secret Lives of Wives,” opposite Kim Raver, Valerie Cruz and Salli Richardson-Whitfield.


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