Lauren-Claire Poitevent's Bio

Lauren-Claire Poitevent, 15, was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.  The  daughter of Mindy and Brian Poitevent, she has a sister, Sarah-Grace(12) and brother Beau(4).

Lauren-Claire has been dancing since the age of 2. At age 4, she took her very first audition at Casa Manana, Fort Worth’s premier theatre, and landed the role of a snow bunny in the Christmas show, Frosty the Snowman.  She continued acting and dancing, and since has added horseback riding, playing soccer, swimming, skiing and roller skating.  In 5th grade, at age 11, she worked as an extra on Robert Rodriquez’s Spy Kids 2.  It was then that she decided to transfer to the arts school. No one was surprised that within that year, she was cast in her first lead role as Claire in Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.  As a result, she auditioned for Casa Manana’s highly regarded theater outreach group, Casa Kids.  She was cast and made a one year commitment to this respected group.  Since then, she has performed in numerous shows at Casa Manana, Bass Hall, Aledo Musicals, Artisan Center Theatre and Arlington Heights High School. 

An incredibly self motivated, dedicated and professional, Lauren-Claire stands out from her peers.  She knows what she wants and works hard to obtain her goals. A triple threat, she takes private voice and acting lessons as well as guitar (acoustic and electric) and piano lessons. She has trained with Nancy Chartier, J. Mack Slaughter, Betty Buckley, Dennis O’Neill, Lindy Cabe, D’Lytha Myers and Ann Hunter just to name a few.  When most teenagers are hanging out, Lauren-Claire is usually insisting on taking more classes.  She loves learning from other actors, musicians and dancers. 

While many in this industry are home schooled, Lauren-Claire attends a fine arts school, Arlington Heights High School. A large public school, it is known for having a strong drama program and dance program.  School is important to Lauren-Claire.  She pushes herself with Advanced Placement and honors classes.  She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society, Performing Heights Theatre, Performing Heights Dance and UIL Theatre.  She is a Radio Shack Scholar and a Heights Scholar.  She has won honors at Stairway to the Stars and Fort Worth’s First Teen Idol Vocal Competition.

She has worked on several television and film projects including a McDonald’s commercial, a Coca Cola promotional, and a Mary Kay industrial.  She has also worked on numerous student films.  She spent a month in Los Angeles during pilot season and has decided that LA is the place for her.

Lauren-Claire is entering her junior year in high school and  is completing a demo CD of pop and broadway songs.  She just wrapped up playing the lead, Gabriella, in the play High School Musical.  It’s not only a great show; but it is being filmed as a documentary for the Disney Channel and directed by the two time Academy Award winning director Barbara Koppel.  

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Lauren-Claire Poitevent is represented by The Linda McAlister Agency. Call 972-938-2433 for more information.