Lauren Ambrose (née Lauren Anne D'Ambruoso, 20 February 1978) is an American film and television actress. She currently portrays the character Claire Fisher on the popular HBO drama Six Feet Under.

Ambrose was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, Wilbur Cross High School, High School in the Community and the Educational Center for the Arts in New Haven. Her first film role was In & Out (1997), which was followed by a more prominent role in Can't Hardly Wait (1998). Ambrose began her role on Six Feet Under in early 2001.

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