Laurie entered my life when Roseanne first aired...I saw the talent, but until the episode *Crime and Punishment*, didn't pay too much attention to her, even when I saw her in *Internal Affairs* where she does a swell job as a lesbian cop.
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Laurie entered my life when Roseanne first aired...I saw the talent, but until the episode *Crime and Punishment*, didn't pay too much attention to her, even when I saw her in *Internal Affairs* where she does a swell job as a lesbian cop.

Once *Crime and Punishment* aired, which was just about Laurie's best performance, I was entraced with her from that January day in 1993 onward.

She plays many funny, quirky parts, including Marcie Dalgren Frost in *Uncle Buck* and psychotic Debbie Salt in *Scream 2* as well as Jackie Harris from *Roseanne* in addition to Amy Wallace in *Internal Affairs* and her unique talent combined with her expressive face, esp. her mobile eyebrows and large soulful brown eyes bring a special sensitivity to her acting and each of her characters. Her loveliness and incredible talent adds a true beauty to each of her movies and shows, even if the plotlines themselves are mundane.

She truly deserved her three Emmys and is a person who'd make any parent, spouse, relative, friend, or offspring proud.

Her interviews (esp. one impressive one on *Oprah* in 1994) reveal a quick wit and high intelligence that is rare in Hollywood; she's a woman of true substance and doesn't hesitate to show her intelligence, esp. in her articulate, well-thought out responses and her deep insights as well as her down-to-earth, unassuming mannerisms.

Just to see her act or in an interview is just about equivalent to becoming entranced with her. Laurie entered my soul and heart from the *Roseanne* series onward and has never left and will never leave. For that, I feel extremely fortunate to have a part of her in my life. I do hope many more people will be so lucky to have her enter their lives also.