Lauren J. Irwin

Birth Name: Lauren Jayne Irwin

Height: 168 cm

Lauren is an actress, singer and dancer. At the age of 9, she was chosen by Martin Charnin from over 3000 girls in a nation wide search to star in his musical, 'Annie' in London's West ...Show More

Lauren is an actress, singer and dancer. At the age of 9, she was chosen by Martin Charnin from over 3000 girls in a nation wide search to star in his musical, 'Annie' in London's West End.She followed this with a role in BAFTA award winning screen writer Jimmy McGovern's film, 'Heart', and now a love of screen acting was added to her repertoire. Immediately following 'Heart', she auditioned for and won the part of the artful dodger in the musical 'Oliver!'. Due to her success she was asked back 2 years later to play the part of Bet.As a young teen Lauren wanted to take her music further so formed a teen band, with her brother, Steven. They went on to win a place on the live final on national television in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and a record deal followed. Lauren later became a solo artist, when Steven left the band to concentrate on his football.Lauren penned the song Stand Tall to help in the fight against bullying. She fronted the Government campaign and performed live at Westminster for ambassadors from all over the world. She guested on many TV shows worldwide and toured the country visiting thousands of children and teenagers in schools to promote the anti-bullying campaign. This work won her the first 'Anthony Walker Young Citizen of the Year' title, and an invitation to perform in the United States, where she was offered a scholarship to the New York Film Academy. During this time, Lauren was continuing with her film and TV work, which included the shooting of the film 'Senseless'.Stand Tall was later chosen for the Beijing Olympic Games, but right before the games a huge earthquake shook Sichuan. Lauren was asked to fly to Beijing, and within 24 hours re-write the lyrics and learn her song in Mandarin. She was the only Western artist to perform live in the relief concert to 800 million people. She then flew into Sichuan where she spent time working with the children, and a documentary was made about it titled 'Lauren's Journal'. Due to her humanitarian work, Lauren was made Youth Ambassador to the United Nations, and continues her work on their behalf.Lauren now lives in Los Angeles and is continuing with her film and music career. She has recently shot for 'Nike" and a global campaign for 'Proctor & Gamble'. She has recorded audio books for Deyan Audio, an award winning audio company. Her anti- bullying work continues with the Global release of 'Stand Tall' on iTunes and all digital downloads. Lauren is an exciting and emerging talent who has a great solid background in the industry. Her movie 'Vagary' in which she plays Elizabeth Marin is due for release in 2013. Hide