Laura Slade Wiggins

Laura Slade Wiggins is an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough role on the Showtime television series Shameless (2011-2013), where she played Karen Jackson, a self-destructive teenager. While Wiggins was a main cast member in seasons one and two, she continued in a recurring role in the third season.

After Shameless, Wiggins continued her television career with a recurring role on the science fiction series The Tomorrow People (2013). In film, Wiggins has appeared in Starving in Suburbia (2014), 20th Century Women (2016), Rings (2017), Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019), and is the leading actress in the Canadian musical film Stand! (2019). As a singer, Wiggins made her debut with the extended play Clementine (2012).