Lauren's Biography
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Born in Boston and raised in Newport, Rhode Island and Amherst, Massachusetts, Koslow
wanted to be an actor even as a young age. After graduating with a theatre degree specializing in
costume design from Virginia State University, Koslow signed on with a summer stock theater
group in Virginia as a costume designer. She was also asked to audition for the role of Vera in
the play "Ten Little Indians."
Koslow soon put her costume designing talent aside to become a full-time actress, appearing in
such regional productions as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Dial M for Murder and The Importance of
Being Earnest. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a television career and landed roles on
such shows as "The New Mike Hammer," "House Calls," "Spies," and "The A-Team.".
While in an acting class, Koslow met a producer from "The Young and the Restless" who
encouraged her to audition for his series. Koslow not only won the role, but found her husband,
make-up artist Nick Schillace, on the show. Koslow was then cast as fashion designer Margo
Lynley on "The Bold and the Beautiful." Following this role, Koslow was cast as Kate Roberts
on "Days of our Lives." In 2001, Koslow was nominated as "Outstanding Supporting Actress" for the Soap Opera Digest
Awards.
In between her time on "The Bold and The Beautiful" and "Days of our Lives" Lauren landed guest starring roles on "The Nanny", "Silk Stalkings", and "Valley Of The Dolls". Lauren also went cyber playing Madame Sophia Hamilton in the video game "Zork: Nemesis".
Koslow is the proud mother of two, Zachariah, and Milikate. When she's not working, Koslow
enjoys traveling, painting and encouraging her children to take care of the mini family zoo.
They have three lizards (two bearded dragons and one spotted gecko), a talking parrot named
Charlie, three dogs named Peggy Sue, Buddy, and Murphy McMuffin, a cat named Frankie and a
few horses in their menagerie. Koslow and her family recently moved to a more rural area of Ventura County, just north of Los
Angeles. Her birthday is March 6.