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Laura Ruth Harrier (born March 28, 1990) is an American actress and former model.

Harrier was first recognized for her portrayal of Destiny Evans in the short-lived reboot of the American soap opera One Life to Live in 2013.

Laura Harrier has revealed she thought it was 'ground-breaking' of Marvel to cast both her and Zendaya in Spider-Man: Homecoming and 'not make it about our blackness'.The actress, 30, played Peter Parker's love interest Liz in the blockbuster film while Zendaya starred as his classmate, Michelle 'MJ'.Change: Laura Harrier, 30, has revealed she thought it was 'ground-breaking' of Marvel to cast both her and Zendaya in Spider-Man: Homecoming and 'not make it about our blackness'She said: 'After I did my screen test for Spiderman, before I had heard anything, it came out a few weeks later that Zendaya was going to be cast in it, so I just figured I hadn’t got the job. Laura Harrier has revealed she thought it was 'ground-breaking' of Marvel to cast both her and Zendaya in Spider-Man: Homecoming and 'not make it about our blackness'. I thought it was incredible and ground-breaking of Marvel to put us both in those roles and not to make it about our blackness. Laura said: 'We had the best time making that movie. She moved to New York City where she continued modeling and was represented by such agencies as IMG Models and Wilhelmina Models.

'I called my agent and they reassured me I was still in the running. Harrier was born … Harrier was first recognized for her portrayal of Destiny Evans in the short-lived reboot of the American soap opera One Life to Live in 2013. In 2017, she made her major film debut portraying Liz Allan in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Interview: Laura spoke about her career to NET-A-PORTER’s digital title, Porter We had the best time making that movie. Laura Harrier, Actress: Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film star also discussed her recent 30th birthday party, explaining she thought she would feel way different upon reaching the milestone birthday but feels the exact same.Stars: Laura played Peter Parker's love interest Liz in the blockbuster film while Zendaya starred as his classmate, Michelle 'MJ' (pictured with Tom Holland in 2017)Blockbuster: Laura admitted that when she learned Zendaya had been cast in the film, she was surprised to discover she was in the running for another role (Zendaya pictured in Spider-Man)Laura has been self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic so had a virtual Zoom birthday with her nearest and dearest.The actress went all out for her special day and wore a a scarlet and fuchsia Solace London from NET-A-PORTER while her virtual attendees also dressed up. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupTrump storms out of his COVID relief press conference after reporter fact checks his claim that HE created the Veterans Choice program passed under Obama in 2014'It's unconstitutional slop': GOP senators slam Trump for bypassing Congress and announcing four executive orders after covid rescue package negotiations collapsedSteven Mnuchin says Democrats will 'have a lot of explaining to do' if they challenge Trump's executive order after Schumer calls it 'faulty and unworkable' and Nancy slams it as 'an illusion' Kanye West's nomination papers are challenged in Wisconsin as state Democrats say he submitted documents late and used bogus signatures including 'Mickey Mouse' and 'Bernie Sanders'North Carolina is rocked by 5.1 magnitude earthquake - the most powerful in the state for 104 yearsYou CAN skip breakfast, going vegan ISN'T always healthier and salt on your chips WON'T give you a heart attack!

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Being in lockdown has taught the star that she is bad at being alone, explaining she is someone who is always surrounded by people.Laura said she has used the time in self-isolation to be more introspective and to 'slow down'. a list of 25 images 'Spider-Man: Homecoming, which starred Tom Holland in the lead role, was a box office success, grossing $880.2million (£707million) worldwide. Zendaya and I are friends now and I’m really grateful for her. She appeared in Vogue, Elle, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan and campaigns for Urban Outfitters, Macy's, and Steve Madden.

Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Zendaya and I are friends now and I’m really grateful for her'Laura, who currently stars as Camille Washington in Netflix's Hollywood, also told the publication that she finds it 'strange' to be asked what it's like to be a black woman in Hollywood as she doesn't know any different.Although she doesn't want to speak for anyone else, Laura said she wants to be a 'champion' and 'representational' for other young women. Laura Harrier had her breakout role less than two years ago, when she played the love interest of Tom Holland's Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming.