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Laurel McGoff (born January 12, 1995) is an
actress and singer, most widely known for her appearance in the CBS reality series Kid Nation in 2007.
She has been in multiple local and regional stage productions prior
to being selected for Kid Nation, where she figured
prominently in every episode, as well as appearing in many
publicity interviews for the show after filming.
Background
Laurel was born in Medford, Massachusetts;[1]
at the time of filming for Kid Nation, she was 12 years
old. She has blue-green eyes and red hair. She has singing
experience and was offered a singing contract when she was eight
years old, though her parents turned it down.[2]
In sixth grade, Laurel made her school's honor roll.[3]
Acting
Stage
performances
In 2003, Laurel portrayed Belinda Cratchit, second of the Cratchit daughters,
in a stage production of A Christmas Carol at the
non-profit North Shore Music Theatre. Prior to that, she played the
title character in the Charlestown Working Theater's production of
Annie as well as Dorothy in The
Wizard of Oz at Theatre, Music and More in Saugus.[4]
Television
Fetch! With Ruff
Ruffman
In 2006, she appeared in two episodes of Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman[1]
where her brother, Brian, competed.
Kid
Nation
Laurel was a participant in the CBS reality series Kid Nation in 2006, where she appeared
prominently in every episode. She was introduced in the first
episode as a town council member and remained on the council
through the first election series where she was unchallenged.[5][6]
Laurel chose green for her district color.[5]
However, at the second election, Laurel lost to Michael.[7]
At the end of Day 31, Laurel was awarded the gold star, at the
first town hall meeting after the election.[7]
She calls her time on Kid Nation the best experience of
her life[8]
and was hailed by some for having "consistently demonstrated
thoughtfulness under pressure and deservedly [winning] a gold star
worth $20,000"[9]
and her "single-minded selflessness."[10]
Singing
Events
In 2008, she sang the U.S. National Anthem at the
opening a Boston
Bruins hockey game.[11]
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