- Source of Wealth: Film and Television
- Age: 64
- Birth Place: Carbondale, Illinois, United States
- Height: 5′ 6½” (1.69 m)
- Weight: 54 kg (117 lbs)
- Marital Status: Divorced (Matt Roth)
- Full Name: Laura Elizabeth Metcalf
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: June 16, 1955
- Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Irish, more distant Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and remote Welsh
- Occupation: Actress
- Education: Illinois State University
- Children: 4 (Zoe, Will Theron, Mae Akins and Donovan)