Maggie Lawson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. When she was
eight, she began appearing in local community and dinner theater
productions, and at 10, she earned an on-air commercial gig at a
Louisville TV station, which soon led to a steady six-year role as a TV
personality who filed news reports targeted for her fellow kids. At 17,
she moved to Los Angeles for her first professional TV appearance in a
recurring role on the sitcom
Unhappily Ever After (1995).
She finished her senior year in high school with a correspondence
course. In 2000, she starred in twin roles as a model and a nerdy
student in the movie
Model Behavior (2000).
In her free time, she enjoys singing and songwriting.