Quick Facts of Lauren Marie Socha

  • Full NameLauren Marie Socha
  • Date of Birth09 June, 1990
  • BirthplaceDerby, Derbyshire, England
  • Ethnicity Multiracial
  • ProfessionActress
  • Nationality British
  • Active Year2006-Present
  • Eye colour Blue
  • Hair colour Dark Brown
  • BuildAverage
  • Height5 Feet 8 inches
  • EducationSt. Benedict's Catholic School and Performing Arts College
  • ChildrenReenie-Rae
  • Horoscope Gemini
Lauren Socha

Lauren Marie Socha portrayed the role of Kelly Bailey in the E4 Comedy-Drama television series Misfits. It was an iconic role for her as she won BAFTA awards in the Best Supporting Actress category.

She is an English actress who started her career at the age of 15. Lauren has achieved fame for herself through acting. She is charged with racially aggravated assault and sentenced to prison. Want to know more about Lauren Marie Socha and why she was sent to prison, then scroll below.

Who is Lauren Marie Socha? Her Bio and Wiki

This talented British actress came in this world on June 9, 1990, in Derby, Derbyshire. She grew up alongside her brother Michael Socha by her mother, Kathleen, and her father, Robert.

Her brother is also an actor who inspired her to pursue this career. Lauren went to St. George’s RC Primary School for her studies. After completing her school, she joined Burton college and later went to St. Benedict’s Catholic School and Performing Arts College in Derby.

She learned about performing arts at the college and later got trained at the Central Junior Television Workshop which is located in Nottingham.

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Know about Lauren Marie Socha’s Career

Lauren joined a local drama workshop having inspired by her brother Michael. It got her in the eyes of agents and casting directors. Lauren played in her first video in the Arctic Monkey‘s single When the Sun Goes Down in 2006. She was 15 years of age at that time.

Socha played in movies after that, in 2009, she became the star of a film. Samantha Morton made her directorial debut in 2009 with the movie, The Unloved.

Lauren starred in the movie as a sixteen-year-old girl in a care home. Socha received a lot of appraisal from her role. She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in BAFTA.

Lauren auditioned for her next role after her success with The Unloved. She got the part of Kelly Bailey in British series Misfits.

Lauren won BAFTA for her role in Misfits as the Best Supporting Actress. Socha, besides being in feature films she also became part of the short film. She played in Missing alongside Tim Mclnnerny. She also played in the short film The Child portraying the version of Marilyn Monroe.

Lauren Marie also acted in plays for BBC Learning project Off By Heart Shakespeare where she played the famous character, Juliet. She performed the speech “Blistered be thy tongue.”

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Know about Lauren Marie Socha Personal Life

Lauren likes to keep her life private which is suggested by her Instagram account being private. She, however, tweets to remain connected with her fans and followers.

Lauren joined Twitter in November 2010, and she has 47.3 K followers. It was on Twitter in April 2016, when Lauren announced the birth of her beautiful daughter Reenie-Rae.

But it is unknown who her father is, as Lauren has not spoken about that.

Why was Lauren Marie Socha Sentenced to Prison?

It takes a lot of hard work to gain all the success, but it takes just one mistake to ruin it. Lauren Marie Socha got into trouble for one mistake. Socha was charged with racially aggravated assault on January 23, 2012, when she made racial comments on a taxi driver, Sakandar Iqbal.

Iqbal said, he was racially abused by the actress and hence on May 2, 2012, she pleaded guilty and sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.

Lauren Marie Socha’s Net Worth

The exact net worth of the actress is not known but over the course of her career, she has managed to make a decent income.

Lauren makes most of her money through her acting career. On average, soap actors make about $4,000 per episode. She, however, has made a good fortune for herself. The information about her cars and houses is also not known in the media.