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'''Laura Avery Sumner (née Murphy)''' <ref name="profile">{{cite news|url= http://www.knotslanding.net/characterbios/laurab.htm |title=''Knots Landing Character: Laura Avery Sumner|publisher=[[CBS]]|accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> is a [[fictional character]] from the [[CBS]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Knots Landing]]'', a long-running serial about [[middle class]] life on the fictional [[cul-de-sac]] known as Seaview Circle in [[Los Angeles, California]]. She was played by actress [[Constance McCashin]] between 1979 and 1987. She debuted in the pilot episode and remained a principal actor in the series until the ninth season episode "The Gift of Life".
'''Laura Avery Sumner (née Murphy)''' <ref name="profile">{{cite news|url= http://www.knotslanding.net/characterbios/laurab.htm |title=''Knots Landing Character: Laura Avery Sumner|publisher=[[CBS]]|accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> is a [[fictional character]] from the [[CBS]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Knots Landing]]'', a long-running serial about [[middle class]] life on the fictional [[cul-de-sac]] known as Seaview Circle in [[Los Angeles, California]]. She was played by actress [[Constance McCashin]] between 1979 and 1987. She debuted in the pilot episode and remained a principal actor in the series until the ninth season episode "The Gift of Life".


==Background==
==Background==
Laura was adopted as a baby by Hank Murphy and his wife and lived in Pittsburgh. By age 12, Laura's adoptive mother passed away. Laura graduated High School and did some post-High School studies where she met Law student Richard Avery. Laura was very much attracted to Richard, because Richard gave her the attention she was always seeking. The two were later married, and Laura had to quit school and work hard to support Richard through Law School. Richard graduated from Law School and became a lawyer. Later, Laura and Richard had a son, Jason Avery and the family moved to Knots Landing.<ref name="profile">{{cite news|url= http://www.knotslanding.net/characterbios/laurab.htm |title=''Knots Landing Character: Laura Avery Sumner|publisher=[[CBS]]|accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref>
Laura was adopted as a baby by Hank Murphy and his wife and lived in Pittsburgh. By age 12, Laura's adoptive mother passed away. Laura graduated High School and did some post-High School studies where she met Law student Richard Avery. Laura was very much attracted to Richard, because Richard gave her the attention she was always seeking. The two were later married, and Laura had to quit school and work hard to support Richard through Law School. Richard graduated from Law School and became a lawyer. Later, Laura and Richard had a son, Jason Avery and the family moved to Knots Landing.<ref name="profile"/>


==Relationships==
==Relationships==

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==References==
==References==

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Laura Avery Sumner
Knots Landing character
Portrayed byConstance McCashin
Duration1979–87
First appearanceDecember 27, 1979
(Episode: Pilot)
Last appearanceOctober 29, 1987
(Episode:The Gift of Life)
Created byDavid Jacobs
In-universe information
OccupationReal-Estate Agent
Real-Estate Consultant at Gary Ewing Enterprises
ParentsHank Murphy(adopted father)
SpouseRichard Avery
Greg Sumner
ChildrenJason Avery
(son, with Richard)
Daniel Avery
(son, with Richard)
Meg MacKenzie (daughter, with Greg)

Laura Avery Sumner (née Murphy) [1] is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing, a long-running serial about middle class life on the fictional cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle in Los Angeles, California. She was played by actress Constance McCashin between 1979 and 1987. She debuted in the pilot episode and remained a principal actor in the series until the ninth season episode "The Gift of Life".

Background

Laura was adopted as a baby by Hank Murphy and his wife and lived in Pittsburgh. By age 12, Laura's adoptive mother passed away. Laura graduated High School and did some post-High School studies where she met Law student Richard Avery. Laura was very much attracted to Richard, because Richard gave her the attention she was always seeking. The two were later married, and Laura had to quit school and work hard to support Richard through Law School. Richard graduated from Law School and became a lawyer. Later, Laura and Richard had a son, Jason Avery and the family moved to Knots Landing.[1]

Relationships

References

  1. ^ a b "Knots Landing Character: Laura Avery Sumner". CBS. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  • Curran, Barbara A. (2005). Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Prime-Time Soap. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 978-1581824728.