Laura Harrington (born on 29 April 1958)is perhaps best known for her role as the main character`s sister in 1993`s What`s Eating Gilbert Grape. It is notable that her character was aged around 20 though the actress herself was 35 at the time. She has also had prominent roles in the 1986 film Maximum Overdrive, written and directed by horror novelist Stephen King, in which she played the love interest to Emilio Estevez`s character.

She also had a major supporting role in the 1997 movie The Devil`s Advocate, alongside Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino. Harrington has also appeared in TV shows including Quantum Leap.