Laura Helene Prepon was born on March 7, 1980 and is an American actress. She rose to fame with her role as Donna Pinciotti in the Fox sitcom That ’70s Show (1998–2006).

She is also known for portraying Alex Vause in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).

Prepon made her film debut in 2001 with the independent drama Southlander.

Her other films include the romantic drama Come Early Morning (2006), the comedy Lay the Favorite (2012), the thriller The Girl on the Train (2016), and the drama The Hero (2017).

Prepon became a Scientologist in 1999. In 2021, she revealed that she had not practiced Scientology since 2016 and it was no longer a part of her life

On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Prepon would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, That ’90s Show. That 90’s Show debuted January 19, 2023 on Netflix.

Why does Laura Prepon have black hair?

Prepon’s long red hair was her signature while starring on That ’70s Show, but was it the real deal? Yep! Though Prepon sported black hair during her stint on Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, the actress’ hair is naturally red.

In 2013, she took a left turn and dyed her hair black for her role as Alex in Orange is the New Black. Prepon rocked that same jet-black look for a decade.