Biography
American actress Scout Taylor-Compton debuted as an ingenue, appearing on several television series in guest and recurring roles during the 1990s and 2000s, including
Charmed,
ER, and
Gilmore Girls. She then segued into feature roles in the mid-2000s, with memorable contributions to the
Jennifer Garner-headlined age-swap fantasy
13 Going on 30, and -- later that same year -- with the all-girl teen comedy
Sleepover (2004). Taylor-Compton made her biggest splash, however, by essaying the role of Laurie Strode, perpetually stalked slasher victim (and sister of Michael Myers), in
Rob Zombie's much-anticipated horror remake
Halloween (2007); the actress inherited the role, of course, from former scream queen
Jamie Lee Curtis. Taylor-Compton also made headlines in August 2005 when officially declared "missing" from her family's Apple Valley, CA, home. She was recovered a short time later. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide