edic ▁sur geon ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁May hew , ▁a ▁nur se . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁sister ▁named ▁B ri ana . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 , ▁she ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁P BS ▁series , ▁The ▁Re pp ies . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁Wil hem nia ▁contest . ▁A ▁judge , ▁Mar il yn ▁Z it ner , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁manager ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁signed ▁her . ▁She ▁book ed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mar ah ▁Lewis ▁on ▁Gu iding ▁Light . ▁ ▁La uren ▁took ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁acting ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁Sony ▁Records ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁P Y T , ▁a ▁girl ▁group ▁composed ▁of ▁May hew ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁friends . ▁P Y T ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁release ▁an ▁album ▁and ▁tour ▁with ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child , ▁' N ▁S ync , ▁and ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars . ▁La uren ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁pres how ▁for ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁numerous ▁mag az ines ▁with ▁P Y T . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁music ▁videos ▁with ▁M andy ▁Moore , ▁Fa ith ▁Hill , ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁music ▁videos ▁with ▁P Y T . ▁After ▁P Y T ▁broke ▁up , ▁she ▁joined ▁her ▁former ▁band mate ▁L yd ia ▁Bell ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁group ▁called ▁" Turn ing ▁Point ". ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁feature ▁film ▁debut , ▁New