Laura Slade Wiggins (born in Athens, Georgia) is an American television and film actress and a musician. She has appeared in the productions Dance of the Dead, Eleventh Hour, and in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation titled "World's End". She appeared in the 2011 comedy film Hit List. In the summer of 2010, Wiggins joined the Showtime dramedy Shameless, as Karen Jackson, a series regular.