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Leboeuf was born on December 13, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, to Diane Lavallée and Marcel Leboeuf.[1] She went to École Notre Dâme de Grace for elementary and later on, she went to Villa Maria (see also: fr:Villa Maria) for high school. Laurence never graduated from Villa Maria.[citation needed] She wasn't interested in school and decided she would rather follow in her parents' footsteps and become an actor.[citation needed] She made her acting debut as Évelyne Boivin in the French Canadian television series Virginie.[citation needed] Later, she played Louise Lavigueur in the Quebec television series Les Lavigueur, la vraie histoire, and more recently as Apple in Turbo Kid.[2] She won the Prix Jutra for Best Supporting Actress at the 10th Jutra Awards, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 28th Genie Awards, for her performance in the 2007 film My Daughter, My Angel (Ma fille mon ange).[citation needed] She has also received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for 19-2 at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards and the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and Québec Cinéma nominations for Best Actress at the 17th Jutra Awards for The Little Queen (La petite reine) and at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards for Turbo Kid.[citation needed]