Frequently Asked Questions

Laura Prepon is 46 years old. She was born on March 7, 1980, in Watchung, New Jersey.

Yes, on both sides of the camera. She appeared as Donna Pinciotti-Forman in all three parts (2023-2024) and directed 10 episodes of the series. In the revival, Donna is married to Eric Forman, is a published author, and is the mother of teenage daughter Leia. Netflix canceled the show in fall 2024.

Alex Vause, Piper Chapman's on-and-off girlfriend. Prepon was a main cast member in seasons 1 and 3 through 7, appeared in a reduced recurring role in season 2 due to scheduling, and stayed with the show through the 2019 series finale. The ensemble won SAG Awards in 2016 and 2017.

She was 18 when the show premiered in August 1998 and played Donna Pinciotti for all eight seasons, 200 episodes, through 2006.

Prepon married actor Ben Foster in June 2018 and they have two children. Foster filed for divorce in November 2024, and the two reached a settlement in April 2025.

Two: The Stash Plan (2016), a health and nutrition guide co-written with Elizabeth Troy that reached the New York Times Best Seller list, and You and I, as Mothers: A Raw and Honest Guide to Motherhood (2020).

Yes. She directed the Orange Is the New Black episode 'The Reverse Midas Touch' (season 5) and 10 episodes of That '90s Show (two in Part 1 and all eight of Part 3), plus the web series Neighbros and the short film Abide with Me.

Not anymore. She joined the Church of Scientology in 1999 but said in 2021 that she had not practiced since 2016.

As of mid-2026, no new acting or directing project had been publicly announced. Her most recent screen work was Donna in Netflix's That '90s Show, which Netflix canceled in fall 2024 after two seasons. She has continued public appearances, including a European convention run in spring 2026.

Prepon appeared in 82 episodes as Alex Vause across the show's run (2013-2019). She was a main cast member in seasons 1 and 3 through 7, with a reduced recurring role in season 2 because of scheduling, and won a Satellite Award for the role in 2014.

Blonde. She dyed her hair red to play Donna Pinciotti on That '70s Show. The show even wrote in a stretch where Donna went blonde after Prepon lightened her own hair, before returning to the signature red.

Two, a daughter and a son, with her former husband, actor Ben Foster.

As of mid-2026 she has no newly announced acting or directing project; her most recent screen work was That '90s Show, which Netflix canceled in 2024. She continues her PrepOn Kitchen cooking brand and has made convention appearances.

She joined the Church of Scientology in 1999 but said in 2021 that she had not practiced since 2016.