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), 10 episodes of That '90s Show across all three parts, 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.