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Lauren E. Banks

Lauren E. Banks

Television actress

Jun 12, 2026

K-MacHOST
2:53
And Lauren, obviously, you've already talked to us a lot today, but again, we asked you this question already, but just kind of put a button on what it means for you to be here supporting your father and his organization.
3:08
It means a lot.
3:09
It means that, like I said, we get to gather the ritual of gathering people in the ritual of service, and I think that is a big I think it's a very major point of how Alexander and I were brought up in being of service to others and then having fun doing that.
speaker_7ADVERTISER
3:31
Oh, wow.
3:31
Making that a...
3:32
A good time for everyone.
3:34
So I'm thankful to be able to show up
5:51
I wanted to ask, you know, from your perspective, once you got to where, like, you had the bass reeds and something, you know, on the heel, some of the other things, what surprised you the most about that industry? that process of being in that moment that you never thought you would be, that young lady in Howard, going to school in New York, that you didn't see that coming until you got to that point?
6:13
Yeah, what surprised me the most? You know, I would say...
6:21
A lot of people will project, like, you know, not a lot of people are able to make it.
6:26
People can do this.
6:27
And I think as children, once we decide we're going to do something, we're going to do it.
6:31
We move with a lot of audacity.
6:33
But it is surprising just how few...
7:00
There's some real boundaries out there.

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