Personal Life
Leighton was born Laura Miller in Iowa City, Iowa, and is a 1986 graduate of West High School in Iowa City. She assumed her grandfather's surname in 1988.
In May 1998, she married her Melrose Place co-star Doug Savant. They have two children together: Jack (born October 10, 2000) and Lucy (born June 9, 2005). She also raises Savant's two children from a previous marriage, Arianna (born January 17, 1992) and Madeline (born July 20. 1993).
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