Hailing from down South Cooper Harris grew up wanting to be a spy Or a chemist Instead she graduated with a BFA in acting from the North Carolina School of the Arts After originating a role in New York at the OffBroadway Cherry Lane theatre Cooper booked a feature in LA and moved west She didnt look back working in numerous national print and commercial campaigns feature films stints on several daytime TV shows and series regular roles in two pilots In her free time she produced awardwinning digital content for companies such as PostIt Notes Kimberly Clark DailyMotion The entrepreneurial bug stuck and now in addition to acting fulltime Cooper is the CEO and founder of a Santa Monicabased tech startup Though Ms Harris is technically a leftcoaster she finds herself splitting her time equally working in both LA and New York and whenever possible in her home state of North Carolina Cooper is on the Board of the nonprofit organization Hidden Voices She is passionate about traveling technology and surprising her incredible family in various mostly pleasant ways In addition to her acting career Cooper is an accomplished violinist and fiddler As a visual artist her awardwinning paintings have hung in the White House She is currently illustrating her second childrens book