Lauren Koslow joined the cast of "Days of Our Lives" as Kate Roberts in January 1996. She had already been well-known to daytime audiences for her roles as Lindsay Wells on "The Young and the Restless" (1984-86) and Margo Lynley on "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987-92).

A Boston native, Koslow attended the University of Massachusetts and later transferred to Virginia State University. She earned a degree in theater arts, specializing in costume design, and she won a design award at the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival in Washington, D.C. After graduating, Koslow signed on with a summer-stock theater group in Virginia, where she doubled as a costume designer and an actress.

She soon began acting full-time, however. She appeared in regional productions, including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Dial M for Murder" and "The Importance of Being Earnest," as well as in the Atlanta Shakespeare Festival productions of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and "Tartuffe." She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a television career and landed roles on such shows as "Harper Valley P.T.A.", "The New Mike Hammer," "House Calls" and "The A-Team."

Koslow is married to makeup artist Nick Schillace, and they have two children, Zachary and Milli Kate. Koslow enjoys traveling, painting and taking care of her pets: two cats and a pit bull.

Her birthday is March 29.