Lauren Ashborne

Lauren Ashborne (played by Cynthia Gibb) is one of the protagonists of Deadly Games. As the ex-wife of Gus Lloyd, she plays a prominent role in defeating the game's villains, who mistake her for The Girl.

Personality
Lauren often has great difficulty with figuring out what she wants. Even so, she adheres to a moral code and never betrays her sense of right and wrong. She doesn't do well at handling bad news, but she has the fortitude to solve any problem that comes her way and see it through.

Due to their complicated relationship, Lauren becomes a more anxious person around Gus. The two bicker constantly. Even so, she still has a great degree of affection for him.

Skills
Lauren works as a journalist. She possesses superior investigative skills. She has also demonstrated that she knows how to hot-wire vehicles ("One Mean Mother").

Biography
Some time before the events of Deadly Games, Lauren and Gus were married. Their relationship and marriage suffered constantly from contrasting personalities and the interference of Lauren's mother, Shirley Ashborne. After twenty-nine months, Lauren initiated divorce proceedings and moved out ("The Trash Man").

After the divorce, Lauren had not maintained any contact with Gus. She met and became engaged to Harry Hellstrom, but that relationship suffered as well from Harry's own domineering mother. Lauren found herself sucked back into Gus's life when his video game came to life and Killshot attempted to kidnap Lauren. Lauren and Gus eventually destroyed Killshot, but Lauren soon found out that she would have to participate in every level of the game.

Still not completely over Gus, Lauren called off the wedding mid-ceremony ("Killshot"). At Harry's insistence, Lauren considered giving him another chance. But the Jackal soon kidnapped Harry in an attempt to gain leverage over Lauren. Jackal taped Harry explaining that he was willing to help kidnap Gus in exchange for his own freedom. When Jackal played the tape for Lauren, she reacted with disgust at Harry's cowardice and dumped him ("Boss").