Laura Peterson is an anchor who was outed in the '90s for being lesbian and lost her position on the show. Twenty years later, she has returned as one of the country's top journalists. 

Julianna Marguiles plays Laura Peterson on the AppleTV+ series The Morning Show.

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The Morning Show Quotes

Alex: OK, well, here’s what I want. Double my development slate, profit participation, and a seat on the board.
Cory: Alllexxxx.
Alex: You now that it’s time. I have earned this, Cory. Come on.
Cory: Yeah, what you are asking is, uh, unprecedented.
Alex: I am unprecedented.

Paul: What, what is this Alex Levy magic? Can you explain this to me?
Cory: She’s a survivor. That’s it. That’s what people want to see right now. I mean, she got the broken marriage, she got the predation of the creepy co-anchor, and then she suffers through a biblical plague on live TV to become the one human that people can actually relate to in this shit show of a so-called democracy. I did not discover Alex, but I did bring her back from the dead. So, to your question, Alex Levy is Lazarus, and that makes me Jesus, except I’m in more houses seven days a week.
Paul: Well, I hate to break it to ya, Jesus, but here’s your problem. You’re over-leveraged—no more loaves and fishes for you. You need a miracle, and buddy, I’m it.