Laura Avery Sumner

In-universe information
In-universe information
Occupation	Real estate agent; Former Real estate consultant at Gary Ewing Enterprises;
Parents	Mary Robeson
Adoptive parents	Hank Murphy; Marguerite Murphy
Siblings	1 unnamed brother; 2 unnamed sisters
Spouse	Richard Avery; Greg Sumner
Children	Jason Avery; Daniel Avery; Meg MacKenzie
Grandparents	Harriet Murphy (adoptive)
Aunts and uncles	David Robeson; Joe Robeson; Loretta Robeson
Nieces and nephews	Brian; Erin

Laura Avery Sumner
Laura Avery Sumner
Knots Landing character
Portrayed by	Constance McCashin
Duration	1979–87
First appearance	December 27, 1979; (Episode: "Pilot")
Last appearance	October 29, 1987; (Episode: "The Gift of Life")
Created by	David Jacobs
Occupation	Real estate agent; Former Real estate consultant at Gary Ewing Enterprises;
In-universe information
Occupation	Real estate agent; Former Real estate consultant at Gary Ewing Enterprises;
Parents	Mary Robeson
Adoptive parents	Hank Murphy; Marguerite Murphy
Siblings	1 unnamed brother; 2 unnamed sisters
Spouse	Richard Avery; Greg Sumner
Children	Jason Avery; Daniel Avery; Meg MacKenzie
Grandparents	Harriet Murphy (adoptive)
Aunts and uncles	David Robeson; Joe Robeson; Loretta Robeson
Nieces and nephews	Brian; Erin

Laura Avery Sumner (maiden name Murphy) is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera Knots Landing, a long-running serial about middle class life on the fictional cul-de-sac known as Seaview Circle in Los Angeles, California. She was played by actress Constance McCashin between 1979 and 1987. She debuted in the pilot episode and remained a principal actor in the series until the ninth-season episode "The Gift of Life".