Laurie Anders (January 16, 1922 – October 5, 1992) was an American actress and singer, best known for her work with television personality Ken Murray.

[1] Anders was a regular on the variety program The Ken Murray Show for its full run, from January 1950 until June 1953.

[3] From that point on, Anders was billed as the "glamour cowboy" in promotional material, and the song was repeatedly plugged.

The United Artists film co-starred Ken Murray and western silent-film star Hoot Gibson and was directed by William Berke.

[5] Together with Arthur Godfrey, Anders had a top-20 hit with the song I Like the Wide Open Spaces, partially composed by Ken Murray[4] which was released by Columbia Records in 1951.