​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Laurie Zimmer (also credited as Laura Fanning) is an American former actress best known for her role as Leigh, the courageous secretary of the besieged police station, Precinct 9, Division 13, in John Carpenter's 1976, Howard Hawks-inspired, action film, Assault on Precinct 13. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laurie Zimmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia