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Laura Linney

Born: 1964

Biography

Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and five Tony Awards. Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 before going on to receive Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of The Crucible, the original Broadway productions of Sight Unseen (2004), Time Stands Still (2010), My Name Is Lucy Barton (2020), and the 2017 revival of The Little Foxes. On television, she won her first Emmy Award for the television film Wild Iris (2001), and had subsequent wins for the sitcom Frasier (2003–04) and the miniseries John Adams (2008). From 2010 to 2013, she starred in the Showtime series The Big C, which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013, and from 2017 to 2022 she starred in the Netflix crime series Ozark. Linney is also an established film actress. She made her film debut with a minor role in Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for the dramas You Can Count on Me (2000), Kinsey (2004), and The Savages (2007). She's also known for her performances in Primal Fear (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Mystic River and Love Actually (both 2003), The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Nanny Diaries (2007), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Mr. Holmes (2015), Sully and Nocturnal Animals (both 2016).
Known For Acting
Gender Female
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Resources

Movies

Absolute Power

Kate Whitney in Absolute Power

Mystic River

Annabeth Markum in Mystic River

Love Actually

Sarah in Love Actually

Primal Fear

Janet Venable in Primal Fear

Congo

Dr. Karen Ross in Congo

Wildcat

Regina O'Connor in Wildcat

Lorenzo's Oil

Young Teacher in Lorenzo's Oil

The Mothman Prophecies

Connie Mills in The Mothman Prophecies

The Squid and the Whale

Joan Berkman in The Squid and the Whale

Breach

Kate Burroughs in Breach

Jindabyne

Claire in Jindabyne

Kinsey

Clara McMillen in Kinsey

Bonnie

Self in Bonnie

Driving Lessons

Laura Marshall in Driving Lessons

Dave

Randi in Dave

The Life of David Gale

Constance Hallaway in The Life of David Gale

The Savages

Wendy Savage in The Savages

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Erin Bruner in The Exorcism of Emily Rose

P.S.

Louise Harrington in P.S.

The House of Mirth

Bertha Dorset in The House of Mirth

The Nanny Diaries

Mrs. X in The Nanny Diaries

Man of the Year

Eleanor Green in Man of the Year

Searching for Bobby Fischer

School Teacher in Searching for Bobby Fischer

You Can Count on Me

Samantha Prescott in You Can Count on Me

The City of Your Final Destination

Caroline Gund in The City of Your Final Destination

The Truman Show

Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill in The Truman Show

A Simple Twist of Fate

Nancy Lambert Newland in A Simple Twist of Fate

The Other Man

Lisa in The Other Man

Wild Iris

Iris Bravard in Wild Iris

The Laramie Project

Sherry Johnson in The Laramie Project

Arthur Christmas

North Pole Computer (voice) in Arthur Christmas

Sympathy for Delicious

Nina Hogue in Sympathy for Delicious

Hyde Park on Hudson

Daisy in Hyde Park on Hudson

Class of '61

Lily Magraw in Class of '61

Lush

Rachel Van Dyke in Lush

Woodrow Wilson

voice in Woodrow Wilson

Maze

Callie in Maze

The Fifth Estate

Sarah Shaw in The Fifth Estate

A Farewell to Ozark

Self in A Farewell to Ozark

Mary Pickford

Narrator in Mary Pickford

Morning

Doctor Goodman in Morning

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Narrator (voice) in Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Blind Spot

Phoebe in Blind Spot

Love Letters

Melissa Gardner Cobb in Love Letters

Mr. Holmes

Mrs. Munro in Mr. Holmes

Suncoast

Kristine in Suncoast

Running Mates

Lauren Hartman in Running Mates

Genius

Louise Saunders in Genius

Mon Clown

Self (archive footage) in Mon Clown

The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

Self in The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

The Hottest State

Jesse in The Hottest State

Sully

Lorraine Sullenberger in Sully

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Chief Vincent in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

The Dinner

Claire Lohman in The Dinner

Nocturnal Animals

Anne Sutton in Nocturnal Animals

Red Nose Day Actually

Sarah (US version) in Red Nose Day Actually

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

in Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

Annie Oakley

Narrator (voice) in Annie Oakley

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Self in The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Armenian Genocide

Maria Jacobsen (voice) in The Armenian Genocide

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

Hannah Gill in The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

Olympia

Herself in Olympia

The Roads Not Taken

Rita in The Roads Not Taken

Falling

Sarah (45 Yrs) in Falling

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Self in Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

Hannah Pitt in The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

Zelda Fitzgerald in F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Self in We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

The Miracle Club

Chrissie Ahearn in The Miracle Club

The Details

Lila in The Details

TV Shows