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Birthday: Feb 05, 1964
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Laura Linney

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).

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Absolute Power Kate Whitney 1997
Mystic River Annabeth Markum 2003
Love Actually Sarah 2003
Primal Fear Janet Venable 1996
Congo Dr. Karen Ross 1995
Wildcat Regina O'Connor 2024
Lorenzo's Oil Young Teacher 1992
The Mothman Prophecies Connie Mills 2002
The Squid and the Whale Joan Berkman 2005
Breach Kate Burroughs 2007
Jindabyne Claire 2006
Kinsey Clara McMillen 2004
Bonnie Self 2022
Driving Lessons Laura Marshall 2006
Dave Randi 1993
The Life of David Gale Constance Hallaway 2003
The Savages Wendy Savage 2007
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Erin Bruner 2005
P.S. Louise Harrington 2004
The House of Mirth Bertha Dorset 2000
The Nanny Diaries Mrs. X 2007
Man of the Year Eleanor Green 2006
Searching for Bobby Fischer School Teacher 1993
You Can Count on Me Samantha Prescott 2000
The City of Your Final Destination Caroline Gund 2009
The Truman Show Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill 1998
A Simple Twist of Fate Nancy Lambert Newland 1994
The Other Man Lisa 2008
Wild Iris Iris Bravard 2001
The Laramie Project Sherry Johnson 2002
Arthur Christmas North Pole Computer (voice) 2011
Sympathy for Delicious Nina Hogue 2010
Hyde Park on Hudson Daisy 2012
Class of '61 Lily Magraw 1993
Lush Rachel Van Dyke 1999
Woodrow Wilson voice 2002
Maze Callie 2001
The Fifth Estate Sarah Shaw 2013
A Farewell to Ozark Self 2022
Mary Pickford Narrator 2005
Morning Doctor Goodman 2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Narrator (voice) 2013
Blind Spot Phoebe 1993
Love Letters Melissa Gardner Cobb 1999
Mr. Holmes Mrs. Munro 2015
Suncoast Kristine 2024
Running Mates Lauren Hartman 2000
Genius Louise Saunders 2016
Mon Clown Self (archive footage) 2008
The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later Self 2022
Sully Lorraine Sullenberger 2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Chief Vincent 2016
The Dinner Claire Lohman 2017
Nocturnal Animals Anne Sutton 2016
Red Nose Day Actually Sarah (US version) 2017
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud 1985
Annie Oakley Narrator (voice) 2006
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Self 2017
The Armenian Genocide Maria Jacobsen (voice) 2006
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk Hannah Gill 1998
Olympia Herself 2018
The Roads Not Taken Rita 2020
Falling Sarah (45 Yrs) 2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy Self 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Hannah Pitt 2020
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams Zelda Fitzgerald 2001
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Self 2009
The Miracle Club Chrissie Ahearn 2023
The Details Lila 2012
The Hottest State Jesse 2006
Series Cast Year
Law & Order Martha Bowen 1990
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
American Dad! Doctor Gupta (voice) 2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
The Daily Show Self 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
The View Self 1997
RI:SE 2002
Frasier Charlotte Connor 1993
Finding Your Roots Self 2012
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 1993
John Adams Abigail Adams 2008
The Oscars Self 1953
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Self 2023
The Big C Cathy Jamison 2010
More Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 1998
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Further Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 2001
Ozark Wendy Byrde 2017
Frasier Mindy (voice) 1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019
Masterpiece Self - Narrator 2017
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Vote 2020
Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 2019
King of the Hill Marlene (voice) 1997
The Men In Blazers Show Self 2014
Be My Guest with Ina Garten Self 2022
BoJack Horseman Laura Linney (voice) 2014
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Coronavirus, Explained Self - Narrator 2020
The Megan Mullally Show Self - Guest 2006
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
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