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Laura Linney

Acting 62 years old Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA ★ 3.6
Born: February 5, 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).

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Frasier
Frasier Charlotte Connor 1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Marlene (voice) 1997

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals Anne Sutton 2016
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (115)

American Classic
American Classic Kristen Forrest Bean 2026
The American Revolution
The American Revolution Sarah Logan Fisher / Sarah Morris Mifflin / Eliza Wilkinson / Eliza Lucas Pickney (voice) 2025
Suncoast
Suncoast Kristine 2024
Wildcat
Wildcat Regina O'Connor 2023
The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club Chrissie Ahearn 2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Self 2023
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special Self 2022
Bonnie
Bonnie Self 2022
A Farewell to Ozark
A Farewell to Ozark Self 2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Be My Guest with Ina Garten Self 2022
Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment
Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment Narrator 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Hannah Pitt 2020
Falling
Falling Sarah (45 Yrs) 2020
The Vote
The Vote 2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy Self 2020
Coronavirus, Explained
Coronavirus, Explained Self - Narrator 2020
The Roads Not Taken
The Roads Not Taken Rita 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Tales of the City
Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 2019
Olympia
Olympia Herself 2018
Sink Sank Sunk
Sink Sank Sunk Mitzi Mills 2018
Ozark
Ozark Wendy Byrde 2017
The Dinner
The Dinner Claire Lohman 2017
Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually Sarah (US version) 2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Self 2017
Masterpiece
Masterpiece Self - Narrator 2017
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals Anne Sutton 2016
Sully
Sully Lorrie Sullenberger 2016
Genius
Genius Louise Saunders 2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Chief Vincent 2016
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Holmes Mrs. Munro 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
The Men in Blazers Show
The Men in Blazers Show Self 2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman Laura Linney (voice) 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate Sarah Shaw 2013
Morning
Morning Doctor Goodman 2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Self - Letter Reader 2013
Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson Daisy 2012
The Details
The Details Lila 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots Self 2012
Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas North Pole Computer (voice) 2011
The Big C
The Big C Cathy Jamison 2010
Sympathy for Delicious
Sympathy for Delicious Nina Hogue 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The City of Your Final Destination
The City of Your Final Destination Caroline Gund 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Self 2009
The Other Man
The Other Man Lisa 2008
John Adams
John Adams Abigail Adams 2008
The Savages
The Savages Wendy Savage 2007
The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries Mrs. X 2007
The Hottest State
The Hottest State Jesse 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Breach
Breach Kate Burroughs 2007
Man of the Year
Man of the Year Eleanor Green 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show Self - Guest 2006
Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons Laura Marshall 2006
Jindabyne
Jindabyne Claire 2006
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley Narrator (voice) 2006
The Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide Maria Jacobsen (voice) 2006
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale Joan Berkman 2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Erin Bruner 2005
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' Self 2005
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford Narrator 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Doctor Gupta (voice) 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
P.S.
P.S. Louise Harrington 2004
Kinsey
Kinsey Clara McMillen 2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface Self 2004
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Mystic River: From Page to Screen Self 2003
Mystic River
Mystic River Annabeth Markum 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Love Actually
Love Actually Sarah 2003
The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale Constance Hallaway 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
RI:SE
RI:SE 2002
The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies Connie Mills 2002
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project Sherry Johnson 2002
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson voice 2002
Maze
Maze Callie 2001
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams Zelda Fitzgerald 2001
Further Tales of the City
Further Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 2001
Wild Iris
Wild Iris Iris Bravard 2001
You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me Sammy 2000
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth Bertha Dorset 2000
Running Mates
Running Mates Lauren Hartman 2000
Love Letters
Love Letters Melissa Gardner Cobb 1999
Lush
Lush Rachel Van Dyke 1999
More Tales of the City
More Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 1998
The Truman Show
The Truman Show Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill 1998
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk Hannah Gill 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Absolute Power
Absolute Power Kate Whitney 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Marlene (voice) 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Primal Fear
Primal Fear Janet Venable 1996
Congo
Congo Dr. Karen Ross 1995
A Simple Twist of Fate
A Simple Twist of Fate Nancy Lambert Newland 1994
Tales of the City
Tales of the City Mary Ann Singleton 1993
Frasier
Frasier Charlotte Connor 1993
Frasier
Frasier Mindy (voice) 1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer School Teacher 1993
Dave
Dave Randi 1993
Blind Spot
Blind Spot Phoebe 1993
Class of '61
Class of '61 Lily Magraw 1993
Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil Young Teacher 1992
Law & Order
Law & Order Martha Bowen 1990
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud 1985
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
But When We Dance
But When We Dance Emma Dretzin

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