Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Born 05/02/1964 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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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Filmography (Movies)

Wildcat

Wildcat

Character:Regina O'Connor

Release Date:03/05/2024

Suncoast

Suncoast

Character:Kristine

Release Date:02/02/2024

The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club

Character:Chrissie Ahearn

Release Date:14/07/2023

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

Character:Self

Release Date:29/11/2022

Bonnie

Bonnie

Character:Self

Release Date:12/11/2022

A Farewell to Ozark

A Farewell to Ozark

Character:Self

Release Date:29/04/2022

Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

Character:Narrator

Release Date:29/10/2020

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

Character:Hannah Pitt

Release Date:08/10/2020

Falling

Falling

Character:Sarah (45 Yrs)

Release Date:02/10/2020

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Character:Self

Release Date:19/06/2020

The Roads Not Taken

The Roads Not Taken

Character:Rita

Release Date:13/03/2020

Olympia

Olympia

Character:Herself

Release Date:11/11/2018

The Dinner

The Dinner

Character:Claire Lohman

Release Date:05/05/2017

Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

Character:Sarah (US version)

Release Date:24/03/2017

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Character:Self

Release Date:11/03/2017

Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Character:Anne Sutton

Release Date:04/11/2016

Sully

Sully

Character:Lorrie Sullenberger

Release Date:07/09/2016

Genius

Genius

Character:Louise Saunders

Release Date:10/06/2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Character:Chief Vincent

Release Date:01/06/2016

Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Character:Mrs. Munro

Release Date:19/06/2015

The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

Character:Sarah Shaw

Release Date:11/10/2013

Morning

Morning

Character:Doctor Goodman

Release Date:27/09/2013

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Character:Self - Letter Reader

Release Date:19/06/2013

Hyde Park on Hudson

Hyde Park on Hudson

Character:Daisy

Release Date:07/12/2012

The Details

The Details

Character:Lila

Release Date:02/11/2012

Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

Character:North Pole Computer (voice)

Release Date:10/11/2011

Sympathy for Delicious

Sympathy for Delicious

Character:Nina Hogue

Release Date:09/04/2010

The City of Your Final Destination

The City of Your Final Destination

Character:Caroline Gund

Release Date:21/03/2009

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

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

Character:Self

Release Date:18/01/2009

The Other Man

The Other Man

Character:Lisa

Release Date:25/12/2008

The Savages

The Savages

Character:Wendy Savage

Release Date:28/11/2007

The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

Character:Mrs. X

Release Date:24/08/2007

The Hottest State

The Hottest State

Character:Jesse

Release Date:27/06/2007

Breach

Breach

Character:Kate Burroughs

Release Date:12/02/2007

Man of the Year

Man of the Year

Character:Eleanor Green

Release Date:09/10/2006

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Character:Laura Marshall

Release Date:06/09/2006

Jindabyne

Jindabyne

Character:Claire

Release Date:20/07/2006

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Character:Narrator (voice)

Release Date:08/05/2006

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide

Character:Maria Jacobsen (voice)

Release Date:17/04/2006

The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

Character:Joan Berkman

Release Date:05/10/2005

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Character:Erin Bruner

Release Date:09/09/2005

How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'

How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'

Character:Self

Release Date:19/08/2005

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Character:Narrator

Release Date:04/04/2005

P.S.

P.S.

Character:Louise Harrington

Release Date:15/10/2004

Kinsey

Kinsey

Character:Clara McMillen

Release Date:04/09/2004

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

Character:Self

Release Date:08/06/2004

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

Character:Self

Release Date:31/10/2003

Mystic River

Mystic River

Character:Annabeth Markum

Release Date:08/10/2003

Love Actually

Love Actually

Character:Sarah

Release Date:07/09/2003

The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

Character:Constance Hallaway

Release Date:21/02/2003

The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

Character:Connie Mills

Release Date:25/01/2002

The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

Character:Sherry Johnson

Release Date:10/01/2002

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Character:voice

Release Date:06/01/2002

Maze

Maze

Character:Callie

Release Date:09/11/2001

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

Character:Zelda Fitzgerald

Release Date:14/10/2001

Wild Iris

Wild Iris

Character:Iris Bravard

Release Date:01/01/2001

You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

Character:Sammy

Release Date:17/11/2000

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Character:Bertha Dorset

Release Date:13/10/2000

Running Mates

Running Mates

Character:Lauren Hartman

Release Date:13/08/2000

Love Letters

Love Letters

Character:Melissa Gardner Cobb

Release Date:12/05/1999

Lush

Lush

Character:Rachel Van Dyke

Release Date:01/01/1999

The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Character:Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

Release Date:04/06/1998

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

Character:Hannah Gill

Release Date:01/01/1998

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

Character:Kate Whitney

Release Date:14/02/1997

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Character:Janet Venable

Release Date:06/03/1996

Congo

Congo

Character:Dr. Karen Ross

Release Date:09/06/1995

A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

Character:Nancy Lambert Newland

Release Date:02/09/1994

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Character:School Teacher

Release Date:13/08/1993

Dave

Dave

Character:Randi

Release Date:07/05/1993

Blind Spot

Blind Spot

Character:Phoebe

Release Date:02/05/1993

Class of '61

Class of '61

Character:Lily Magraw

Release Date:12/04/1993

Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

Character:Young Teacher

Release Date:30/12/1992

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1985

Television Appearances

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

Character:Sarah Logan Fisher (voice) / Sarah Morris Mifflin (voice) / Eliza Wilkinson (voice) / Eliza Lucas Pickney (voice)

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

Character:voice

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Character:Self

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

Character:Self

The Vote

The Vote

Character:

Coronavirus, Explained

Coronavirus, Explained

Character:Self - Narrator

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Character:Self

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

Character:Mary Ann Singleton

Sink Sank Sunk

Sink Sank Sunk

Character:Mitzi Mills

Ozark

Ozark

Character:Wendy Byrde

Masterpiece

Masterpiece

Character:Self - Narrator

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Character:Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Character:Self

The Men in Blazers Show

The Men in Blazers Show

Character:Self

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

Character:Laura Linney (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Character:Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Character:Self

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

Character:Self

The Big C

The Big C

Character:Cathy Jamison

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Character:Self - Guest

John Adams

John Adams

Character:Abigail Adams

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

Character:Self

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

Character:Self - Guest

American Dad!

American Dad!

Character:Doctor Gupta (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Character:Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Character:Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Character:Self

RI:SE

RI:SE

Character:

Further Tales of the City

Further Tales of the City

Character:Mary Ann Singleton

More Tales of the City

More Tales of the City

Character:Mary Ann Singleton

The View

The View

Character:Self

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Character:Marlene (voice)

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Character:Self

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

Character:Mary Ann Singleton

Frasier

Frasier

Character:Charlotte Connor

Frasier

Frasier

Character:Mindy (voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

Character:Martha Bowen

American Experience

American Experience

Character:Narrator (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Character:

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Character:Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Character:Self - Presenter

The Oscars

The Oscars

Character:Self

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