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Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Acting February 5, 1964 (62 years old) Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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).

Movies 77

The Truman Show 8.2

The Truman Show

as Meryl

1998
Love Actually 7.1

Love Actually

as Sarah

2003
Mystic River 7.7

Mystic River

as Annabeth Markum

2003
Primal Fear 7.7

Primal Fear

as Janet Venable

1996
Nocturnal Animals 7.4

Nocturnal Animals

as Anne Sutton

2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 6.1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

as Chief Vincent

2016
Sully 7.2

Sully

as Lorrie Sullenberger

2016
The Exorcism of Emily Rose 6.6

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

as Erin Bruner

2005
Arthur Christmas 6.8

Arthur Christmas

as North Pole Computer (voice)

2011
Absolute Power 6.7

Absolute Power

as Kate Whitney

1997
The Life of David Gale 7.4

The Life of David Gale

as Constance Hallaway

2003
Congo 5.6

Congo

as Dr. Karen Ross

1995
Dave 6.7

Dave

as Randi

1993
The Mothman Prophecies 6.2

The Mothman Prophecies

as Connie Mills

2002
Mr. Holmes 6.5

Mr. Holmes

as Mrs. Munro

2015
The Nanny Diaries 6.4

The Nanny Diaries

as Mrs. X

2007
Euphoria: A Look Back 5.2

Euphoria: A Look Back

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2026
The Fifth Estate 6.0

The Fifth Estate

as Sarah Shaw

2013
The Squid and the Whale 7.0

The Squid and the Whale

as Joan Berkman

2005
Genius 6.5

Genius

as Louise Saunders

2016
Falling 6.4

Falling

as Sarah (45 Yrs)

2020
Man of the Year 6.0

Man of the Year

as Eleanor Green

2006
The Miracle Club 6.3

The Miracle Club

as Chrissie Ahearn

2023
Kinsey 6.6

Kinsey

as Clara McMillen

2004
Breach 6.6

Breach

as Kate Burroughs

2007
Onwards and Sideways 7.0

Onwards and Sideways

as Emma Dretzin

2026
Lorenzo's Oil 7.1

Lorenzo's Oil

as Young Teacher

1992
Red Nose Day Actually 7.0

Red Nose Day Actually

as Sarah (US version)

2017
The Other Man 5.4

The Other Man

as Lisa

2008
The Roads Not Taken 5.5

The Roads Not Taken

as Rita

2020
Searching for Bobby Fischer 7.1

Searching for Bobby Fischer

as School Teacher

1993
The Dinner 4.5

The Dinner

as Claire Lohman

2017
You Can Count on Me 6.9

You Can Count on Me

as Sammy

2000
A Simple Twist of Fate 6.2

A Simple Twist of Fate

as Nancy Lambert Newland

1994
The Savages 6.9

The Savages

as Wendy Savage

2007
Suncoast 6.7

Suncoast

as Kristine

2024
The City of Your Final Destination 5.6

The City of Your Final Destination

as Caroline Gund

2009
Hyde Park on Hudson 5.3

Hyde Park on Hudson

as Daisy

2012
Wildcat 5.5

Wildcat

as Regina O'Connor

2024
Driving Lessons 6.1

Driving Lessons

as Laura Marshall

2006
The House of Mirth 6.2

The House of Mirth

as Bertha Dorset

2000
Sympathy for Delicious 5.7

Sympathy for Delicious

as Nina Hogue

2010
The Details 6.0

The Details

as Lila

2012
P.S. 5.6

P.S.

as Louise Harrington

2004
Jindabyne 5.4

Jindabyne

as Claire

2006
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin 6.4

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

as Self

2017
A Farewell to Ozark 6.6

A Farewell to Ozark

as Self

2022
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial 4.6

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

as Self

2009
The Laramie Project 6.2

The Laramie Project

as Sherry Johnson

2002
Rode to Ruin

Rode to Ruin

2027
Running Mates 5.2

Running Mates

as Lauren Hartman

2000
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America 10.0

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as Hannah Pitt

2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

as Self

2020
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special 7.0

The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

as Self

2022
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy 6.6

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as Self - Letter Reader

2013
Blind Spot 6.2

Blind Spot

as Phoebe

1993
The Hottest State 5.5

The Hottest State

as Jesse

2007
Class of '61 4.4

Class of '61

as Lily Magraw

1993
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' 7.0

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

as Self

2005
The Armenian Genocide 7.0

The Armenian Genocide

as Maria Jacobsen (voice)

2006
Love Letters 5.1

Love Letters

as Melissa Gardner Cobb

1999
The Joy of Sex

The Joy of Sex

as Ruth Comfort

Morning 4.9

Morning

as Doctor Goodman

2013
Maze 5.8

Maze

as Callie

2001
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk 6.7

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

as Hannah Gill

1998
Mystic River: From Page to Screen 10.0

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

as Self

2003
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface 9.5

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

as Self

2004
Wild Iris 7.4

Wild Iris

as Iris Bravard

2001
Woodrow Wilson 8.0

Woodrow Wilson

as Self - voice

2002
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams 5.0

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

as Zelda Fitzgerald

2001
Bonnie 5.2

Bonnie

as Self

2022
Lush 5.0

Lush

as Rachel Van Dyke

1999
Annie Oakley 6.2

Annie Oakley

as Narrator (voice)

2006
Olympia 8.0

Olympia

as Self

2018
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud 4.0

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

1985
Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

as Narrator

2020
Mary Pickford 7.0

Mary Pickford

as Narrator

2005

TV Shows 45

The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Martha Bowen

1990
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Doctor Gupta (voice)

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 6.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Frasier 7.7

Frasier

as Charlotte Connor

1993
Frasier 7.7

Frasier

as Mindy (voice)

1993
King of the Hill 7.4

King of the Hill

as Marlene (voice)

1997
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Lanterns 8.2

Lanterns

as Lianna

2026
BoJack Horseman 8.5

BoJack Horseman

as Laura Linney (voice)

2014
American Experience 6.5

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

1988
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Mary Ann Singleton

1982
Ozark 8.2

Ozark

as Wendy Byrde

2017
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
RI:SE 5.0

RI:SE

2002
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2012
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Big C 7.4

The Big C

as Cathy Jamison

2010
The Megan Mullally Show 4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2006
The Men in Blazers Show 6.5

The Men in Blazers Show

as Self

2014
John Adams 7.7

John Adams

as Abigail Adams

2008
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields 7.4

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

as Self

2023
Be My Guest with Ina Garten 7.7

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

as Self

2022
The American Revolution 6.1

The American Revolution

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

2025
Masterpiece 9.0

Masterpiece

as Self - Narrator

2017
Tales of the City 6.7

Tales of the City

as Mary Ann Singleton

2019
Tales of the City 7.7

Tales of the City

as Mary Ann Singleton

1993
American Classic 5.8

American Classic

as Kristen Forrest Bean

2026
Film Independent Spirit Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards

as Self - Presenter

1996
More Tales of the City 7.3

More Tales of the City

as Mary Ann Singleton

1998
Coronavirus, Explained 7.0

Coronavirus, Explained

as Self - Narrator

2020
Further Tales of the City 6.7

Further Tales of the City

as Mary Ann Singleton

2001
The Vote 8.0

The Vote

2020
Sink Sank Sunk 1.0

Sink Sank Sunk

as Mitzi Mills

2018

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