Laura Linney
Known for

Acting

Credits

115

Gender

Woman

Birthday

Feb 5, 1964 (60)

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also known as
로라 리니
לורה ליני
蘿拉·琳妮

Laura Linney

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 roles
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2024SuncoastKristine
2024WildcatRegina O'Connor
2023The Miracle ClubChrissie Ahearn
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsSelf
2022A Farewell to OzarkSelf
2022The Last Movie StarsSelf / Joanne Woodward (voice)
2022BonnieSelf
2022Be My Guest with Ina GartenSelf
2022The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years LaterSelf
2020FallingSarah (45 Yrs)
2020The Roads Not TakenRita
2020Coronavirus, ExplainedSelf - Narrator
2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaHannah Pitt
2020The Vote
2020Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim LegacySelf
2019Tales of the CityMary Ann Singleton
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
2018OlympiaHerself
2017OzarkWendy Byrde
2017The DinnerClaire Lohman
2017Red Nose Day ActuallySarah (US version)
2017The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinSelf
2017MasterpieceSelf - Narrator
2016Nocturnal AnimalsAnne Sutton
2016SullyLorraine Sullenberger
2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsChief Vincent
2016GeniusLouise Saunders
2015Mr. HolmesMrs. Munro
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf
2014BoJack HorsemanLaura Linney (voice)
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014The Men In Blazers ShowSelf
2013The Fifth EstateSarah Shaw
2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedyNarrator (voice)
2013MorningDoctor Goodman
2012Hyde Park on HudsonDaisy
2012The DetailsLila
2012Finding Your RootsSelf
2011Arthur ChristmasNorth Pole Computer (voice)
2010The Big CCathy Jamison
2010Sympathy for DeliciousNina Hogue
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009The City of Your Final DestinationCaroline Gund
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln MemorialSelf
2008John AdamsAbigail Adams
2008The Other ManLisa
2008Mon ClownSelf (archive footage)
2007The Nanny DiariesMrs. X
2007BreachKate Burroughs
2007The SavagesWendy Savage
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006Man of the YearEleanor Green
2006Driving LessonsLaura Marshall
2006JindabyneClaire
2006The Hottest StateJesse
2006The Armenian GenocideMaria Jacobsen (voice)
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
2006Annie OakleyNarrator (voice)
2005The Exorcism of Emily RoseErin Bruner
2005American Dad!Doctor Gupta (voice)
2005The Squid and the WhaleJoan Berkman
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2005Mary PickfordNarrator
2004KinseyClara McMillen
2004P.S.Louise Harrington
2003Love ActuallySarah
2003Mystic RiverAnnabeth Markum
2003The Life of David GaleConstance Hallaway
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2002The Mothman PropheciesConnie Mills
2002The Laramie ProjectSherry Johnson
2002Woodrow Wilsonvoice
2002RI:SE
2001Further Tales of the CityMary Ann Singleton
2001MazeCallie
2001Wild IrisIris Bravard
2001F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter DreamsZelda Fitzgerald
2000You Can Count on MeSamantha Prescott
2000The House of MirthBertha Dorset
2000Running MatesLauren Hartman
1999Love LettersMelissa Gardner Cobb
1999LushRachel Van Dyke
1998The Truman ShowMeryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
1998More Tales of the CityMary Ann Singleton
1998The Truman Show: Tru-TalkHannah Gill
1997Absolute PowerKate Whitney
1997King of the HillMarlene (voice)
1997The ViewSelf
1996Primal FearJanet Venable
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1995CongoDr. Karen Ross
1994A Simple Twist of FateNancy Lambert Newland
1993FrasierCharlotte Connor
1993FrasierMindy (voice)
1993DaveRandi
1993Searching for Bobby FischerSchool Teacher
1993Tales of the CityMary Ann Singleton
1993Class of '61Lily Magraw
1993Blind SpotPhoebe
1992Lorenzo's OilYoung Teacher
1990Law & OrderMartha Bowen
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)
1985Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1953The OscarsSelf
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
Black RabbitDirector
2019Tales of the CityExecutive Producer
2017OzarkDirector
2017OzarkCo-Executive Producer
2010The Big CExecutive Producer