Laura Linney

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).

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 05, 1964

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Absolute Power
Absolute Power

1997-02-14

Mystic River
Mystic River

2003-10-07

Love Actually
Love Actually

2003-09-07

Primal Fear
Primal Fear

1996-03-06

Congo
Congo

1995-06-09

Wildcat
Wildcat

2024-05-03

Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil

1992-12-30

The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies

2002-01-25

The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale

2005-10-05

Breach
Breach

2007-02-12

Jindabyne
Jindabyne

2006-07-20

Kinsey
Kinsey

2004-09-04

Bonnie
Bonnie

2022-11-12

Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons

2006-09-06

Dave
Dave

1993-05-07

The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale

2003-02-21

The Savages
The Savages

2007-11-28

The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005-09-09

P.S.
P.S.

2004-10-15

The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth

2000-09-23

The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries

2007-08-24

Man of the Year
Man of the Year

2006-10-09

You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me

2000-11-17

Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993-08-13

The City of Your Final Destination
The City of Your Final Destination

2009-03-21

The Truman Show
The Truman Show

1998-06-04

A Simple Twist of Fate
A Simple Twist of Fate

1994-09-02

The Other Man
The Other Man

2008-12-25

Wild Iris
Wild Iris

2001-01-01

The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project

2002-01-10

Arthur Christmas
Arthur Christmas

2011-11-10

Sympathy for Delicious
Sympathy for Delicious

2010-04-09

Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson

2012-12-07

Class of '61
Class of '61

1993-04-12

Lush
Lush

1999-01-01

Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson

2002-01-06

Maze
Maze

2001-11-09

The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate

2013-10-11

A Farewell to Ozark
A Farewell to Ozark

2022-04-29

Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford

2005-04-04

Morning
Morning

2013-09-27

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013-06-19

Blind Spot
Blind Spot

1993-05-02

Love Letters
Love Letters

1999-05-12

Mr. Holmes
Mr. Holmes

2015-06-19

Suncoast
Suncoast

2024-02-02

Running Mates
Running Mates

2000-08-13

Genius
Genius

2016-06-10

Mon Clown
Mon Clown

2008-03-14

The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later
The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later

2022-11-29

Sully
Sully

2016-09-07

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

2016-06-01

The Dinner
The Dinner

2017-05-05

Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals

2016-11-04

Red Nose Day Actually
Red Nose Day Actually

2017-03-24

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

1985-01-01

Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley

2006-05-08

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017-03-11

The Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide

2006-04-17

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

1998-01-01

Olympia
Olympia

2018-11-11

The Roads Not Taken
The Roads Not Taken

2020-03-13

Falling
Falling

2020-10-02

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

2020-06-19

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

2020-10-08

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

2001-10-14

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

2009-01-18

The Miracle Club
The Miracle Club

2023-07-14

The Details
The Details

2012-11-02

The Hottest State
The Hottest State

2007-06-27