Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Date of Birth:

Feb 05, 1964

Place of Birth:

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.

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).

filmography:

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

1985

Red Nose Day Actually Red Nose Day Actually

2017

Morning Morning

2013

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley

2006

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

2017

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

1998

The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide

2006

Nocturnal Animals Nocturnal Animals

2016

The Dinner The Dinner

2017

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

2013

Arthur Christmas Arthur Christmas

2011

Running Mates Running Mates

2000

Genius Genius

2016

The Hottest State The Hottest State

2006

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

2016

Sully Sully

2016

Olympia Olympia

2018

The Roads Not Taken The Roads Not Taken

2020

Mon Clown Mon Clown

2008

Suncoast Suncoast

2024

Mary Pickford Mary Pickford

2005

Falling - Q&A Falling - Q&A

2021

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

2022

Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson

2002

Wildcat Wildcat

2024

A Farewell to Ozark A Farewell to Ozark

2022

Bonnie Bonnie

2022

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

2001

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

2020

Falling Falling

2020

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

2020

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

2009

The Details The Details

2012

The Miracle Club The Miracle Club

2023

Mr. Holmes Mr. Holmes

2015

Love Letters Love Letters

1999

Dave Dave

1993

Driving Lessons Driving Lessons

2006

Kinsey Kinsey

2004

The Life of David Gale The Life of David Gale

2003

The Savages The Savages

2007

P.S. P.S.

2004

The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005

Jindabyne Jindabyne

2006

Breach Breach

2007

Primal Fear Primal Fear

1996

Love Actually Love Actually

2003

Mystic River Mystic River

2003

Lorenzo's Oil Lorenzo's Oil

1992

Congo Congo

1995

The Squid and the Whale The Squid and the Whale

2005

The Mothman Prophecies The Mothman Prophecies

2002

The House of Mirth The House of Mirth

2000

The Nanny Diaries The Nanny Diaries

2007

Class of '61 Class of '61

1993

Hyde Park on Hudson Hyde Park on Hudson

2012

Sympathy for Delicious Sympathy for Delicious

2010

Lush Lush

1999

Maze Maze

2001

Blind Spot Blind Spot

1993

The Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate

2013

The Laramie Project The Laramie Project

2002

Wild Iris Wild Iris

2001

You Can Count on Me You Can Count on Me

2000

Searching for Bobby Fischer Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

Man of the Year Man of the Year

2006

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

2009

The Truman Show The Truman Show

1998

The Other Man The Other Man

2008

A Simple Twist of Fate A Simple Twist of Fate

1994

Absolute Power Absolute Power

1997

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