Laura Linney
Known for Acting · 114 credits
- Born
- 1964-02-05 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (40)
Law & Order
1990
as Martha Bowen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Doctor Gupta (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Charlotte Connor / Mindy (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
as Marlene (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Laura Linney (voice)
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Ozark
2017
as Wendy Byrde
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Masterpiece
2017
as Self - Narrator
The Big C
2010
as Cathy Jamison
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
John Adams
2008
as Abigail Adams
RI:SE
2002
Tales of the City
2019
as Mary Ann Singleton
The American Revolution
2025
as Sarah Logan Fisher / Sarah Morris Mifflin / Eliza Wilkinson / Eliza Lucas Pickney (voice)
The Men in Blazers Show
2014
as Self
American Classic
2026
as Kristen Forrest Bean
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self
Tales of the City
1993
as Mary Ann Singleton
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
as Self
More Tales of the City
1998
as Mary Ann Singleton
Further Tales of the City
2001
as Mary Ann Singleton
Coronavirus, Explained
2020
as Self - Narrator
The Vote
2020
Sink Sank Sunk
2018
as Mitzi Mills
Movies (74)
The Truman Show
1998
as Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
Love Actually
2003
as Sarah
Primal Fear
1996
as Janet Venable
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
as Chief Vincent
Sully
2016
as Lorrie Sullenberger
Mystic River
2003
as Annabeth Markum
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
as Erin Bruner
Nocturnal Animals
2016
as Anne Sutton
Arthur Christmas
2011
as North Pole Computer (voice)
Congo
1995
as Dr. Karen Ross
Mr. Holmes
2015
as Mrs. Munro
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
as Connie Mills
Absolute Power
1997
as Kate Whitney
The Life of David Gale
2003
as Constance Hallaway
The Nanny Diaries
2007
as Mrs. X
Dave
1993
as Randi
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as School Teacher
Genius
2016
as Louise Saunders
P.S.
2004
as Louise Harrington
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
as Self - Letter Reader
Breach
2007
as Kate Burroughs
The Fifth Estate
2013
as Sarah Shaw
Kinsey
2004
as Clara McMillen
The Savages
2007
as Wendy Savage
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Young Teacher
The Squid and the Whale
2005
as Joan Berkman
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
as Self
Suncoast
2024
as Kristine
Man of the Year
2006
as Eleanor Green
Falling
2020
as Sarah (45 Yrs)
The Other Man
2008
as Lisa
The Miracle Club
2023
as Chrissie Ahearn
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994
as Nancy Lambert Newland
The City of Your Final Destination
2009
as Caroline Gund
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
as Sarah (US version)
The Dinner
2017
as Claire Lohman
Wildcat
2023
as Regina O'Connor
You Can Count on Me
2000
as Sammy
The Laramie Project
2002
as Sherry Johnson
The Details
2012
as Lila
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
as Hannah Pitt
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
as Daisy
Driving Lessons
2006
as Laura Marshall
Olympia
2018
as Self
The Hottest State
2007
as Jesse
Blind Spot
1993
as Phoebe
Bonnie
2022
as Self
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
as Nina Hogue
The House of Mirth
2000
as Bertha Dorset
Class of '61
1993
as Lily Magraw
The Roads Not Taken
2020
as Rita
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
2020
as Self
Jindabyne
2006
as Claire
A Farewell to Ozark
2022
as Self
Running Mates
2000
as Lauren Hartman
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
The Armenian Genocide
2006
as Maria Jacobsen (voice)
Love Letters
1999
as Melissa Gardner Cobb
Maze
2001
as Callie
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998
as Hannah Gill
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022
as Self
Morning
2013
as Doctor Goodman
Woodrow Wilson
2002
as Self - voice
Wild Iris
2001
as Iris Bravard
Lush
1999
as Rachel Van Dyke
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
2003
as Self
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
2004
as Self
Onward and Sideways
as Emma Dretzin
Mary Pickford
2005
as Narrator
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
2005
as Self
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
2001
as Zelda Fitzgerald
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
1985
Annie Oakley
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment
2020
as Narrator
About Laura Linney
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 w… With 114 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Laura Linney has appeared in 74 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Laura Linney Movies
- The Truman Show (1998) — as Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
- Love Actually (2003) — as Sarah
- Primal Fear (1996) — as Janet Venable
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) — as Chief Vincent
- Sully (2016) — as Lorrie Sullenberger
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