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Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Acting

Born: February 5, 1964Manhattan, 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).

Known For
Filmography
Suncoast

Suncoast

Kristine

2024
Wildcat

Wildcat

Regina O'Connor

2023
The Miracle Club

The Miracle Club

Chrissie Ahearn

2023
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special

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

Self

2022
Bonnie

Bonnie

Self

2022
A Farewell to Ozark

A Farewell to Ozark

Self

2022

Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

Narrator

2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

Hannah Pitt

2020
Falling

Falling

Sarah (45 Yrs)

2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

Self

2020
The Roads Not Taken

The Roads Not Taken

Rita

2020
Olympia

Olympia

Herself

2018
The Dinner

The Dinner

Claire Lohman

2017
Red Nose Day Actually

Red Nose Day Actually

Sarah (US version)

2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

Self

2017
Nocturnal Animals

Nocturnal Animals

Anne Sutton

2016
Sully

Sully

Lorrie Sullenberger

2016
Genius

Genius

Louise Saunders

2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Chief Vincent

2016
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

Mrs. Munro

2015
The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

Sarah Shaw

2013
Morning

Morning

Doctor Goodman

2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Self - Letter Reader

2013
Hyde Park on Hudson

Hyde Park on Hudson

Daisy

2012
The Details

The Details

Lila

2012
Arthur Christmas

Arthur Christmas

North Pole Computer (voice)

2011
Sympathy for Delicious

Sympathy for Delicious

Nina Hogue

2010
The City of Your Final Destination

The City of Your Final Destination

Caroline Gund

2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

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

Self

2009
The Other Man

The Other Man

Lisa

2008
The Savages

The Savages

Wendy Savage

2007
The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

Mrs. X

2007
The Hottest State

The Hottest State

Jesse

2007
Breach

Breach

Kate Burroughs

2007
Man of the Year

Man of the Year

Eleanor Green

2006
Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Laura Marshall

2006
Jindabyne

Jindabyne

Claire

2006
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

Narrator (voice)

2006
The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide

Maria Jacobsen (voice)

2006
The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

Joan Berkman

2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Erin Bruner

2005
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'

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

Self

2005
Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Narrator

2005
P.S.

P.S.

Louise Harrington

2004
Kinsey

Kinsey

Clara McMillen

2004

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

Self

2004

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

Self

2003
Mystic River

Mystic River

Annabeth Markum

2003
Love Actually

Love Actually

Sarah

2003
The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

Constance Hallaway

2003
The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

Connie Mills

2002
The Laramie Project

The Laramie Project

Sherry Johnson

2002
Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Self - voice

2002
Maze

Maze

Callie

2001
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

Zelda Fitzgerald

2001
Wild Iris

Wild Iris

Iris Bravard

2001
You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

Sammy

2000
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

Bertha Dorset

2000
Running Mates

Running Mates

Lauren Hartman

2000
Love Letters

Love Letters

Melissa Gardner Cobb

1999
Lush

Lush

Rachel Van Dyke

1999
The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

1998

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

Hannah Gill

1998
Absolute Power

Absolute Power

Kate Whitney

1997
Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Janet Venable

1996
Congo

Congo

Dr. Karen Ross

1995
A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

Nancy Lambert Newland

1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

School Teacher

1993
Dave

Dave

Randi

1993
Blind Spot

Blind Spot

Phoebe

1993
Class of '61

Class of '61

Lily Magraw

1993
Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

Young Teacher

1992
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

1985