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Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Acting

February 5, 1964 (62 years old)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Female
74 Movies
48 TV Shows

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).

The Truman Show
The Truman Show

The Truman Show

1998 8.2

as Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

Age 34 (now 62)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

2005 6.6

as Erin Bruner

Age 41 (now 62)
Primal Fear
Primal Fear

Primal Fear

1996 7.7

as Janet Venable

Age 32 (now 62)
Ozark
Ozark

Ozark

2017 8.2

as Wendy Byrde

Age 53 (now 62)
44 eps
Mr. Holmes
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

2015 6.5

as Mrs. Munro

Age 51 (now 62)
The Life of David Gale
The Life of David Gale

The Life of David Gale

2003 7.4

as Constance Hallaway

Age 39 (now 62)
Congo
Congo

Congo

1995 5.6

as Dr. Karen Ross

Age 31 (now 62)
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

2005 7.0

as Joan Berkman

Age 41 (now 62)
The Nanny Diaries
The Nanny Diaries

The Nanny Diaries

2007 6.4

as Mrs. X

Age 43 (now 62)
Mystic River
Mystic River

Mystic River

2003 7.7

as Annabeth Markum

Age 39 (now 62)
The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

2002 6.2

as Connie Mills

Age 37 (now 62)
The Savages
The Savages

The Savages

2007 6.9

as Wendy Savage

Age 43 (now 62)
You Can Count on Me
You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

2000 6.9

as Sammy

Age 36 (now 62)
Kinsey
Kinsey

Kinsey

2004 6.6

as Clara McMillen

Age 40 (now 62)
Ozark
Ozark

Ozark

2017 8.2

Co-Executive Producer

Age 53 (now 62)
14 eps
Absolute Power
Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997 6.7

as Kate Whitney

Age 33 (now 62)