Laura Linney Bids Farewell to ‘Ozark’ and Hello to the Walk of Fame
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On July 25, Laura Linney is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It’s exactly the kind of high-profile status symbol Wendy Byrde might finagle to burnish her place among Tinseltown’s most successful and respected, except that the actor earned the honor precisely for playing the master manipulator on “ Ozark ” (and dozens of other unforgettable roles) so convincingly. Recognition coincides with the end of the acclaimed Netflix series, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and three Emmys for the final season. After decades of showing the strength of tender characters and the tenderness of strong ones, earning a star immortalizes Linney’s complexity, versatility and febrile intelligence.
Even as far back as Ivan Reitman’s “Dave,” in which she played the small but pivotal role of a government aide whose liaison with the president catalyzes the need for the title character to temporarily replace him, she injects the character with a desperate, sympathetic sincerity that’s palpable in just a few brief minutes of screen time. Bigger parts came quickly, as a quick-thinking former CIA operative in “Congo” and a ruthless prosecutor who unwittingly plays into the hands of Edward Norton’s sociopathic murderer in “Primal Fear.”
But the ones that best utilized Linney’s extensive skill set — and began to define her identity on screen — were those in which her character’s grasp on normalcy was either a little too loose, or way too tight. Playing Hannah Gill, the actor pretending to love Jim Carrey’s Truman Burbank in “The Truman Show,” her disdain, even exasperation at this responsibility only accelerates his suspicions that the world around him is meticulously scripted, especially when she delivers advertising boilerplate more convincingly than words of comfort.
Working through her own character’s lack of control in “You Can Count on Me” two years later, Linney scored her first Academy Award nomination, transforming the minutiae of a single mom’s messy life into a mesmerizing study of the ripples, big and small, that reverberate from childhood traumas. As an ensemble player, she expanded her repertoire and brought remarkable dimension, alternately heartbreaking and maddening, to characters such as the lovestruck Sarah in “Love Actually”; a grieving mother supporting her husband, Lady Macbeth-style, in “Mystic River”; and an American researcher demystifying sexual taboos in “Kinsey.” At that same time, it felt doubly appropriate that she would serve as Frasier Crane’s final love interest on the sitcom “Frasier,” both for possessing the same kind of merciless erudition that Crane’s former lover Lilith Sternin had — as well as sharing in common with Bebe Neuwirth, the actor who played Lilith, a well-established pedigree of stage work.
To that end, parallel with her film and television credits, Linney appeared on Broadway in “Hedda Gabler,” along with “The Crucible” and “Time Stands Still,” both of the latter of which earned her lead actress Tony nominations. She seemed to bring the lived-in longevity of those roles, the preparation and repetition, to longer stints on TV around that time as well, which may explain why she earned Emmys for both HBO’s historical miniseries “John Adams” and the Showtime series “The Big C,” which she executive produced and starred in. “I love trying to figure out how to use the theater or film or television,” Linney told Variety in 2020. “Because they are slightly different, all of them. How do you adjust the flame of your performance?” In virtually any medium, that flame did not lose its intensity — an aptitude recognized by her peers with three Oscar nominations to date (in addition to “You Can Count on Me,” “Kinsey” and “The Savages”), two Golden Globes (and five other nominations), and four Emmy wins and four more nominations. That includes three for “Ozark,” a show that was seemingly tailor-made for her.
Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams’ series about an unhappily married couple who moves their family to central Missouri for a money-laundering operation built her character’s arc like a head of poisonous steam. Initially viewed by audiences from the same reductive point of view that Marty (Jason Bateman) perceives his restless, philandering wife, Wendy becomes a mastermind even more calculating than her husband — first to path of success within an organization whose line of succession spirals out in concentric circles of dead bodies, then to self-deceiving ambitions of legitimacy.
Even in a career as accomplished as hers, Wendy Byrde feels like the apotheosis of the kind of character work she’s done in roles big and small. There’s an astonishing growth that the character makes by the end of the series, overshadowing Bateman’s constant renegotiations as Marty, both for the good and ill of the Byrdes’ plight. What he views as an act of survival, she sees their brinksmanship as self-actualization, a showcase of the skills Wendy was born to use, even when they come at the expense of her husband’s best efforts, her children’s trust, and even her brother’s life. Her performance is so ferocious and convincing, whether she is manipulating a local politician, outmaneuvering a ruthless drug lord, or championing the drug treatment facility she claims holds the key to the Byrdes “going straight,” that you wonder if Wendy is even capable any longer of being sincere. It’s a character of multiple layers, and even multiple performances, and Linney disappears so fully into Wendy that if she told you that the sun was shining, you’d still request a nearby window for verification.
Linney also stepped behind the camera and directed an episode of the final season of “Ozark,” an ambition she admitted just two years earlier was not something she considered herself ready to do. But it’s clear that her flame not only is in no danger of running out of fuel, but will continue burning through one challenge after another. “My dad, who was a playwright, always used to say to me, ‘The talent is in the choices’,” Linney said in 2020. “And I think there’s something really true to that: It is about taking the time to really thoroughly think through something, and making really specific decisions.”
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Laura Linney is an award-winning American actress of film, television and theater.
Linney has received three Academy Award nominations: for her performances in Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me , alongside Mark Ruffalo and Matthew Broderick; in Bill Condon’s Kinsey , opposite Liam Neeson; and in Tamara Jenkins’ The Savages , with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Her performance in You Can Count on Me also earned her Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe Award and Independent Spirit Award nominations and Best Actress awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. For Kinsey , she also garnered her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, as well as the National Board of Review’s award for Best Supporting Actress. Her performance in The Savages additionally brought her a London Critics’ Circle Film Award nomination for Best Actress, among other honors.
Linney won a Golden Globe Award and received an Emmy Award nomination for her starring role as Cathy Jamison on the Showtime television series The Big C , on which she was also an executive producer. She starred opposite Paul Giamatti as First Lady Abigail Adams in the critically acclaimed HBO miniseries John Adams , directed by Tom Hooper, for which she won Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, and Emmy Awards. She has also won Emmy Awards for her guest role on the final season of the NBC comedy Frasier , opposite Kelsey Grammer, and for her performance in the Showtime telefilm Wild Iris , in which she starred with Gena Rowlands and Emile Hirsch for director Daniel Petrie.
Starring opposite Jason Bateman, she has garnered critical acclaim — and multiple Emmy nominations — for her performance in the Netflix drama Ozark .
Linney’s other feature-film credits include The Fifth Estate , which reunited her with Kinsey director Bill Condon; Roger Michell’s Hyde Park on Hudson; Noah Baumbach’s The Squid and the Whale , opposite Jeff Daniels, for which she received Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations; Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River , for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and Absolute Power ; Peter Weir’s The Truman Show , with Jim Carrey; Gregory Hoblit’s Primal Fear and Mark Pellington’s The Mothman Prophecies , both opposite Richard Gere; Richard Curtis’ Love Actually ; George Miller’s Lorenzo’s Oil ; Ivan Reitman’s Dave ; Steven Zaillian’s Searching for Bobby Fischer ; Gillies MacKinnon’s A Simple Twist of Fate ; Frank Marshall’s Congo ; and Terence Davies’ The House of Mirth .
She also appeared in several made-for-television movies, including Michael Uno’s Blind Spot , with Joanne Woodward; and Stanley Donen’s Love Letters , opposite Steven Weber.
Also for television, Linney memorably starred as Mary Ann Singleton in three Tales of the City miniseries, based on the novels by Armistead Maupin, and directed respectively by Alastair Reid and Pierre Gang.
The Juilliard graduate was recently a Drama Desk and Tony Award nominee for Time Stands Still , written by Donald Margulies and directed by Daniel Sullivan. She previously starred on Broadway in, among other shows, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Ben Daniels, directed by Rufus Norris; Richard Eyre’s staging of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible , opposite Liam Neeson, for which she was a Tony Award nominee; Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler , staged by Sarah Anderson, for which she won a 1994 Calloway Award; and Donald Margulies’ Sight Unseen , staged by Daniel Sullivan, for which she received her first Tony Award nomination. She had starred off-Broadway in the latter play over a decade earlier, earning her first Drama Desk Award nomination as well as Drama League and Outer Critic Circle Award nominations, and a Theatre World award.
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2022
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series - 2019
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Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie - 2013
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Laura Linney (born February 5, 1964, New York , New York, U.S.) is an American actress best known for playing strong yet vulnerable characters.
Linney was born into a theatrical family; her father was the playwright Romulus Linney. She graduated from Brown University in 1986 and later studied at the Arts Theatre School in Moscow and graduated from the Juilliard School (M.F.A.) in New York City in 1990. She immediately began performing on Broadway , eventually earning praise for her roles in Six Degrees of Separation and Hedda Gabler .
Linney began her film career with a small part in Lorenzo’s Oil (1992), followed by a role in the comedy Dave (1993). In 1993 she also appeared as Mary Ann Singleton in Tales of the City , the television miniseries based on Armistead Maupin ’s book. Her breakthrough came in 1996 when she starred opposite Richard Gere in the film Primal Fear , a thriller that revolves around the murder of an archbishop. This led to starring roles in other movies, including Absolute Power (1997)—in which she portrayed the daughter of a man (played by Clint Eastwood ) who is framed for a murder involving the president—and the comedy-drama The Truman Show (1998).
At the beginning of the 21st century, Linney’s acting began to receive widespread praise. For her portrayal of a single mom in You Can Count on Me (2000), she was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress. She won Emmy Awards for roles in the sitcom Frasier (2002), the television movie Wild Iris (2004), and the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008). In 2005 Linney earned a second Academy Award nomination, for best supporting actress, for her performance as the freethinking wife of the sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey (2004). In the quirky drama The Squid and the Whale (2005), she starred as a promising writer dealing with a messy divorce in 1980s Brooklyn.
Linney subsequently appeared in the comedy Man of the Year (2006) and the FBI thriller Breach (2007). In 2007 she also portrayed a playwright still reeling from her dysfunctional childhood in The Savages , for which she was nominated for a third Academy Award. Her later roles included a confidante of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt ( Bill Murray ) in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) and the housekeeper of an aged Sherlock Holmes ( Ian McKellen ) in Mr. Holmes (2015). Her credits from 2016 included the action spectacle Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows ; Sully , about US Airways flight 1549 , which crash-landed in the Hudson River; and Tom Ford ’s thriller Nocturnal Animals . Linney then was cast in The Dinner (2017), an adaptation of Herman Koch’s novel about two couples’ response to their children’s involvement in a horrific crime. In 2020 she appeared in the dramatic films Falling , which centres on the relationship between a conservative farmer with dementia and his gay son, and The Roads Not Taken , about a man contemplating alternate lives.
During this time, Linney also appeared on television. In 2010–13 she starred as a high-school teacher stricken by cancer in the dramedy series The Big C on the cable channel Showtime. She won a Golden Globe Award for the role in 2011 and an Emmy Award in 2013. Linney’s later TV work included the Netflix series Ozark (2017–22), in which she portrayed the wife of a money launderer working for a drug cartel . She later reprised her role as Mary Ann in the Netflix series Tales of the City , which premiered in 2019 and was set some 20 years after the original series.
In addition, Linney remained active in the theatre, and she garnered Tony Award nominations for her roles in The Crucible (2002), Sight Unseen (2004), Time Stands Still (2010), and The Little Foxes (2017). In 2018 she made her debut on the London stage, appearing in the title role of My Name Is Lucy Barton , an adaptation of Elizabeth Strout’s novel about a writer examining her life. Linney continued in the role when the production transferred to Broadway in 2020; for her performance, she received another Tony nomination .
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Laura Linney Biography
- Her father, Romulus Linney, was a writing teacher who authored over 30 plays
- Roomed with actress Jeanne Tripplehorn while attending a graduate program at Juilliard
- Recreated the character Mary Ann Singleton for the miniseries Tales of the City and its sequels based on the books by Armistead Maupin, with whom she maintains a close friendship
- After seeing her breakout performance in Primal Fear, Clint Eastwood picked her to portray his daughter in 1997's Absolute Power
- Played wife to actor Liam Neeson's John Proctor on Broadway in a 2002 revival of The Crucible and again onscreen as the wife of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey (2004)
- Portrayed a matchmaker and the last of Dr
- Frasier Crane's loves during the final season of Frasier
- Met her second husband while attending the Telluride film festival and was given away at the marriage ceremony by Neeson
- Drawn to the part of a woman dealing with a cancer diagnosis on the comedy-drama The Big C, accepted the lead role when made an executive producer
- 2021 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 2020 Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2019 Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013 Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: winner
- 2012 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2011 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: winner
- 2011 Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: winner
- 2008 Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: winner
- 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: winner
- 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Actress: nominated
- 2007 Detroit Film Critics Society - Best Actress: nominated
- 2007 Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 2007 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
- 2006 Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead: nominated
- 2006 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: nominated
- 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Lead Actress: nominated
- 2005 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2005 London Film Critics Association - Best Actress: nominated
- 2005 Critics' Choice Awards - Best Supporting Actress: nominated
- 2005 Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actress: nominated
- 2004 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2004 Critics' Choice Awards - Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
- 2004 BAFTA Film Awards - Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
- 2004 National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress: winner
- 2004 Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2004 National Society of Film Critics - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up): winner
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2001 Independent Spirit Awards - Best Female Lead: nominated
- 2001 Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress [Runner-up]: winner
- 2001 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: nominated
- 2000 New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress: winner
- 2000 National Society of Film Critics - Best Actress: winner
- 2000 Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actress: winner
- 2000 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated
- 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
Relationships
- David Adkins -- Ex-husband
- Romulus Linney -- Father
- Susan Linney -- Half Sister
- Marc Schauer -- Husband
- Miriam Anderson Leggett Perse -- Mother
- Bennett Armistead Schauer -- Son
- Laura Callahan -- Stepmother
Laura Linney Biography
Birthday: February 5 , 1964 ( Aquarius )
Born In: New York City
Laura Linney , best known for portraying strong, but vulnerable characters, is one of the most celebrated American actors of our times. Born to a famous playwright father, but raised by a single mother, who earned her living as a nurse, she became interested in theatre while spending summers with her father, eventually studying acting, first at Brown University and then at Juilliard School. Beginning her career at the Broadway shortly after her graduation, she debuted in films within two years and on television in the year after. She has appeared in innumerable films, and television and stage productions since then. Throughout her career, she has received many awards, which include two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards as well as three Academy Award nominations and five Tony Award nominations. However, in spite of the array of awards, theatre has remained her first love and she has continued to appear both on screen and on stage.
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Also Known As: Laura Leggett Linney
Age: 60 Years , 60 Year Old Females
Spouse/Ex-: Marc Schauer (m. 2009), David Adkins (m. 1995–2000)
father: Romulus Zachariah Linney IV
mother: Miriam Anderson Perse née Leggett
children: Bennett Armistead Schauer
Born Country: United States
Actresses American Women
Height: 5'7" (170 cm ), 5'7" Females
Personality: ESTJ
U.S. State: New Yorkers
education: Brown University
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Laura Linney was born on February 5, 1964 in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Her father, Romulus Zachariah Linney IV, was a well-known playwright and novelist, while her mother, Miriam Anderson Perse née Leggett, was a nurse. Laura was their only child.
Her parents divorced in 1966 when Laura was just two years old. Later, her father got married and from his second marriage she has a half-sister named Susan.
After her parents’ divorce, she was raised solely by her mother, who worked really hard so that Laura could have the best. The only bedroom of their small apartment was left to Laura while her mother slept on a pullout in the living room.
At the age of eleven, she was enrolled at the prestigious Northfield Mount Hermon School, located in Gill, Massachusetts. Also from this period, she started spending the summers with her father, developing a love for theatre, starting to work behind the scenes.
At the age of fourteen, she joined the New London Barn Playhouse, a nonprofit summer stock theater located in New Hampshire, sometime working 14 hours a day. She also took part in school dramas, being praised for her performances.
In 1982, she graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon and entered Northwestern University in Illinois, where she studied for one year. Thereafter, she shifted to Brown University, where she studied acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh and served on the board of the university's student theater group.
In 1986, during her senior year at the Brown University, she appeared as Lady Ada Lovelace in Childe Byron . Written by his father, the play has been described by Romulus Linney as a personal attempt by a divorced father to speak to his daughter.
In 1986, she graduated from Brown University with a degree in theatre arts and entered Juilliard School to further her studies, eventually graduating in 1990. Sometime in-between, she also studied at the Arts Theatre School in Moscow.
Immediately on graduating from Juilliard School, Laura Linney began her career at the Broadway, appearing as Tess in Six Degrees of Separation in 1990. Although her part was small, she was able to attract critical attention with her performance.
In 1992, she debuted in films, appearing as a young teacher in Lorenzo's Oil . Concurrently, she continued to appear in Broadway productions like Sight Unseen and Seagull, receiving Theatre World Award for the former.
In 1993, she debuted on television, starring as Mary Ann Singleton in six episodes of the miniseries, Tales of the City . Also in the same year, she appeared in two TV movies, Class of ‘61 and Blind Spot , as well as in two feature films, Dave and Searching for Bobby Fischer .
In 1995, she received her first star role in a film, appearing as Karen Ross in Congo . However, she got her real breakthrough in 1996 when she appeared as Janet Venable in Primal Fear, starring in it opposite Richard Gere. Thereafter, there was no dearth of star roles for her.
Concurrently with playing star roles in films, she continued to appear on stage, playing Thea Elvsted in Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler (1994), as Linda Seton in Holiday (1995 -96) and as Claudia in Honour (1998). Her works on television include More Tales of the City (1998) and Love Letters (1999)
In 2000, Laura Linney received her first Academy nomination for playing Sammy Prescott in You Can Count on Me . Her second Academy nomination came in 2004, this time for her role of Clara McMillen in Kinsey. In-between, she starred in numerous other films like The Mothman Prophecies, Life of David Gale , Mystic River , Love Actually , P.S.
Concurrently, she continued to appear on television productions like Running Mates (2000), Further Tales of the City (2001), Wild Iris (2001), and Frasier (2003-04)1. Her theatre works during this period include Uncle Vanya (2000), The Crucible (2002) and Sight Unseen (2004).
In 2005, she once again made her mark, portraying the role of a promising writer in The Squid and the Whale. In 2006, she earned her third Academy nomination for her role of Wendy Savage in The Savages. In-between she appeared several other films.
In 2008, she received critical accolade for her role of Abigail Adams in the award-winning HBO miniseries, John Adams . Also in the same year, she returned to the stage after a gap of four years, appearing as La Marquise de Merteuil in Les liaisons dangereuses .
In 2010, she once again appeared on stage, playing the role of Sarah Goodwin in Time Stands Still . Also from 2010 to 2013, she starred as Cathy Jamison in forty episodes of The Big C , concurrently serving as one of its executive producers.
Ozark , which ran from July 21, 2017 to April 29, 2022, was her next big work on television. She not only appeared in it in the main role of Wendy Byrde, but also served as co-executive producer and directed one episode in its fourth season.
All along, she continued to portray various roles on big screen, excelling as Margaret Suckley in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), as housekeeper Mrs. Munro in Mr. Holmes (2015) and as Anne Sutton in Nocturnal Animals (2016). In 2017, she also received critical accolade for her role in The Dinner.
In 2020, after a gap of three years, she had her two films— Falling and The Roads Not Taken —released. Meanwhile, she had continued to work on other medium, appearing as Mary Ann Singleton in nine episodes of Tales of the City , also starring in the Broadway adaption of My Name is Lucy Barton (2020).
Laura Linney is possibly best known for her flawless acting in the 2000 film, You Can Count on Me . Appearing in it in the role of Sammy Prescott, who not only has to deal with single parenthood, but also with a new boss and an aimless brother, she earned many awards and nominations
Laura Linney has received numerous awards and nominations throughout her career. They include four Primetime Emmy Awards, which she received for her roles in Wild Iris (2002), Fraiser (2004), John Adams (2008) and The Big C: Hereafter (2013).
She also received two Golden Globe Awards for her roles in John Adams (2008) and The Big C (2010).
On September 2, 1995, Laura Linney married actor David Adkins. However, the marriage ended in a divorce in 2000.
On May 2, 2009, she tied the knot for a second time, this time with Marc Schauer, a drug and alcohol counselor. The couple has a son, Bennett Armistead Schauer, born on January 8, 2014.
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Introduction
Laura Linney is a well-known American actress who has made a name for herself in both television and film. She has received several awards for her work, including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In this blog post, we will take a closer look at Laura Linney’s biography, awards, and filmography.
Early Life and Career
Young Laura Linney
Laura Linney was born on February 5, 1964, in New York City. Her father was a playwright and her mother was a nurse. She grew up in a creative household and developed a love for acting at a young age. After graduating from Brown University, Linney moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting.
Early Career
Linney’s early career was marked by small roles in films and television shows. She made her film debut in 1992 in “Lorenzo’s Oil” and had a small role in the television series “Law & Order.” She gained critical acclaim for her role in the 1993 film “Searching for Bobby Fischer” and went on to star in several other films, including “The Truman Show” and “Mystic River.”
Television Career
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Linney has also had a successful career in television. She has appeared in several television shows, including “The Big C,” for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She also starred in the Netflix series “Ozark,” for which she received several award nominations.
Awards and Nominations
Linney has received several awards and nominations for her work in both film and television. She has won four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also been nominated for several Academy Awards and has received critical acclaim for her performances.
Filmography
Notable films.
Linney has appeared in several notable films throughout her career. Some of her most well-known films include “You Can Count on Me,” “The Truman Show,” “Mystic River,” and “The Savages.”
Upcoming Films
Linney has several upcoming films that are set to be released in the next few years. She will star in the film “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” which is set to be released in 2021. She will also star in the film “The Menu,” which is currently in pre-production.
Laura Linney is a talented actress who has made a name for herself in both television and film. She has received several awards for her work and has become a well-respected figure in the entertainment industry. With several upcoming projects, it is clear that Linney’s career is far from over.
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Laura Linney
Highest Rated: 95% Dave (1993)
Lowest Rated: 0% Lush (2000)
Birthday: Feb 5, 1964
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
An award-winning stage actress who grew up around New York theaters, Laura Linney's distinctive artistry immediately stood out from the Hollywood crowd when she began hitting film screens in the 1990s. Her multi-layered portrayal of hired actress-wife to unwitting husband Jim Carrey in "The Truman Show" (1998) was a breakout supporting role. Only two years later, she topped critics' year-end lists and earned an Academy Award nomination for her lead in the refreshingly realistic family portrait, "You Can Count on Me" (2000). While residing comfortably under the radar of general public recognition, Linney's rare qualities were coveted by quality filmmakers, and the actress shone in Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River" (2004), Noah Baumbach's "The Squid and the Whale" (2005), and was Oscar-nominated as well for "Kinsey" (2004) and "The Savages" (2007). A multiple Emmy winner and star of the successful "John Adams" (HBO, 2008) miniseries, Linney returned to television to headline her own show, "The Big C" (Showtime, 2010-13) opposite Oliver Platt, and reunited with Eastwood for a key supporting role in "Sully" (2016), a biopic starring Tom Hanks as instantly famous airline pilot Captain Chesley Sullenberger. On stage, film or television, there seemed no limit to the range of this classically-trained chameleon.
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| 77% | Kristine (Character) | - | 2024 | ||
| 58% | Regina (Character) | - | 2023 | ||
| 66% | Chrissie (Character) | $2.4M | 2023 | ||
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Self | - | 2022 | |
| 66% | Sarah (Character) | - | 2020 | ||
| 90% | No Score Yet | Self | - | 2020 | |
| 43% | Rita (Character) | $3.3K | 2020 | ||
| 84% | Self | - | 2018 | ||
| 46% | Claire Lohman (Character) | $1.3M | 2017 | ||
| No Score Yet | (Character) | - | 2017 | ||
| 74% | Anne Sutton (Character) | $10.4M | 2016 | ||
| 85% | Lorrie Sullenberger (Character) | $125.0M | 2016 | ||
| 52% | Louise Saunders (Character) | $1.4M | 2016 | ||
| 38% | Chief Rebecca Vincent (Character) | $82.0M | 2016 | ||
| 88% | Mrs. Munro (Character) | $17.7M | 2015 | ||
| 36% | Sarah Shaw (Character) | $3.3M | 2013 | ||
| 37% | Daisy (Character) | $6.4M | 2012 | ||
| 47% | Lila (Character) | $63.6K | 2011 | ||
| 92% | North Pole Computer (Voice) | $46.4M | 2011 | ||
| 45% | Dr. Goodman (Character) | $2.9K | 2010 | ||
| 31% | Nina Hogue (Character) | $13.1K | 2010 | ||
| 16% | Lisa (Character) | - | 2008 | ||
| 39% | Caroline (Character) | - | 2007 | ||
| 90% | Wendy Savage (Character) | $6.6M | 2007 | ||
| 34% | Mrs. X (Character) | $25.9M | 2007 | ||
| 84% | Kate Burroughs (Character) | $33.0M | 2007 | ||
| 32% | Jesse (Character) | $30.6K | 2006 | ||
| 48% | Laura Marshall (Character) | $238.8K | 2006 | ||
| 65% | Claire (Character) | $399.9K | 2006 | ||
| 21% | Eleanor (Character) | $37.4M | 2006 | ||
| 92% | Joan Berkman (Character) | $7.4M | 2005 | ||
| 45% | Erin Bruner (Character) | $75.1M | 2005 | ||
| 55% | Louise Harrington (Character) | $175.4K | 2004 | ||
| 90% | Clara McMillen (Character) | $10.2M | 2004 | ||
| 64% | Sarah (Character) | $60.1M | 2003 | ||
| 89% | Annabeth Markum (Character) | $90.1M | 2003 | ||
| 19% | Constance Harraway (Character) | $19.6M | 2003 | ||
| 92% | Sherry Johnson (Character) | - | 2002 | ||
| 52% | Connie Parker (Character) | $35.2M | 2002 | ||
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary Ann Singleton (Character) | - | 2001 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Iris Bravard (Character) | - | 2001 | |
| 0% | No Score Yet | Rachel Van Dyke (Character) | - | 2000 | |
| 39% | Callie (Character) | $26.9K | 2000 | ||
| 82% | Bertha Dorset (Character) | $3.0M | 2000 | ||
| 95% | Sammy Prescott (Character) | $9.2M | 2000 | ||
| 14% | Lauren Hartman (Character) | - | 2000 | ||
| No Score Yet | Melissa Gardner Cobb (Character) | - | 1999 | ||
| 94% | Meryl Burbank/ | $125.6M | 1998 | ||
| 56% | Kate Whitney (Character) | $50.0M | 1997 | ||
| 77% | Janet Venable (Character) | $56.1M | 1996 | ||
| 23% | Dr. Karen Ross (Character) | $80.1M | 1995 | ||
| 43% | Nancy Lambert Newland (Character) | $3.4M | 1994 | ||
| No Score Yet | Lily Magraw (Character) | - | 1993 | ||
| 95% | Randi (Character) | $61.0M | 1993 | ||
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Phoebe (Character) | - | 1993 |
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| No Score Yet | 44% | Guest | 2024 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2019 2023 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2023 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Self | 2023 | |
| 100% | 81% | (Character) | 2022 | |
| No Score Yet | 61% | Guest | 2022 | |
| 82% | 85% | Wendy Byrde (Character) | 2017-2018 2020 2022 | |
| No Score Yet | 62% | Guest | 2022 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2015-2019 2022 | |
| No Score Yet | 49% | Guest | 2016 2018 2020 | |
| No Score Yet | 19% | Guest | 2017 2020 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2019-2020 | |
| 82% | 59% | Mary Ann (Character), Executive Producer | 2019 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2019 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2018 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2017 | |
| No Score Yet | 14% | Guest | 2015 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2015 | |
| 55% | 80% | Cathy Jamison (Character), Executive Producer | 2010-2013 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2010 2012 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Host | 2009-2012 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2010 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2009 | |
| 82% | 85% | Abigail Adams (Character) | 2008 | |
| No Score Yet | 91% | Dr. Gupta (Guest Voice) | 2006 | |
| 95% | 94% | Charlotte (Guest Voice), Mindy (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 | |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Marlene (Guest Voice) | 2002 | |
| 78% | No Score Yet | (Character) | 1998 | |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mary Ann Singleton (Character) | 1998 | |
| No Score Yet | 83% | (Guest Star) | 1994 |
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Laura Linney
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| 3 Nominations | |
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| February 5, 1964 | |
| New York City, New York, USA | |
Laura Linney is an American actress of film, television, and theatre. She is most well known for her performances in films such as The Truman Show , Mystic River and Kinsey , among others. As of 2012 she is playing the lead role of Cathy Jamison in the Showtime series "The Big C".
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Born: February 05, 1964
LAURA LINNEY Date of Birth: February 5, 1964 Daughter of respected off-Broadway playwright Romulus Linney, Linney was an only child who grew up in New York. Of her father she states, "My parents were divorced and I didn't grow up with him, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound." She studied at Brown University earning a degree before moving her studies to the Julliard School, followed by The Moscow Arts Theater School. Linney made her acting debut at... See All
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Laura Linney
Laura 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 receiving 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 (2003–2004) 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 .
As a film actress, Linney debuted 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 is 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).
Linney guest starred and voiced the character Marlene in the Season 6 episode " Dang Ol' Love ".
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- Laura Linney at Wikipedia
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An award-winning stage actress who grew up around New York theaters, Laura Linney's distinctive artistry immediately stood out from the Hollywood crowd when she began hitting film screens in the 1990s. Her multi-layered portrayal of hired actress-wife to unwitting husband Jim Carrey in "The Truman Show" (1998) was a breakout supporting role. Only two years later, she topped critics' year-end...
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Laura Linney is an American actress of film, television, and theatre. She is most well known for her performances in films such as The Truman Show, Mystic River and Kinsey, among others. As of 2012 she is playing the lead role of Cathy Jamison in the Showtime series "The Big C". 73rd Academy Awards, 2000 Best Actress — You Can Count on Me 77th Academy Awards, 2004 Best Supporting Actress ...
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