Laura Linney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-02-05 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Laura Linney

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Ozark

    Ozark

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Truman Show

    The Truman Show

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Big C

    The Big C

  • Masterpiece

    Masterpiece

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Mystic River

    Mystic River

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Sully

    Sully

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • Breach

    Breach

  • The Details

    The Details

  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

  • Kinsey

    Kinsey

  • RI:SE

    RI:SE

  • Falling

    Falling

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Driving Lessons

    Driving Lessons

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • Jindabyne

    Jindabyne

  • Olympia

    Olympia

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Genius

    Genius

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • The Savages

    The Savages

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • Bonnie

    Bonnie

  • The Nanny Diaries

    The Nanny Diaries

  • Love Letters

    Love Letters

  • The Squid and the Whale

    The Squid and the Whale

  • Morning

    Morning

  • P.S.

    P.S.

  • Congo

    Congo

  • The Life of David Gale

    The Life of David Gale

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson

  • Mr. Holmes

    Mr. Holmes

  • Lorenzo's Oil

    Lorenzo's Oil

  • The Miracle Club

    The Miracle Club

  • Running Mates

    Running Mates

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • Red Nose Day Actually

    Red Nose Day Actually

  • The City of Your Final Destination

    The City of Your Final Destination

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • You Can Count on Me

    You Can Count on Me

  • A Simple Twist of Fate

    A Simple Twist of Fate

  • 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

  • A Farewell to Ozark

    A Farewell to Ozark

  • Man of the Year

    Man of the Year

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer

  • The Roads Not Taken

    The Roads Not Taken

  • The Laramie Project

    The Laramie Project

  • Suncoast

    Suncoast

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • The Hottest State

    The Hottest State

  • The Mothman Prophecies

    The Mothman Prophecies

  • Class of '61

    Class of '61

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • Hyde Park on Hudson

    Hyde Park on Hudson

  • Sink Sank Sunk

    Sink Sank Sunk

  • Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

    Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

  • Dave

    Dave

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

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

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

  • Be My Guest with Ina Garten

    Be My Guest with Ina Garten

  • The Other Man

    The Other Man

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

    The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

  • Further Tales of the City

    Further Tales of the City

  • Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

    Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • American Classic

    American Classic

  • Maze

    Maze

  • The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

  • Sympathy for Delicious

    Sympathy for Delicious

  • The Dinner

    The Dinner

  • Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

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

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

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

    F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • But When We Dance

    But When We Dance

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

  • Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford

  • Lush

    Lush

  • Mystic River: From Page to Screen

    Mystic River: From Page to Screen

  • Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

    Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

  • Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

    Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley