Laura Linney

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Masterpiece

    Masterpiece

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • BoJack Horseman

    BoJack Horseman

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Ozark

    Ozark

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Megan Mullally Show

    The Megan Mullally Show

  • The Truman Show

    The Truman Show

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • RI:SE

    RI:SE

  • The Exorcism of Emily Rose

    The Exorcism of Emily Rose

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • Mystic River

    Mystic River

  • The Big C

    The Big C

  • Sully

    Sully

  • Breach

    Breach

  • The Laramie Project

    The Laramie Project

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

  • The Life of David Gale

    The Life of David Gale

  • The Men in Blazers Show

    The Men in Blazers Show

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

  • Nocturnal Animals

    Nocturnal Animals

  • John Adams

    John Adams

  • The Roads Not Taken

    The Roads Not Taken

  • Kinsey

    Kinsey

  • Hyde Park on Hudson

    Hyde Park on Hudson

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

  • Mr. Holmes

    Mr. Holmes

  • Falling

    Falling

  • A Simple Twist of Fate

    A Simple Twist of Fate

  • The Nanny Diaries

    The Nanny Diaries

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • The Miracle Club

    The Miracle Club

  • A Farewell to Ozark

    A Farewell to Ozark

  • Driving Lessons

    Driving Lessons

  • The Details

    The Details

  • Dave

    Dave

  • Arthur Christmas

    Arthur Christmas

  • Tales of the City

    Tales of the City

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • Class of '61

    Class of '61

  • Maze

    Maze

  • You Can Count on Me

    You Can Count on Me

  • Absolute Power

    Absolute Power

  • Suncoast

    Suncoast

  • The Other Man

    The Other Man

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Be My Guest with Ina Garten

    Be My Guest with Ina Garten

  • Jindabyne

    Jindabyne

  • The Squid and the Whale

    The Squid and the Whale

  • Searching for Bobby Fischer

    Searching for Bobby Fischer

  • Genius

    Genius

  • Lorenzo's Oil

    Lorenzo's Oil

  • The Armenian Genocide

    The Armenian Genocide

  • Congo

    Congo

  • The Dinner

    The Dinner

  • The Mothman Prophecies

    The Mothman Prophecies

  • Bonnie

    Bonnie

  • Red Nose Day Actually

    Red Nose Day Actually

  • The Hottest State

    The Hottest State

  • The Savages

    The Savages

  • Coronavirus, Explained

    Coronavirus, Explained

  • Man of the Year

    Man of the Year

  • More Tales of the City

    More Tales of the City

  • Love Letters

    Love Letters

  • The City of Your Final Destination

    The City of Your Final Destination

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • Morning

    Morning

  • Olympia

    Olympia

  • Further Tales of the City

    Further Tales of the City

  • Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

    Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

    F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams

  • P.S.

    P.S.

  • Running Mates

    Running Mates

  • Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

    Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

  • Woodrow Wilson

    Woodrow Wilson

  • American Classic

    American Classic

  • The House of Mirth

    The House of Mirth

  • The Vote

    The Vote

  • Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

  • 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

  • The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

    The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

  • Sink Sank Sunk

    Sink Sank Sunk

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

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

  • Sympathy for Delicious

    Sympathy for Delicious

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

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

  • Mystic River: From Page to Screen

    Mystic River: From Page to Screen

  • The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

    The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

  • Lush

    Lush

  • The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

    The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

  • Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

    Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

  • Mary Pickford

    Mary Pickford

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

    Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment