Laura Linney on screen and stage
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Laura Linney is an American actress who has played roles in film, television and theater
Linney started her film career with minor roles in Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Dave (1993), Primal Fear (1996), and Absolute Power (1997). She rose to prominence earning Academy Award nominations for You Can Count on Me (2000), Kinsey (2004) and The Savages (2007). She earned acclaim for her roles The Truman Show (1998), Mystic River (2003), Love Actually and The Squid and the Whale (2005). Linney took supporting roles in films such as Man of the Year (2006), The Nanny Diaries (2007), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Mr. Holmes (2015), Genius (2016), and Sully (2016).
Linney is also known for her starring roles in television. She came to prominence for her role in the television film Wild Iris (2001) and for her role as Charlotte in the NBC sitcom Frasier (2004). For her portrayal as Abigail Adams in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008) she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. She earned stardom and acclaim for her leading roles as Cathy Jamison in the Showtime comedy series The Big C (2010–2013) and as Wendy Byrde in the Netflix drama series Ozark (2017–2022).
She made her Broadway debut in the play Six Degrees of Separation in 1992. She went on to receive five Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nominations for her roles in Arthur Miller's The Crucible (2002), Donald Margulies Sight Unseen (2005), and Time Stands Still (2010), Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (2017), and Elizabeth Strout's My Name Is Lucy Barton (2020). She also acted in Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2008) and Summer, 1976 (2023).
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Young Teacher | |
| 1993 | Dave | Randi | |
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | School Teacher | ||
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | Nancy Lambert Newland | |
| 1995 | Congo | Karen Ross | |
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Janet Venable | |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Kate Whitney | |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill | |
| 1999 | Lush | Rachel Van Dyke | |
| 2000 | You Can Count on Me | Samantha "Sammy" Prescott | |
| The House of Mirth | Bertha Dorset | ||
| Maze | Callie | ||
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Sherry Johnson | |
| The Mothman Prophecies | Officer Connie Mills | ||
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Constance Harraway | |
| Mystic River | Annabeth Markum | ||
| Love Actually | Sarah | ||
| 2004 | P.S. | Louise Harrington | |
| Kinsey | Clara McMillen | ||
| 2005 | The Squid and the Whale | Joan Berkman | |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Erin Bruner | ||
| 2006 | Driving Lessons | Laura Marshall | |
| Jindabyne | Claire | ||
| The Hottest State | Jesse | ||
| Man of the Year | Eleanor Green | ||
| 2007 | The Savages | Wendy Savage | |
| Breach | Kate Burroughs | ||
| The Nanny Diaries | Mrs. X | ||
| 2008 | The Other Man | Lisa | |
| 2009 | The City of Your Final Destination | Caroline | |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Nina Hogue | |
| Morning | Dr. Goodman | ||
| 2011 | The Details | Lila | |
| Arthur Christmas | North Pole Computer | Voice | |
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Margaret Suckley | |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Sarah Shaw | |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Mrs. Munro | |
| 2016 | Genius | Louise Saunders | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Chief Rebecca Vincent | ||
| Sully | Lorraine Sullenberger | ||
| Nocturnal Animals | Anne Sutton | Cameo | |
| 2017 | The Dinner | Claire Lohman | |
| 2020 | Falling | Sarah Peterson | |
| The Roads Not Taken | Rita | ||
| 2023 | The Miracle Club | Chrissie Ahearn | |
| Wildcat[1] | Regina | ||
| 2024 | Suncoast | Kristine |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Class of '61 | Lily Magraw | TV movie |
| Blind Spot | Phoebe | TV movie | |
| Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Martha Bowen | Episode: "Blue Bamboo" |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Love Letters | Melisa Gardner Cobb | TV movie |
| 2000 | Running Mates | Lauren Hartman | TV movie |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| Wild Iris | Iris Bravard | TV movie | |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Marlene | Voice; Episode: "Dang Ol' Love" |
| 2003–2004 | Frasier | Mindy / Charlotte | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | American Dad! | Doctor Gupta | Voice; Episode: "Roger 'n' Me" |
| 2008 | John Adams | Abigail Adams | Miniseries; 7 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | The Big C | Cathy Jamison | 40 episodes, also executive producer |
| 2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Herself | Episode: "Brave" |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually | Sarah | Television short film[a] |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Florence Harding | Segment: "Harding" | |
| Sink Sank Sunk | Mitzi Mills | TV movie | |
| 2017–2022 | Ozark | Wendy Byrde | 44 episodes, also director |
| 2018 | BoJack Horseman | Herself | Voice; Episode: "The Dog Days Are Over" |
| 2019 | Portrait Artist of the Year | Herself | Episode: "Laura Linney" |
| Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Main cast; 9 episodes[2][3] | |
| 2020 | Coronavirus, Explained | Narrator | Episode: "The Race for a Vaccine" |
| American Experience | Additional voices | Episode: "The Vote" | |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Joanne Woodward | Voice; docuseries |
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Herself | 2 episodes |
Theatre[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Dates | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1992 | Six Degrees of Separation | Tess (understudy) | November 8, 1990 – January 5, 1992 | Vivian Beaumont Theatre |
| 1992 | Sight Unseen | Grete | January 7, 1992- March 22, 1992 | Orpheum Theatre |
| 1992–1993 | The Seagull | Nina | November 29, 1992 – January 10, 1993 | Lyceum Theatre |
| 1994 | Hedda Gabler | Thea Elvsted | July 10, 1994– August 7, 1994 | Criterion Center Stage Right |
| 1995–1996 | Holiday | Linda Seton | December 3, 1995 – January 14, 1996 | Circle in the Square Theatre |
| 1998 | Honour | Claudia | April 26, 1998 – June 14, 1998 | Belasco Theatre |
| 2000 | Uncle Vanya | Yelena Andreyevna | April 30, 2000 – June 11, 2000 | Brooks Atkinson Theatre |
| 2002 | The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor | March 7, 2002 – June 9, 2002 | Virginia Theatre |
| 2004 | Sight Unseen | Patricia | May 25, 2004 – July 25, 2004 | Biltmore Theatre |
| 2008 | Les liaisons dangereuses | La Marquise de Merteuil | May 1, 2008 – July 6, 2008 | American Airlines Theatre |
| 2010–2011 | Time Stands Still | Sarah Goodwin | January 28, 2010 – January 30, 2011 | Cort Theatre |
| 2017 | The Little Foxes | Regina Giddens / Birdie Hubbard | April 19, 2017 – July 2, 2017 | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre |
| 2018 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Lucy Barton | June 2, 2018 – June 24, 2018 | Bridge Theatre |
| 2019 | January 23, 2019 – February 16, 2019 | |||
| 2020 | January 4, 2020 – February 29, 2020 | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre | ||
| 2023 | Summer, 1976 | Diana | April 4, 2023 – June 10, 2023 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Not featured in original UK broadcast