Laura Linney
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).
Absolute Power
(Kate Whitney)
Mystic River
(Annabeth Markum)
Love Actually
(Sarah)
Primal Fear
(Janet Venable)
Congo
(Dr. Karen Ross)
Wildcat
(Regina O'Connor)
Lorenzo's Oil
(Young Teacher)
The Mothman Prophecies
(Connie Mills)
The Squid and the Whale
(Joan Berkman)
Breach
(Kate Burroughs)
Jindabyne
(Claire)
Kinsey
(Clara McMillen)
Bonnie
(Self)
Driving Lessons
(Laura Marshall)
Dave
(Randi)
The Life of David Gale
(Constance Hallaway)
The Savages
(Wendy Savage)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
(Erin Bruner)
P.S.
(Louise Harrington)
The House of Mirth
(Bertha Dorset)
The Nanny Diaries
(Mrs. X)
Man of the Year
(Eleanor Green)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
(School Teacher)
You Can Count on Me
(Samantha Prescott)
The City of Your Final Destination
(Caroline Gund)
The Truman Show
(Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill)
A Simple Twist of Fate
(Nancy Lambert Newland)
The Other Man
(Lisa)
Wild Iris
(Iris Bravard)
The Laramie Project
(Sherry Johnson)
Arthur Christmas
(North Pole Computer (voice))
Sympathy for Delicious
(Nina Hogue)
Hyde Park on Hudson
(Daisy)
Class of '61
(Lily Magraw)
Lush
(Rachel Van Dyke)
Woodrow Wilson
(voice)
Maze
(Callie)
The Fifth Estate
(Sarah Shaw)
A Farewell to Ozark
(Self)
Mary Pickford
(Narrator)
Morning
(Doctor Goodman)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
(Narrator (voice))
Blind Spot
(Phoebe)
Love Letters
(Melissa Gardner Cobb)
Mr. Holmes
(Mrs. Munro)
Suncoast
(Kristine)
Running Mates
(Lauren Hartman)
Genius
(Louise Saunders)
Mon Clown
(Self (archive footage))
The Laughter & Secrets of 'Love Actually': 20 Years Later
(Self)
The Hottest State
(Jesse)
Sully
(Lorraine Sullenberger)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
(Chief Vincent)
The Dinner
(Claire Lohman)
Nocturnal Animals
(Anne Sutton)
Red Nose Day Actually
(Sarah (US version))
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
Annie Oakley
(Narrator (voice))
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
(Self)
The Armenian Genocide
(Maria Jacobsen (voice))
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
(Hannah Gill)
Olympia
(Herself)
The Roads Not Taken
(Rita)
Falling
(Sarah (45 Yrs))
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
(Self)
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
(Hannah Pitt)
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
(Zelda Fitzgerald)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(Self)
The Miracle Club
(Chrissie Ahearn)
The Details
(Lila)
Law & Order
(Martha Bowen)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
American Dad!
(Doctor Gupta (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The View
(Self)
RI:SE
Frasier
(Charlotte Connor)
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self)
Tales of the City
(Mary Ann Singleton)
John Adams
(Abigail Adams)
The Oscars
(Self)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
(Self)
The Big C
(Cathy Jamison)
More Tales of the City
(Mary Ann Singleton)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
Tony Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Further Tales of the City
(Mary Ann Singleton)
Ozark
(Wendy Byrde)
Frasier
(Mindy (voice))
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
American Experience
(Narrator (voice))
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Masterpiece
(Self - Narrator)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Vote
Tales of the City
(Mary Ann Singleton)
King of the Hill
(Marlene (voice))
The Men In Blazers Show
(Self)
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
(Self)
BoJack Horseman
(Laura Linney (voice))
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Coronavirus, Explained
(Self - Narrator)
The Megan Mullally Show
(Self - Guest)