Laura Linney

Also Credited As:

Laura Legett Linney
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Biography

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 …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

Laura Legett Linney on February 5, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA

LATEST CREDITS

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Erin Bruner

Love Letters

Melissa Gardner

House of Curl

Actor

Upstairs, Downstairs

Host (Masterpiece)

The Big C

Catherine 'Cathy' Jamison

You Can Count on Me

Sammy Prescott

Jindabyne

Claire

Stand Up to Cancer

Actor

Mary Pickford

Narrator

The Savages

Wendy Savage

The Mothman Prophecies

Connie Mills

Running Mates

Lauren Hartman

Kinsey

Clara McMillen

Man of the Year

Eleanor Green

Maze

Callie

The Nanny Diaries

Mrs. X

Hyde Park On Hudson

Daisy

South Riding

Host (Masterpiece)

Congo

Karen Ross

The City of Your Final Destination

Caroline Gund

P.S.

Louise Harrington

Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City

Mary Ann Singleton

Primal Fear

Janet Venable

The 21st Independent Spirit Awards

Presenter

Armistead Maupin's Further Tales of the City

Mary Ann Singleton