Laura Linney - Overview

Date of Birth: Feb 05, 1964

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Nationality: United States

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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 lead in the refreshingly realistic family portrait, "You Can Count on Me" (2000). While residing comfortably under the radar of general public recognition, Linney's rare qualities were coveted by quality filmmakers, and the actress shone in Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River" (2004), Noah Baumbach's "The Squid and the Whale" (2005), and was Oscar-nominated as well for "Kinsey" (2004) and "The Savages" (2007). A multiple Emmy winner and star of the successful "John Adams" (HBO, 2008) miniseries, Linney returned to television to headline her own show, "The Big C" (Showtime, 2010- ) opposite Oliver Platt. On stage, film or televisi... Read More

Filmography (32)

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Sympathy for Delicious (2011)

The Details (2010)

Sympathy for Delicious (2010)

The City of Your Final Destination (2010)

The Other Man (2008)

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Milestones (48)

2011
Voiced the character of the North Pole Computer in the animated feature "Arthur Christmas"

2011
Nominated for the 2011 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy ("The Big C")

2010
Returned to Broadway to star as a photojournalist sidelined by a war injury in Donald Margulies's "Time Stands Still"; earned a Tony Award nomination for Leading Actress in a Play

2010
Starred in Showtime's "The Big C," about a suburban high school teacher who's diagnosed with a terminal case of skin cancer, and decides to turn her life around

2008
Portrayed Abigail Adams, wife of the second US president in the HBO mini-series "John Adams"; earned a SAG nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries

2008
Portrayed Abigail Adams, wife of the second US president in the HBO mini-series "John Adams"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries

2008
Portrayed Abigail Adams, wife of the second US president in the HBO mini-series "John Adams"; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress in a Miniseries

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