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Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Actor · born 5 February 1964 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Where to start: The Truman Show (1998).

As actor 77

TV shows 23

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Laura Linney movie?

By viewer score, The Truman Show (1998) at 8.2/10.

What are Laura Linney’s most popular movies?

The Truman Show, Nocturnal Animals, Sully.

How many movies has Laura Linney made?

77 films on TMDB, 77 as actor.

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