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Laura Leggett Linney
February 5, 1964 New York City, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Brown University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Romulus Zachariah Linney (great-great-grandfather) |
Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is a famous American actress. She has won many important awards for her acting. These include two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. She has also been nominated for three Academy Awards (also known as the Oscars) and five Tony Awards (for theater).
Laura Linney started acting on Broadway in 1990. She later received Tony Award nominations for her work in plays like The Crucible and Time Stands Still. On television, she won her first Emmy for the film Wild Iris. She also won Emmys for the TV show Frasier and the miniseries John Adams. From 2010 to 2013, she starred in The Big C, winning another Emmy. Later, from 2017 to 2022, she was a main star in the Netflix crime series Ozark.
In movies, Laura Linney first appeared in Lorenzo's Oil (1992). She earned Academy Award nominations for her roles in You Can Count on Me (2000), Kinsey (2004), and The Savages (2007). She is also well-known for her parts in popular films like The Truman Show (1998), Mystic River (2003), and Love Actually (2003).
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Laura Linney's Early Life and Education
Laura Linney was born in Manhattan, New York City. Her mother, Ann Perse, was a nurse. Her father, Romulus Zachariah Linney IV, was a playwright and a professor. Laura spent her summers with her father in New Hampshire. She fell in love with acting by working with a local theater group from age eleven. Her great-great-grandfather was a U.S. Congressman named Romulus Zachariah Linney. She also has a half-sister named Susan.
Laura graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in 1982. This is a special preparatory school in New England. She then went to Northwestern University before moving to Brown University. At Brown, she studied acting and was part of the university's student theater group. In her last year at Brown, she acted in one of her father's plays. She played Lady Ada Lovelace in Childe Byron.
Linney finished Brown University in 1986. She then studied acting at the Juilliard School from 1986 to 1990. In 2003, Brown University gave her an honorary degree. Juilliard also gave her an honorary degree in 2009 when she gave their graduation speech.
Her Acting Career
Starting Out in the 1990s
Laura Linney began her career with small roles in movies in the early 1990s. These included Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and Dave (1993). In 1993, she starred as Mary Ann Singleton in the TV show Tales of the City. She played this role again in 1998 in More Tales of the City. In 1994, she was a guest star in an episode of Law & Order.
Throughout the 1990s, Linney performed a lot on Broadway and in other plays. She won an award for her role in Hedda Gabler in 1994. She also appeared in a play called Holiday.
She then got roles in several exciting thrillers. These included Congo (1995), Primal Fear (1996), and Absolute Power (1997). She became very well-known in Hollywood in 1998. This was for her role as Jim Carrey's wife in the science-fiction comedy-drama film The Truman Show.
Big Roles in the 2000s
In 2000, Laura Linney starred in the film You Can Count on Me. Critics loved the movie, and Linney was nominated for an Oscar for her performance. In 2001, she played Mary Ann Singleton again in Further Tales of the City. In 2002, she starred in Wild Iris and won her first Emmy Award.
In 2002, she was in the Broadway play The Crucible with Liam Neeson. She received a Tony Award nomination for this role. Also in 2002, Linney sang a song called "Please Can I Keep It?" on a children's music CD.
In 2003, Linney appeared in Clint Eastwood's film Mystic River. The movie was highly praised. Linney also starred in the popular holiday film Love Actually that same year. She was also in The Life of David Gale (2003).
In 2004, she worked with Liam Neeson again in Kinsey. She played the wife of the main character. She was nominated for an Oscar for this role. That same year, she had a recurring role in the comedy series Frasier. She played Charlotte, a love interest for the main character, and won her second Emmy Award. Also in 2004, she starred in the Broadway play Sight Unseen. She earned her second Tony Award nomination for her performance.
In 2005, Linney starred in the comedy-drama The Squid and the Whale. Critics gave it great reviews. She received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her acting. Linney also appeared in Man of the Year (2006) with Robin Williams. She was also in The Nanny Diaries (2007).
In 2006, Linney played Claire in the Australian movie Jindabyne. This movie was filmed in Australia. It explores how people react to difficult situations and how relationships change.
Linney also appeared in The Savages with Philip Seymour Hoffman. She received her third Oscar nomination for this role.
In 2008, Linney played Abigail Adams in the HBO miniseries John Adams. Paul Giamatti played John Adams. The series won many awards, including 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. Linney won her third Primetime Emmy Award for her performance. Since 2009, Linney has hosted the PBS TV series Masterpiece Classic.
In 2009, Linney took part in We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. She read parts from speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. This event was held in Washington, D.C. and celebrated the start of Barack Obama's presidency.
Her Work in the 2010s
In 2010, Linney starred in the Broadway play Time Stands Still. She received her third Tony Award nomination for this role. That same year, Linney returned to TV in the Showtime series The Big C. She was both an actress and a producer on the show. She played a suburban wife and mother dealing with cancer. In 2011, she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance. In 2013, she won her fourth Primetime Emmy Award for the show's final season.
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In 2012, she starred in Hyde Park on Hudson with Bill Murray. Murray played Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 2015, she starred in Mr. Holmes with Ian McKellen. This film received excellent reviews. In 2016, she appeared in Clint Eastwood's Sully with Tom Hanks. The movie was very successful.
She also starred in Genius (2016) and appeared in Nocturnal Animals (2016).
From 2017 to 2022, she was in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark with Jason Bateman. She has been nominated for several awards for her work on this show.
In 2017, she starred in the Broadway play The Little Foxes. She received her fourth Tony Award nomination for this role. In 2018, Linney starred in a play called My Name Is Lucy Barton in London.
Linney played Mary Ann Singleton again in the 2019 Netflix miniseries Tales of the City.
Her Work in the 2020s
In 2020, Linney starred in Falling, directed by and starring Viggo Mortensen. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She also starred in The Roads Not Taken with Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning.
In 2020, Linney brought her play My Name Is Lucy Barton to Broadway. Critics praised her performance, calling her "luminous". She received a Drama Desk Award and her fifth Tony Award nomination for this role.
In 2020, it was announced that Linney would star in the Irish film drama The Miracle Club. This movie is about a group of women from Dublin on a trip to France. The Miracle Club premiered in 2023.
In 2022, Linney directed an episode of Ozark. This was her first time directing for television.
In 2023, Linney starred on Broadway in the play Summer, 1976.
Laura Linney's Personal Life
Laura Linney married actor David Adkins in 1995; they divorced in 2000. She married Marc Schauer in May 2009. On her wedding day, actor Liam Neeson walked her down the aisle. On January 8, 2014, when she was 49 years old, Laura Linney gave birth to a son.
Filmography
Awards and Nominations
Laura Linney has won many awards. These include two Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award and five Tony Awards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated Linney for:
- 73rd Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, for You Can Count on Me (2000)
- 77th Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for Kinsey (2004)
- 80th Academy Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, for The Savages (2007)
See also
In Spanish: Laura Linney para niños
