facebook twitter rss
Laura Linney stars in "The Big C" on Showtime as Cathy.

Laura Linney starred most recently in the Emmy-winning HBO mini-series "John Adams." Her performance as Abigail Adams earned her Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG Award wins. She earned Oscar nominations for her critically acclaimed work in "Kinsey," "You Can Count on Me" and "The Savages." In 2010, she stars in the feature film "The Details," which was written and directed by Jacob Estes and also stars Tobey McGuire.

Laura Linney was recently seen in opposite Sir Anthony Hopkins in director James Ivory's "The City of Your Final Destination" which is an adaptation of Peter Cameron's novel by Oscar-winning writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala; "The Hottest State" directed by Ethan Hawke who also stars in the film; "The Savages" with Phillip Seymour Hoffman; "Jindabyne" which was shot entirely on location in the outback of Australia; the film adaptation of the best selling book "The Nanny Diaries"; Billy Ray's "Breach" opposite Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillippe; Barry Levinson's "Man of the Year" opposite Robin Williams and Christopher Walken; and "Driving Lessons" which was directed by Jeremy Brock.

Laura's additional credits include, Kenneth Lonergan's "You Can Count on Me" for which she was nominated for an Oscar, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Independent Spirit Award. She received the award for Best Actress from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics for her work in that film. In 2005, she received Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominations for her work in "The Squid And the Whale." In 2004, she starred in "Kinsey" opposite Liam Neeson and directed by Bill Condon, for which she was nominated for an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In addition, she won the award for "Best Supporting Actress" by the National Board of Review for her work in "Kinsey."

In 2003, Laura appeared in the ensemble romantic comedy "Love Actually" written and directed by Richard Curtis. She was also seen that year in "Mystic River" directed by Clint Eastwood. Laura was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama by The British Academy of Film and Television Arts for "Mystic River." Her other credits include "Congo," "Absolute Power," directed by Clint Eastwood, "Primal Fear" opposite Richard Gere and directed by Gregory Hoblit, "The Truman Show" opposite Jim Carrey, "The House of Mirth," "Lorenzo's Oil," "Dave," "Searching for Bobby Fisher," "A Simple Twist of Fate," "The Mothman Prophecies," "The Life of David Gale," "PS" and "The Exorcism of Emily Rose."



Laura returned to television in 2004 on the NBC comedy "Frasier." She appeared in four episodes as Dr. Frasier Crane's love interest, Charlotte. For this role, Laura won a 2004 Emmy Award for Best Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She previously won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress for Showtime's "Wild Iris" opposite Gena Rowlands. Additional television appearances include the lead role of Mary Ann Singleton in PBS's "Tales of the City" based on the novels by Armistead Maupin, a role which she reprised in "More Tales of the City" for Showtime. Laura was also seen opposite Joanne Woodward in the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of "Blind Spot" and opposite Steven Weber in "Love Letters" directed by Stanley Donen.

Linney is a graduate of Juilliard. She was nominated for a Tony for her performance in Richard Eyre's "The Crucible," opposite Liam Neeson. Laura recently starred in Donald Margulies' Broadway staging of "Sight Unseen," the same play she did 12 years earlier. For her role as Patricia she received a Tony nomination as well as nominations from the Drama League, the Drama Desk Club and the Outer Critic Circle for Outstanding Actress in a play. Her additional theatre credits include roles in the Broadway presentations of "Six Degrees of Separation;" "The Seagull;" "Hedda Gabler," for which she won a 1994 Calloway Award; Phillip Barry's "Holiday," a comedy of manners, opposite Tony Goldwyn; "Honour," "Sight Unseen," for which she earned a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk nomination; and John Guare's "Landscape of the Body" at the Yale Repertory Theatre.



LAURA LINNEY: FACTS

How tall is Laura Linney? How old is Laura Linney? Find out here.

Age: 48 years old
Birthday: February 5, 1964
Height: 5' 7"
Full Name / Real Name: Laura Leggett Linney
Birthplace: New York, NY
Husband: Marc Schauer (5/2/2009)
David Adkins (9/2/1995)





Miranda Richardson in "World Without End" Cynthia Nixon and Miranda Richardson to Star in 'World Without End' — A sequel to "The Pillars of the Earth," the ReelzChannel epic mini-series, based upon Ken Follett's bestseller, also stars Ben Chaplin, Peter Firth and Charlotte Riley. Read more...
Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Joins 'The Big C' Cast — The Academy Award-winning actress will play Joy, a cancer survivor who uses her unique experience to inspire and motivate others. Read more...
Hugh Dancy Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey Join 'The Big C' Cast — The British star and indie queen will join the legendary Alan Alda in the new season of the Showtime comedy, premiering Monday, June 27. Read more...
SEE ALL THE BIG C NEWS


 
 
LAURA LINNEY: TWITTER
May 26, 2012
#LauraLinney's an amazing actress she's smart and funny..... The Big C's a fantastic tv show.
3 hours ago
How does Laura Linney look nude?
6 hours ago
I'm #LauraLinney, and this is Masterpiece Classic. #downtonabbey
8 hours ago
I have this very vivid fantasy involving a slumber party with #LauraLinney that I live in every time I take a sleeping pill.
10 hours ago
 
leticia says:
Laura Linney is amazing in this show! WOW, She better win an emmy
Post a Comment
Display Name
E-mail (optional)
(not displayed with comment)
URL (optional)
Comment
  BB code and links are not permitted.