Acting
Laura Linney
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. Linney is also an established film actress. She made her film debut with a minor role in Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for the dramas You Can Count on Me (2000), Kinsey (2004), and The Savages (2007). She's also known for her performances in Primal Fear (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Mystic River and Love Actually (both 2003), The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Nanny Diaries (2007), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Mr. Holmes (2015), Sully and Nocturnal Animals (both 2016).
Filmography
Rode to Ruin
Film · 2027
Onwards and Sideways
Film · 2026
Euphoria: A Look Back
Film · 2026
American Classic
Series · 2026
Lanterns
Series · 2026
The American Revolution
Series · 2025
Wildcat
Film · 2024
Suncoast
Film · 2024
The Miracle Club
Film · 2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Series · 2023
Bonnie
Film · 2022
A Farewell to Ozark
Film · 2022
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
Film · 2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Series · 2022
The Roads Not Taken
Film · 2020
Falling
Film · 2020
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Film · 2020
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
Film · 2020
Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment
Film · 2020
The Vote
Series · 2020
Coronavirus, Explained
Series · 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Tales of the City
Series · 2019
Olympia
Film · 2018
Sink Sank Sunk
Series · 2018
The Dinner
Film · 2017
Red Nose Day Actually
Film · 2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Film · 2017
Ozark
Series · 2017
Masterpiece
Series · 2017
Genius
Film · 2016
Sully
Film · 2016
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Film · 2016
Nocturnal Animals
Film · 2016
Mr. Holmes
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Men in Blazers Show
Series · 2014
BoJack Horseman
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Fifth Estate
Film · 2013
Morning
Film · 2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Film · 2013
Hyde Park on Hudson
Film · 2012
The Details
Film · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
Arthur Christmas
Film · 2011
Sympathy for Delicious
Film · 2010
The Big C
Series · 2010
The City of Your Final Destination
Film · 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
The Other Man
Film · 2008
John Adams
Series · 2008
Breach
Film · 2007
The Savages
Film · 2007
The Nanny Diaries
Film · 2007
The Hottest State
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Jindabyne
Film · 2006
Driving Lessons
Film · 2006
Man of the Year
Film · 2006
Annie Oakley
Film · 2006
The Armenian Genocide
Film · 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Series · 2006
The Squid and the Whale
Film · 2005
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Film · 2005
Mary Pickford
Film · 2005
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
Film · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
Kinsey
Film · 2004
P.S.
Film · 2004
Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Film · 2004
Mystic River
Film · 2003
Love Actually
Film · 2003
The Life of David Gale
Film · 2003
Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
The Mothman Prophecies
Film · 2002
The Laramie Project
Film · 2002
Woodrow Wilson
Film · 2002
RI:SE
Series · 2002
Wild Iris
Film · 2001
Maze
Film · 2001
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
Film · 2001
Further Tales of the City
Series · 2001
The House of Mirth
Film · 2000
You Can Count on Me
Film · 2000
Running Mates
Film · 2000
Lush
Film · 1999
Love Letters
Film · 1999
The Truman Show
Film · 1998
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
Film · 1998
More Tales of the City
Series · 1998
Absolute Power
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
King of the Hill
Series · 1997
Primal Fear
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Congo
Film · 1995
A Simple Twist of Fate
Film · 1994
Dave
Film · 1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Film · 1993
Class of '61
Film · 1993
Blind Spot
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Tales of the City
Series · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Lorenzo's Oil
Film · 1992
Law & Order
Series · 1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
Film · 1985
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Joy of Sex
Film