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).
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | The Savages | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | Kinsey | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | Kinsey | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Mystic River | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actress | Kinsey | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kinsey | Nominated |
| SAG Awards | Best Actress | The Squid and the Whale | Nominated |
Ozark
as Wendy Byrde
Episodes: 44
First Aired: Jul 21, 2017
The Big C
as Cathy Jamison
Episodes: 40
First Aired: Aug 16, 2010
Tales of the City
as Mary Ann Singleton
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jun 07, 2019
John Adams
as Abigail Adams
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Mar 16, 2008
More Tales of the City
as Mary Ann Singleton
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 07, 1998
Frasier
as Charlotte Connor
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Tales of the City
as Mary Ann Singleton
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 28, 1993
Further Tales of the City
as Mary Ann Singleton
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 06, 2001
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 04, 1988
Law & Order
as Martha Bowen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
American Dad!
as Doctor Gupta (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
Frasier
as Mindy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
King of the Hill
as Marlene (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
BoJack Horseman
as Laura Linney (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 22, 2014
Masterpiece
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 149
First Aired: Jan 15, 2017
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
The View
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Finding Your Roots
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 24, 2012
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 03, 2023
The Vote
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 06, 2020
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 18, 2006
RI:SE
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 29, 2002
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Men In Blazers Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2014
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Coronavirus, Explained
as Self - Narrator
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 26, 2020
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
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