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| Laura Linney | |
|---|---|
 Linney at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 | |
| Born | Laura Leggett Linney (1964-02-05) February 5, 1964 (age 60) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Northfield Mount Hermon School |
| Alma mater | Brown University Juilliard School |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) |
David Adkins (m. 1995; div. 2000) Marc Schauer (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Romulus Linney |
| Relatives | Romulus Zachariah Linney (great-great-grandfather) |
Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. She has also been nominated for three Academy Awards and four 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) and Time Stands Still (2010), 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 2010–13, she starred in the Showtime series The Big C, which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013. She currently stars in the Netflix series Ozark.
Linney is also an established film actress. She made her screen debut in the film Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for You Can Count On Me (2000), Kinsey (2004), and The Savages (2007). Her other films include Primal Fear (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Mystic River (2003), Love Actually (2003), The Squid and the Whale (2005), The Nanny Diaries (2007), Sully (2016), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
Early life and education
Linney was born in Manhattan. Her mother Miriam Anderson "Ann" Perse (née Leggett) was a nurse at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and her father Romulus Zachariah Linney IV (1930–2011) was a playwright and professor. Linney's paternal great-great-grandfather was Republican U.S. Congressman Romulus Zachariah Linney. She grew up in modest circumstances, living with her mother in a small one-bedroom apartment. She has a half-sister named Susan from her father's second marriage.
Linney is a 1982 graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School, an elite preparatory school in New England for which she currently serves as the chair of the Arts Advisory Council. She then attended Northwestern University before transferring to Brown University, where she studied acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh and served on the board of Production Workshop, the university's student theater group. During her senior year at Brown, she performed in one of her father's plays as Lady Ada Lovelace in a production of Childe Byron, a drama in which poet Lord Byron mends a taut, distant relationship with his daughter Ada.
Linney graduated from Brown in 1986. She went on to study acting at the Juilliard School as a member of Group 19 (1986–90), which also included Jeanne Tripplehorn. She received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard when she delivered the school's commencement address in 2009.
Career
Film
Linney first appeared in minor roles in a few early 1990s films, including Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and Dave (1993), before coming to prominence in the public television miniseries Tales of the City in 1993. She was then cast in a series of high-profile thrillers, including Congo (1995), Primal Fear (1996) and Absolute Power (1997). She made her Hollywood breakthrough in 1998, praised for playing Jim Carrey's on-screen wife in The Truman Show. Linney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the 2000 film You Can Count On Me. The same year, she also appeared in the role of an artist's model in the low-budget film Maze with Rob Morrow. In 2003, Linney appeared in several notable films, including The Life of David Gale, Love Actually, and Mystic River. The latter film earned her a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her 2004 performance in Kinsey, again as the title character's wife, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2005, Linney starred in the horror film The Exorcism of Emily Rose and the comedy-drama The Squid and the Whale. For the latter role, she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. In 2006, Linney appeared in the political satire Man of the Year, the comedy Driving Lessons (starring Rupert Grint), and the Australian drama Jindabyne by Ray Lawrence. Jindabyne was based on Raymond Carver's short story So Much Water so Close to Home. In 2007, Linney appeared in the spy thriller Breach, the comedy-drama The Nanny Diaries opposite Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans, and based on the book by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, and The Savages with Philip Seymour Hoffman. She received a third Academy Award nomination for The Savages, this time for Best Actress. In 2008, Linney starred in The Other Man, opposite Liam Neeson, with whom she had starred in Kinsey and Love Actually, and Antonio Banderas. In 2012, she starred opposite Bill Murray in Hyde Park on Hudson. In 2016, she starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. She will be starring alongside Chris Pratt, Naomi Watts, Mira Sorvino, Rebecca Hall, Hailee Steinfeld, Nicolas Cage, Eddie Redmayne, Jordana Brewster and Toni Garrn in Callander Square.
Television
Linney starred as Mary Ann Singleton in the television adaptations of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books (1993, 1998, and 2001). She won her first Emmy Award in 2002 for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" for Wild Iris. In 2004, she won her second Emmy as "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series," for her recurring role as the final love interest of Frasier Crane in the television series Frasier. In 2008, she won an Emmy in the category "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" for her portrayal of Abigail Adams, wife of the second president of the United States, in the HBO miniseries John Adams. In October 1994, Linney guest-starred in an episode of Law & Order (episode "Blue Bamboo") as Martha Bowen. She played a blonde American singer who successfully claimed "battered woman syndrome" as a defense to the murder of a Japanese businessman. Linney returned to series television as actress and executive producer in Showtime's half-hour series about cancer, The Big C, which debuted in mid-2010. She starred as a suburban wife and mother who explores the emotional ups and downs of suffering cancer, and the changes it brings to her life and her sense of who she is. She won a Golden Globe award for her performance in January 2011. Since 2009, Linney has served as host of the PBS television series Masterpiece Classic. In 2017, she began starring as Wendy Byrde alongside Jason Bateman, in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.
Theater
Linney's extensive stage credits on Broadway and elsewhere include Hedda Gabler, for which she won the 1994 Joe A. Callaway Award, and Holiday in December 1995 through January 1996 (based on the 1938 movie starring Katharine Hepburn). She received a Best Actress Tony Award nomination for her role in the Broadway production of The Crucible in March 2002 through June 2002. She was nominated again in 2005 for Sight Unseen, in which she appeared on Broadway in May 2004 through July 2004. Linney also appeared on Sandra Boynton's children's CD, Philadelphia Chickens, on which she sings "Please Can I Keep It?," and played La Marquise de Merteuil in a revival of Christopher Hampton's play Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Linney had a three-month run on Broadway in the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies, from January 28, 2010, through March 27, 2010. She was nominated for a 2010 Tony award for Best Leading Actress in a Play. The play returned to Broadway with most of the original cast in September 2010 and closed on January 30, 2011.
She appeared on Broadway in the revival of The Little Foxes, which opened officially on April 19, 2017 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. She alternated the roles of Regina and Birdie with Cynthia Nixon.
Personal life
Linney married David Adkins in 1995; they divorced in 2000. In 2007, she became engaged to Marc Schauer, a real estate agent from Telluride, Colorado. On her wedding day in May 2009, actor Liam Neeson walked her down the aisle. On January 8, 2014, Linney gave birth to a son, Bennett Armistead Schauer. Linney was a guest and presenter at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on January 18, 2009.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Young Teacher | |
| 1993 | Dave | Randi | |
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | School Teacher | ||
| 1994 | A Simple Twist of Fate | Nancy Lambert Newland | |
| 1995 | Congo | Dr. Karen Ross | |
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Janet Venable | |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Kate Whitney | |
| 1998 | The Truman Show | Meryl Burbank/Hannah Gill | |
| 1999 | Lush | Rachel Van Dyke | |
| 2000 | You Can Count On Me | Samantha "Sammy" Prescott | |
| The House of Mirth | Bertha Dorset | ||
| Maze | Callie | ||
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Sherry Johnson | |
| The Mothman Prophecies | Officer Connie Mills | ||
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | Constance Harraway | |
| Mystic River | Annabeth Markum | ||
| Love Actually | Sarah | ||
| 2004 | P.S. | Louise Harrington | |
| Kinsey | Clara McMillen | ||
| 2005 | The Squid and the Whale | Joan Berkman | |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Erin Bruner | ||
| 2006 | Driving Lessons | Laura Marshall | |
| Jindabyne | Claire | ||
| The Hottest State | Jesse | ||
| Man of the Year | Eleanor Green | ||
| 2007 | The Savages | Wendy Savage | |
| Breach | Kate Burroughs | ||
| The Nanny Diaries | Mrs. X | ||
| 2008 | The Other Man | Lisa | |
| 2009 | The City of Your Final Destination | Caroline | |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Nina Hogue | |
| Morning | Dr. Goodman | ||
| 2011 | The Details | Lila | |
| Arthur Christmas | North Pole Computer (voice) | ||
| 2012 | Hyde Park on Hudson | Margaret Suckley | |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Sarah Shaw | |
| 2015 | Mr. Holmes | Mrs. Munro | |
| 2016 | Genius | Louise Saunders | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Rebecca Vincent | ||
| Sully | Lorraine Sullenberger | ||
| Nocturnal Animals | Anne Sutton | Cameo | |
| 2017 | The Dinner | Claire Lohman |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Class of '61 | Lily Magraw | TV movie |
| 1993 | Blind Spot | Phoebe | TV movie |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries: 7 episodes |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Martha Bowen | Episode: "Blue Bamboo" |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries: 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Love Letters | Melisa Gardner Cobb | TV movie |
| 2000 | Running Mates | Lauren Hartman | TV movie |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries: 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Wild Iris | Iris Bravard | TV movie |
| 2002 | King of the Hill | Marlene (voice) | Episode: "Dang Ol' Love" |
| 2003–2004 | Frasier | Mindy / Charlotte | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | American Dad! | Doctor Gupta (voice) | Episode: "Roger 'n' Me" |
| 2008 | John Adams | Abigail Adams | Miniseries: 7 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | The Big C | Cathy Jamison | 40 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2016 | Inside Amy Schumer | Herself | Episode: "Brave" |
| 2017 | Red Nose Day Actually | Sarah | Television short film |
| 2017 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Florence Harding | Segment: "Harding" |
| 2017–present | Ozark | Wendy Byrde | 20 episodes |
| 2017 | Sink Sank Sunk | Mitzi Mills | TV movie |
| 2018 | Bojack Horseman | Herself | Episode: "The Dog Days Are Over" |
| 2018 | Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | Miniseries: In production |
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Role | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1992 | Six Degrees of Separation | Tess | Nov 8, 1990 – Jan 5, 1992 Understudy |
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| 1992 | Sight Unseen | Grete | ||
| 1992–1993 | The Seagull | Nina | Nov 29, 1992 – Jan 10, 1993 | |
| 1994 | Hedda Gabler | Thea Elvsted | Jul 10 – Aug 7, 1994 | |
| 1995–1996 | Holiday | Linda Seton | Dec 3, 1995 – Jan 14, 1996 | |
| 1998 | Honour | Claudia | Apr 26 – Jun 14, 1998 | |
| 2000 | Uncle Vanya | Yelena Andreyevna | Apr 30 – Jun 11, 2000 | |
| 2002 | The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor | Mar 7 – Jun 9, 2002 | |
| 2004 | Sight Unseen | Patricia | May 25 – Jul 25, 2004 | |
| 2008 | Les liaisons dangereuses | La Marquise de Merteuil | May 1 – Jul 6, 2008 | |
| 2010–2011 | Time Stands Still | Sarah Goodwin | Jan 28, 2010 – Jan 30, 2011 | |
| 2017 | The Little Foxes | Regina Giddens / Birdie Hubbard | Apr 19 – Jul 2, 2017 | |
| 2018 | My Name Is Lucy Barton | Lucy Barton | Jun 2 – Jun 24, 2018 | Bridge Theatre |
Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Laura LinneyNotes
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References
- "Laura Linney Biography (1964–)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- "Laura Linney Biography – Yahoo! Movies". Movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2009
- Cloninger Boggs, Mary Olivia (1981). The indubitable Busbees and their kin. M.O.C. Boggs. p. 105.
- Studio 360 broadcast, March 28, 2010
- Cohen, Patrica, "Genuine Actress Flirts With Stardom," NY Times, January 20, 2010
- "Laura Linney". All Movie Guide. The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- "Alumni News". The Juilliard School. September 2007. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- "Laura Linney to Deliver Commencement Address and Receive Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts at Juilliard's 104th Commencement Ceremony". Press Release. The Juilliard School. May 2009. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- "Linney Opens The Nanny Diaries". Cinemablend.com. March 14, 2006. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- "Philip Seymour Hoffman's Next is The Savages". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- Laura Linney Emmy Award Winner
- Bryant, Adam (August 27, 2009). "Showtime and Laura Linney to Tackle Cancer in New Series". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- Petski, Denise (July 27, 2016). "Laura Linney To Star In Jason Bateman's Netflix Drama Series Ozark". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- .asp "The Joe A. Callaway Award List" actorsequity.org, accessed January 31, 2011
- Canby, Vincent."Theater Review:The Wee Problems Of the Seriously Rich In the Frenzied 20's"New York Times, December 4, 1995
- Brantley, Ben."Theater Review:Two Against Mob Rule Who Can Turn Up the Heat"New York Times, March 8, 2002
- Pogrebin, Robin."'Millie' Leads the Tony Nominations With 11; 'Morning's' Earns 9"New York Times, May 7, 2002
- Gans, Andrew; Allen, Morgan; Simonson, Robert."2004–2005 Tony Nominations Announced; Spamalot Garners 14 Nominations" Archived November 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, May 10, 2005
- Brantley."Theater Review:A Fragile Victim of Love Long Past"New York Times, May 26, 2004
- Smith, Liz (March 13, 2008). "Watch the hot actress thrive!". Nypost.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Jones, Kenneth. "Broadway's 'Time Stands Still', Acclaimed Drama About War Scars, Closes Jan. 30" Archived February 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, January 30, 2011
- Clement, Olivia. "Broadway’s 'The Little Foxes' Opens April 19" Playbill, April 19, 2017
- "Laura Linney: The great pretender". The Independent. November 25, 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Heller, Corinne. "OTRC: LAURA LINNEY, 49, WELCOMES FIRST CHILD WITH HUSBAND MARC SCHAUER". KABC-TV. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- "Laura Linney Is Engaged". People.com. August 20, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- "Liam Neeson walked Laura Linney down the aisle". nymag.com. July 28, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- "Surprise! Laura Linney Welcomes a Son". People.com. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- HBO.com – We Are One Archived January 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Laura Linney at IMDb
- Laura Linney at the Internet Broadway Database
- Laura Linney at Internet Off-Broadway Database
- BlackFilm interview (August 2005)
- Combustible Celluloid interview (February 17, 2003)
- Laura Linney Profile by The New York Times Magazine (July 2010)
- Laura Linney at Emmys.com
- 1964 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from New York City
- American film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American television actresses
- Best Miniseries or Television Movie Actress Golden Globe winners
- Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
- Brown University alumni
- Juilliard School alumni
- Living people
- Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni
- Northwestern University alumni
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- People from Manhattan