Biography
Laura Liggett Linney was born in New York City on February 5, 1964. Her father is playwright Romulus Linney, and although her parents divorced when she was an infant and she grew up living with her mother, the New York theater scene had a profound influence on Laura Linney during her formative years. She attended Northwestern University for a year before transferring to Brown University. After graduating from Brown in 1986, she went on to study acting at Julliard, and graduated from that institution in 1990.
Laura Linney launched her acting career on the Broadway stage in the early '90s, appearing in productions of Six Degrees of Separation and Hedda Gabler, for which she won a Joe A. Callaway Award in 1994. In addition to her theater work, she landed bit parts in a number of feature films, including Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer and Dave (both 1993). Her breakthrough role as Mary Anne Singleton in the PBS mini-series Tales Of The City (1994) led to her appearance in the sequels More Tales Of The City (1998) and Further Tales Of The City (2001).
laura linney in the truman show
While her appearances in A Simple Twist of Fate (1994) and Congo (1995) went largely unnoticed, Laura Linney's turn as Richard Gere's former girlfriend in Primal Fear (1996) earned her positive reviews and opened the door to more prominent big-screen parts. Clint Eastwood was so impressed with her performance in that film that he asked her to appear as his daughter in 1997's Absolute Power. The following year, she costarred opposite Jim Carrey in The Truman Show.
laura linney's golden globe and oscar nominations
In 2000, Laura Linney won much critical acclaim and several high-profile nominations for her first leading role in You Can Count On Me. Her portrayal of Sammy Prescott earned her the New York Film Critics and National Film Critics Awards as Best Actress, as well as her first Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Oscar nominations. Also that year, she costarred with Gillian Anderson and Eric Stoltz in The House of Mirth.
laura linney in the life of david gale
Laura Linney won an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the 2001 telefilm Wild Iris. She returned to Broadway the following year and was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible. In 2003, she costarred with Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in the Eastwood-directed Mystic River as well as with Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet in The Life of David Gale. 2004 was a big year for the actress, as she won her second Emmy for her recurring role as Charlotte on Frasier, and received Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG nods for her supporting role in Kinsey.
In 2005, Laura Linney received her second Tony nomination for Sight Unseen. That same year, she starred in the horror flick The Exorcism of Emily Rose and earned her third Golden Globe nod for The Squid and the Whale. In 2006, she costarred with Robin Williams and Christopher Walken in the political comedy Man of the Year, while her credits for 2007 include the spy drama Breach and The Nanny Diaries with Scarlett Johansson. She also starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman in the critically acclaimed drama The Savages in 2007, which earned Laura Linney a third Oscar nomination. In 2008, she appeared as Abigail Adams in the John Adams TV miniseries, and on the big screen in The Other Man with Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas.
Laura Liggett Linney was born in New York City on February 5, 1964. Her father is playwright Romulus Linney, and although her parents divorced when she was an infant and she grew up living with her mother, the New York theater scene had a profound influence on Laura Linney during her formative years. She attended Northwestern University for a year before transferring to Brown University. After graduating from Brown in 1986, she went on to study acting at Julliard, and graduated from that institution in 1990.
Laura Linney launched her acting career on the Broadway stage in the early '90s, appearing in productions of Six Degrees of Separation and Hedda Gabler, for which she won a Joe A. Callaway Award in 1994. In addition to her theater work, she landed bit parts in a number of feature films, including Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer and Dave (both 1993). Her breakthrough role as Mary Anne Singleton in the PBS mini-series Tales Of The City (1994) led to her appearance in the sequels More Tales Of The City (1998) and Further Tales Of The City (2001).
laura linney in the truman show
While her appearances in A Simple Twist of Fate (1994) and Congo (1995) went largely unnoticed, Laura Linney's turn as Richard Gere's former girlfriend in Primal Fear (1996) earned her positive reviews and opened the door to more prominent big-screen parts. Clint Eastwood was so impressed with her performance in that film that he asked her to appear as his daughter in 1997's Absolute Power. The following year, she costarred opposite Jim Carrey in The Truman Show.
laura linney's golden globe and oscar nominations
In 2000, Laura Linney won much critical acclaim and several high-profile nominations for her first leading role in You Can Count On Me. Her portrayal of Sammy Prescott earned her the New York Film Critics and National Film Critics Awards as Best Actress, as well as her first Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Oscar nominations. Also that year, she costarred with Gillian Anderson and Eric Stoltz in The House of Mirth.
laura linney in the life of david gale
Laura Linney won an Emmy as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her work in the 2001 telefilm Wild Iris. She returned to Broadway the following year and was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible. In 2003, she costarred with Sean Penn and Tim Robbins in the Eastwood-directed Mystic River as well as with Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet in The Life of David Gale. 2004 was a big year for the actress, as she won her second Emmy for her recurring role as Charlotte on Frasier, and received Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG nods for her supporting role in Kinsey.
In 2005, Laura Linney received her second Tony nomination for Sight Unseen. That same year, she starred in the horror flick The Exorcism of Emily Rose and earned her third Golden Globe nod for The Squid and the Whale. In 2006, she costarred with Robin Williams and Christopher Walken in the political comedy Man of the Year, while her credits for 2007 include the spy drama Breach and The Nanny Diaries with Scarlett Johansson. She also starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman in the critically acclaimed drama The Savages in 2007, which earned Laura Linney a third Oscar nomination. In 2008, she appeared as Abigail Adams in the John Adams TV miniseries, and on the big screen in The Other Man with Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas.
