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Laura Linney

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Laura Linney: Biography

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Birth Name: Laura Leggett Linney
Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/05/1964, Aquarius
Profession: Actor

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Laura Linney Fast Facts:

Her father, Romulus Linney, was a writing teacher who authored over 30 plays.
Roomed with actress Jeanne Tripplehorn while attending a graduate program at Juilliard.
Recreated the character Mary Ann Singleton for the miniseries Tales of the City and its sequels based on the books by Armistead Maupin, with whom she maintains a close friendship.
After seeing her breakout performance in Primal Fear, Clint Eastwood picked her to portray his daughter in 1997's Absolute Power.
Played wife to actor Liam Neeson's John Proctor on Broadway in a 2002 revival of The Crucible and again onscreen as the wife of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey (2004).
Portrayed a matchmaker and the last of Dr. Frasier Crane's loves during the final season of Frasier.
Met her second husband while attending the Telluride film festival and was given away at the marriage ceremony by Neeson.
Drawn to the part of a woman dealing with a cancer diagnosis on the comedy-drama The Big C, accepted the lead role when made an executive producer.

Laura Linney Relationships:
David Adkins - Ex-husband
Susan Linney - Half Sister
Miriam Anderson Leggett Perse - Mother
Romulus Linney - Father
Laura Callahan - Stepmother
Marc Schauer - Husband
Laura Linney Awards:
2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
2000 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2004 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2002 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2005 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2007 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Nominee
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Winner
2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
2010 Tony: Actress (Play) - Nominee
2003 BAFTA Awards: Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - Winner
2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - Winner
2011 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2012 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - Nominee
College:
Brown University, Providence, RI (BFA in Theater Arts, 1986); The Juilliard School, New York, NY (Drama, 1990)