Laura Linney

Birthday: 1964-02-05
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 107
Drafted By: Goutbreak
Owned By: Goutbreak
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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).

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
2001 37 You Can Count On Me (2000) Leading Actress Nom 0
2005 41 Kinsey (2004) Supporting Actress Nom 0
2008 44 The Savages (2007) Leading Actress Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
2024-05-03 Wildcat Regina O'Connor
2024-02-02 Suncoast Kristine
2023-07-14 The Miracle Club Chrissie Ahearn
2020-10-08 The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America Hannah Pitt
2020-10-02 Falling Sarah (45 Yrs)
2020-03-13 The Roads Not Taken Rita
2017-05-05 The Dinner Claire Lohman
2017-03-24 Red Nose Day Actually Sarah (US version)
2016-11-04 Nocturnal Animals Anne Sutton
2016-09-07 Sully Lorrie Sullenberger
2016-06-10 Genius Louise Saunders
2016-06-01 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Chief Vincent
2015-06-19 Mr. Holmes Mrs. Munro
2013-10-11 The Fifth Estate Sarah Shaw
2013-09-27 Morning Doctor Goodman
2012-12-07 Hyde Park on Hudson Daisy
2012-11-02 The Details Lila
2011-11-10 Arthur Christmas North Pole Computer (voice)
2010-04-09 Sympathy for Delicious Nina Hogue
2009-03-21 The City of Your Final Destination Caroline Gund
2008-12-25 The Other Man Lisa
2007-11-28 The Savages Wendy Savage
2007-08-24 The Nanny Diaries Mrs. X
2007-06-27 The Hottest State Jesse
2007-02-12 Breach Kate Burroughs
2006-10-09 Man of the Year Eleanor Green
2006-09-06 Driving Lessons Laura Marshall
2006-07-20 Jindabyne Claire
2006-04-17 The Armenian Genocide Maria Jacobsen (voice)
2005-10-05 The Squid and the Whale Joan Berkman
2005-09-09 The Exorcism of Emily Rose Erin Bruner
2004-10-15 P.S. Louise Harrington
2004-09-04 Kinsey Clara McMillen
2003-10-07 Mystic River Annabeth Markum
2003-09-07 Love Actually Sarah
2003-02-21 The Life of David Gale Constance Hallaway
2002-01-25 The Mothman Prophecies Connie Mills
2002-01-10 The Laramie Project Sherry Johnson
2002-01-06 Woodrow Wilson voice
2001-11-09 Maze Callie
2001-10-14 F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams Zelda Fitzgerald
2001-01-01 Wild Iris Iris Bravard
2000-11-17 You Can Count on Me Samantha Prescott
2000-09-23 The House of Mirth Bertha Dorset
2000-08-13 Running Mates Lauren Hartman
1999-05-12 Love Letters Melissa Gardner Cobb
1999-01-01 Lush Rachel Van Dyke
1998-06-04 The Truman Show Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
1998-01-01 The Truman Show: Tru-Talk Hannah Gill
1997-02-14 Absolute Power Kate Whitney
1996-03-06 Primal Fear Janet Venable
1995-06-09 Congo Dr. Karen Ross
1994-09-02 A Simple Twist of Fate Nancy Lambert Newland
1993-08-13 Searching for Bobby Fischer School Teacher
1993-05-07 Dave Randi
1993-05-02 Blind Spot Phoebe
1993-04-12 Class of '61 Lily Magraw
1992-12-30 Lorenzo's Oil Young Teacher
1985-01-01 Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud