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Laura Leggett Linney is an American actress and singer. 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 four Tony Awards.
Birth Name
Laura Leggett Linney
Born
Wednesday, 05 February 1964
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Wildcat | Regina / Regina Cline | 2024 |
| Suncoast | Kristine | 2024 |
| The Miracle Club | Chrissie Ahearn | 2023 |
| Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self - Actor and Friend / Self | 2023 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 |
| Who's Talking to Chris Wallace | Self | 2022 |
| Be My Guest with Ina Garten | Self | 2022 |
| The Last Movie Stars | Joanne Woodward / Self | 2022 |
| Falling | Sarah / Sarah (45 Yrs) | 2020 |
| Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy | Self / Herself | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Wildcat | Regina / Regina Cline | 2024 |
| Suncoast | Kristine | 2024 |
| The Miracle Club | Chrissie Ahearn | 2023 |
| Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self - Actor and Friend / Self | 2023 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 |
| Who's Talking to Chris Wallace | Self | 2022 |
| Be My Guest with Ina Garten | Self | 2022 |
| The Last Movie Stars | Joanne Woodward / Self | 2022 |
| Falling | Sarah / Sarah (45 Yrs) | 2020 |
| Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy | Self / Herself | 2020 |
| Coronavirus, Explained | Self - Narrator | 2020 |
| The Roads Not Taken | Rita | 2020 |
| The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | 2019 |
| Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | 2019 |
| Olympia | Self / Herself | 2018 |
| Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self | 2018 |
| Sink Sank Sunk | Mitzi Mills | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Ozark | Wendy Byrde | 2017 |
| The 71st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Herself / Self - Actor | 2017 |
| The Dinner | Claire Lohman | 2017 |
| Red Nose Day Actually | Sarah | 2017 |
| Nocturnal Animals | Anne Sutton | 2016 |
| Sully | Lorrie Sullenberger / Lorraine Sullenberger | 2016 |
| Genius | Louise Perkins / Louise Saunders | 2016 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Chief Vincent | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Mr. Holmes | Mrs. Munro | 2015 |
| Red Nose Day | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest / Self | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| The Men in Blazers Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| BoJack Horseman | Laura Linney | 2014 |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Florence Harding | 2014 |
| Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Letter Reader / Narrator (voice) | 2013 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| The Fifth Estate | Sarah Shaw | 2013 |
| Morning | Doctor Goodman | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Laura Linney | 2013 |
| Makers: Women Who Make America | Self | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Hyde Park on Hudson | Daisy | 2012 |
| The Details | Lila | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | Self | 2012 |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Arthur Christmas | North Pole Computer / North Pole Computer (voice) | 2011 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| The Big C | Cathy Jamison | 2010 |
| The 64th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2010 |
| Sympathy for Delicious | Nina Hogue | 2010 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The City of Your Final Destination | Caroline / Caroline Gund | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| The Other Man | Lisa | 2008 |
| The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2008 |
| The 80th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2008 |
| John Adams | Abigail Adams | 2008 |
| The Savages | Wendy Savage | 2007 |
| The Nanny Diaries | Mrs. X | 2007 |
| The Hottest State | Jesse | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| Breach | Kate Burroughs | 2007 |
| Man of the Year | Eleanor Green | 2006 |
| The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Jindabyne | Claire | 2006 |
| Driving Lessons | Laura / Laura Marshall | 2006 |
| The Squid and the Whale | Joan Berkman | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Erin Bruner | 2005 |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2005 |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Doctor Gupta | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| P.S. | Louise Harrington | 2004 |
| The Insider | Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Kinsey | Clara McMillen | 2004 |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2004 |
| Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter | Charlotte | 2004 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Love Actually | Sarah | 2003 |
| Mystic River | Annabeth Markum | 2003 |
| The Life of David Gale | Constance Harraway / Constance Hallaway | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| The 56th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2002 |
| Autograph | Self | 2002 |
| The Mothman Prophecies | Connie Mills | 2002 |
| The Laramie Project | Sherry Johnson | 2002 |
| Further Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | 2001 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2001 |
| Wild Iris | Iris Bravard | 2001 |
| You Can Count on Me | Sammy / Samantha Prescott | 2000 |
| Maze | Callie | 2000 |
| The House of Mirth | Bertha Dorset | 2000 |
| Running Mates | Lauren Hartman | 2000 |
| Love Letters | Melissa Gardner Cobb | 1999 |
| Lush | Rachel Van Dyke | 1999 |
| More Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | 1998 |
| The Truman Show | Hannah Gill / Meryl Burbank | 1998 |
| The View | Herself - Guest | 1997 |
| Absolute Power | Kate Whitney | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Marlene | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Primal Fear | Janet Venable | 1996 |
| Congo | Dr. Karen Ross | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| A Simple Twist of Fate | Nancy Lambert Newland | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest | 1994 |
| Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton | 1993 |
| Frasier | Charlotte / Mindy | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Searching for Bobby Fischer | School Teacher | 1993 |
| Dave | Randi | 1993 |
| Blind Spot | Phoebe | 1993 |
| Class of '61 | Lily Magraw | 1993 |
| Lorenzo's Oil | Young Teacher | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Law & Order | Martha Bowen | 1990 |
| American Experience | Self - Narrator / Narrator / (voice) | 1988 |
| American Masters | Zelda Fitzgerald | 1986 |
| Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud | 1985 | |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Masterpiece | Self - Host | 1971 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Ozark | 2017 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Tales of the City | 2019 |
| Ozark | 2017 |
| The Big C | 2010 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2023 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2021 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2020 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Won |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2008 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2005 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2005 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 2004 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2002 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
| 2001 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
