Acting
Laura Linney
Born Feb 5, 1964 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
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).
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Acting
Onwards and Sideways
2026
Comedy · Drama
Lanterns
2026
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Euphoria: A Look Back
2026
Documentary
American Classic
2026
Comedy
The American Revolution
2025
Documentary · War & Politics
Wildcat
2024
Drama
Suncoast
2024
Drama · Comedy
The Miracle Club
2023
Comedy · Drama
The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special
2022
Documentary
Bonnie
2022
Documentary
A Farewell to Ozark
2022
Documentary
The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America
2020
Drama
Falling
2020
Drama
The Vote
2020
Documentary
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
2020
Documentary
The Roads Not Taken
2020
Drama
Tales of the City
2019
Drama · Mystery
Olympia
2018
Documentary
Sink Sank Sunk
2018
Drama
Ozark
2017
Crime · Drama
The Dinner
2017
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Red Nose Day Actually
2017
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
Documentary
Nocturnal Animals
2016
Drama · Thriller
Sully
2016
Drama · History
Genius
2016
History · Drama
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
2016
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Mr. Holmes
2015
Drama · Mystery
BoJack Horseman
2014
Animation · Comedy · Drama
The Fifth Estate
2013
Drama · Thriller
Morning
2013
Drama
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
Documentary
Hyde Park on Hudson
2012
Comedy · Drama · History
The Details
2012
Comedy · Drama
Arthur Christmas
2011
Drama · Animation · Family
The Big C
2010
Comedy · Drama
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
Drama
The City of Your Final Destination
2009
Drama
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Documentary · Music · TV Movie
The Other Man
2008
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
John Adams
2008
Drama
The Savages
2007
Drama · Comedy
The Nanny Diaries
2007
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Hottest State
2007
Music · Drama · Romance
Breach
2007
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Man of the Year
2006
Comedy · Romance · Thriller
Driving Lessons
2006
Comedy · Drama
Jindabyne
2006
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Annie Oakley
2006
History · Documentary
The Armenian Genocide
2006
Documentary · History
The Squid and the Whale
2005
Comedy · Drama
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
Crime · Drama · Horror
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
2005
Documentary
Mary Pickford
2005
Documentary
American Dad!
2005
Animation · Comedy
P.S.
2004
Drama · Romance
Kinsey
2004
Drama
Mystic River
2003
Thriller · Drama · Mystery
Love Actually
2003
Comedy · Romance · Drama
The Life of David Gale
2003
Drama · Thriller · Crime
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
Drama · Horror · Mystery
The Laramie Project
2002
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Woodrow Wilson
2002
Documentary
Maze
2001
Drama · Comedy · Romance
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams
2001
Documentary
Further Tales of the City
2001
Drama · Mystery
Wild Iris
2001
Drama · TV Movie
The House of Mirth
2000
Drama · Romance
Running Mates
2000
TV Movie · Drama · Comedy
You Can Count on Me
2000
Drama
Love Letters
1999
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Lush
1999
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
1998
TV Movie · Comedy
More Tales of the City
1998
Drama · Mystery
The Truman Show
1998
Comedy · Drama
Absolute Power
1997
Crime · Drama · Action
King of the Hill
1997
Animation · Comedy · Family
Primal Fear
1996
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Congo
1995
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994
Family · Comedy · Drama
Tales of the City
1993
Drama · Mystery
Frasier
1993
Comedy · Family
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
Drama
Dave
1993
Comedy
Blind Spot
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Class of '61
1993
Adventure · Action · Drama
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
Drama
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
American Experience
1988
Documentary
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Talk
Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud
1985
Drama
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
