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Laura Linney
Laura Linney’s screen credits include Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill in The Truman Show, Anne Sutton in Nocturnal Animals, and North Pole Computer (voice) in Arthur Christmas.
Born February 5, 1964 Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA6 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2026Onwards and Sideways1h 45m · Comedy · DramaEmma Dretzin
- 2016Nocturnal Animals1h 56m · Drama · ThrillerAnne Sutton
- 2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows1h 52m · Action · AdventureChief Vincent
- 2011Arthur Christmas1h 37m · Animation · ComedyNorth Pole Computer (voice)
- 2003Love Actually2h 15m · Comedy · DramaSarah
- 1998The Truman Show1h 43m · Comedy · DramaMeryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
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- 2027Rode to RuinActorUpcoming
- 2026Euphoria: A Look BackSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024WildcatRegina O'Connor
- 2024SuncoastKristine
- 2023The Miracle ClubChrissie Ahearn
- 2022The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer SpecialSelf
- 2022BonnieSelf
- 2022A Farewell to OzarkSelf
- 2020Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge EncampmentNarrator
- 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaHannah Pitt
- 2020FallingSarah (45 Yrs)
- 2020Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim LegacySelf
- 2020The Roads Not TakenRita
- 2018OlympiaSelf
- 2017The DinnerClaire Lohman
- 2017Red Nose Day ActuallySarah (US version)
- 2017The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinSelf
- 2016SullyLorrie Sullenberger
- 2016GeniusLouise Saunders
- 2015Mr. HolmesMrs. Munro
- 2013The Fifth EstateSarah Shaw
- 2013MorningDoctor Goodman
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedySelf - Letter Reader
- 2012Hyde Park on HudsonDaisy
- 2012The DetailsLila
- 2010Sympathy for DeliciousNina Hogue
- 2009The City of Your Final DestinationCaroline Gund
- 2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln MemorialSelf
- 2008The Other ManLisa
- 2007The SavagesWendy Savage
- 2007The Nanny DiariesMrs. X
- 2007The Hottest StateJesse
- 2007BreachKate Burroughs
- 2006Man of the YearEleanor Green
- 2006Driving LessonsLaura Marshall
- 2006JindabyneClaire
- 2006Annie OakleyNarrator (voice)
- 2006The Armenian GenocideMaria Jacobsen (voice)
- 2005The Squid and the WhaleJoan Berkman
- 2005The Exorcism of Emily RoseErin Bruner
- 2005How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'Self
- 2005Mary PickfordNarrator
- 2004P.S.Louise Harrington
- 2004KinseyClara McMillen
- 2004Mystic River: Beneath the SurfaceSelf
- 2003Mystic River: From Page to ScreenSelf
- 2003Mystic RiverAnnabeth Markum
- 2003The Life of David GaleConstance Hallaway
- 2002The Mothman PropheciesConnie Mills
- 2002The Laramie ProjectSherry Johnson
- 2002Woodrow WilsonSelf - voice
- 2001MazeCallie
- 2001F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter DreamsZelda Fitzgerald
- 2001Wild IrisIris Bravard
- 2000The House of MirthBertha Dorset
- 2000Running MatesLauren Hartman
- 2000You Can Count on MeSammy
- 1999Love LettersMelissa Gardner Cobb
- 1999LushRachel Van Dyke
- 1998The Truman Show: Tru-TalkHannah Gill
- 1997Absolute PowerKate Whitney
- 1996Primal FearJanet Venable
- 1995CongoDr. Karen Ross
- 1994A Simple Twist of FateNancy Lambert Newland
- 1993Searching for Bobby FischerSchool Teacher
- 1993DaveRandi
- 1993Blind SpotPhoebe
- 1993Class of '61Lily Magraw
- 1992Lorenzo's OilYoung Teacher
- 1985Assassins: A Film Concerning RimbaudActor
- The Joy of SexRuth Comfort
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