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Acting

Laura Linney

Born
Feb 5, 1964 · Age 62
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Female
Movie credits
77
TV credits
45
Directing credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • Laura Leggett Linney

Biography

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…