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Laura Linney

  • Birthplace: New York, New York
  • Birthday: February 5, 1964

An award-winning stage actress who grew up around New York theaters, Laura Linney’s distinctive artistry immediately stood out from the Hollywood crowd when she began hitting film screens in the 1990s. Her multi-layered portrayal of hired actress-wife to unwitting husband Jim Carrey in “The Truman Show” (1998) was a breakout supporting role. Only two years later, she topped critics’ year-end lists and earned an Academy Award nomination for her lead in the refreshingly realistic family portrait, “You Can Count on Me” (2000). While re…more

Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Portrayed Abigail Adams, wife of the second US president in the HBO mini-series John Adams ; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV-Movie

  • 2007

    Cast as Mrs. X, the head of a wealthy Manhattan household in The Nanny Diaries

  • 2007

    Costarred with Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Savages, as adult siblings who are forced to take care of their estranged father; premiered at Sundance; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Actress

  • 2006

    Cast in Barry Levinson s Man of the Year, opposite Robin Williams

  • 2005

    Co-starred with Jeff Daniels in Noah Baumbach s The Squid and the Whale ; earned Independent Spirit Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress

Awards

  • 2005

    Toronto Film Critics Award: Best Actress

  • 2004

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series

  • 2004

    National Board of Review Award: Best Supporting Actress

  • 2002

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Female Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

  • 2000

    National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Actress

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