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Laurie Metcalf

  • Birthplace: Carbondale, Illinois
  • Birthday: June 16, 1955

Longevity and a wide selection of roles – both dream items on the serious actor’s wish list – never eluded the endearingly expressive Laurie Metcalf. Though not always front and center like many of her peers, the co-founder of Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company maintained a sturdy, pivotal presence, moving easily from the stage to film and television and back. An actress committed to the inner life of the vulnerable, the tough-willed and all those in between, Hollywood audiences came to know Metcalf’s versatile abilities when…more

Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Cast opposite Nathan Lane in the Broadway production of David Mamet s November ; received a Tony award nomination for Featured Actress in a Play

  • 2007

    Cast in the Garry Marshall-directed dark comedy Georgia Rule

  • 2006

    Co-starred in the comedy, Artie Lange s Beer League

  • 2006

    Earned an Emmy nomination for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Monk

  • 2006

    Guest starred on ABC s Desperate Housewives as meddling neighbor Carolyn Bigsby; earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Awards

  • 1994

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 1993

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 1992

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 1985

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Ensemble Acting

  • 1985

    OBIE Award: Performance

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