Laurie Metcalf

Birthplace: Carbondale, Illinois, USA
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

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Actor

The Long Island Incident
Carolyn McCarthy
Widow
Steven Wright in the Appointments of Dennis Jennings
Emma
Norm
Laurie
The Norm Show
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Career Milestones

2009
Will star in the upcoming Broadway revivals of Neil Simon’s autobiographical plays "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Broadway Bound"
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"