Actor
Laura Linney
Born 5 February 1964 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Laura Linney is an American actress working across stage, film and television. She is known for intelligent, emotionally layered performances, earning three Oscar nominations alongside Tony nominations and Emmy wins. Her screen work ranges from acclaimed independent dramas to the Netflix series Ozark.
Key films
Primal Fear (1996)
A prominent supporting role in a hit courtroom thriller that raised her profile in Hollywood.
The Truman Show (1998)
Played Hannah Gill/Meryl in Peter Weir's celebrated satire, one of the era's most discussed films.
You Can Count on Me (2000)
Her breakthrough leading role as a single mother, earning her first Oscar nomination.
Kinsey (2004)
Played Clara McMillen, wife of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, earning a second Oscar nomination.
The Savages (2007)
Starred as a sibling caring for their ailing father, earning her third Oscar nomination.
Key awards
- 2009 Golden Globe Award for John Adams (miniseries)
- 2011 Golden Globe Award for The Big C
- Primetime Emmy Awards, including 2008 (John Adams) and 2013 (The Big C)
- Academy Award nominations for You Can Count on Me, Kinsey and The Savages
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 76
- 1985Assassins: A Film Concerning RimbaudActor
- 1992Lorenzo's Oil · as Young TeacherActor
- 1993Dave · as RandiActor
- 1993Searching for Bobby Fischer · as School TeacherActor
- 1993Class of '61 · as Lily MagrawActor
- 1993Blind Spot · as PhoebeActor
- 1994A Simple Twist of Fate · as Nancy Lambert NewlandActor
- 1995Congo · as Dr. Karen RossActor
- 1996Primal Fear · as Janet VenableActor
- 1997Absolute Power · as Kate WhitneyActor
- 1998The Truman Show · as Meryl Burbank / Hannah GillActor
- 1998The Truman Show: Tru-Talk · as Hannah GillActor
- 1999Love Letters · as Melissa Gardner CobbActor
- 1999Lush · as Rachel Van DykeActor
- 2000You Can Count on Me · as SammyActor
- 2000The House of Mirth · as Bertha DorsetActor
- 2000Running Mates · as Lauren HartmanActor
- 2001Maze · as CallieActor
- 2001Wild Iris · as Iris BravardActor
- 2001F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams · as Zelda FitzgeraldActor
- 2002The Mothman Prophecies · as Connie MillsActor
- 2002The Laramie Project · as Sherry JohnsonActor
- 2002Woodrow Wilson · as Self - voiceActor
- 2003Mystic River · as Annabeth MarkumActor
- 2003Love Actually · as SarahActor
- 2003The Life of David Gale · as Constance HallawayActor
- 2003Mystic River: From Page to Screen · as SelfActor
- 2004Kinsey · as Clara McMillenActor
- 2004P.S. · as Louise HarringtonActor
- 2004Mystic River: Beneath the Surface · as SelfActor
- 2005The Exorcism of Emily Rose · as Erin BrunerActor
- 2005The Squid and the Whale · as Joan BerkmanActor
- 2005Mary Pickford · as NarratorActor
- 2005How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' · as SelfActor
- 2006Man of the Year · as Eleanor GreenActor
- 2006Driving Lessons · as Laura MarshallActor
- 2006Jindabyne · as ClaireActor
- 2006The Armenian Genocide · as Maria Jacobsen (voice)Actor
- 2006Annie Oakley · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2007The Nanny Diaries · as Mrs. XActor
- 2007Breach · as Kate BurroughsActor
- 2007The Savages · as Wendy SavageActor
- 2007The Hottest State · as JesseActor
- 2008The Other Man · as LisaActor
- 2009The City of Your Final Destination · as Caroline GundActor
- 2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial · as SelfActor
- 2010Sympathy for Delicious · as Nina HogueActor
- 2011Arthur Christmas · as North Pole Computer (voice)Actor
- 2012Hyde Park on Hudson · as DaisyActor
- 2012The Details · as LilaActor
- 2013The Fifth Estate · as Sarah ShawActor
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · as Self - Letter ReaderActor
- 2013Morning · as Doctor GoodmanActor
- 2015Mr. Holmes · as Mrs. MunroActor
- 2016Nocturnal Animals · as Anne SuttonActor
- 2016Sully · as Lorrie SullenbergerActor
- 2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows · as Chief VincentActor
- 2016Genius · as Louise SaundersActor
- 2017The Dinner · as Claire LohmanActor
- 2017Red Nose Day Actually · as Sarah (US version)Actor
- 2017The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin · as SelfActor
- 2018Olympia · as SelfActor
- 2020Falling · as Sarah (45 Yrs)Actor
- 2020The Roads Not Taken · as RitaActor
- 2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America · as Hannah PittActor
- 2020Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy · as SelfActor
- 2020Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment · as NarratorActor
- 2022A Farewell to Ozark · as SelfActor
- 2022Bonnie · as SelfActor
- 2022The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special · as SelfActor
- 2023The Miracle Club · as Chrissie AhearnActor
- 2024Suncoast · as KristineActor
- 2024Wildcat · as Regina O'ConnorActor
- 2026Euphoria: A Look Back · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2026Onwards and Sideways · as Emma DretzinActor
- 2027Rode to RuinActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.