About
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 Wild Iris (2001), and had subsequent wins for the sitcom Frasier (2003–04) and the miniseries John Adams (2008). From 2010 to 2013, she starred in the Showtime series The Big C, which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013, and from 2017 to 2022 she starred in the Netflix crime series Ozark. Linney is also...
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
American Dad!Series • 2005
FrasierSeries • 1993
King of the HillSeries • 1997
LanternsSeries • 2026
BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014
American ExperienceSeries • 1988
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
OzarkSeries • 2017
The Truman ShowMovie • 1998
Black RabbitSeries • 2025
Love ActuallyMovie • 2003
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsMovie • 2016
Arthur ChristmasMovie • 2011
The Big CSeries • 2010
Primal FearMovie • 1996
Mystic RiverMovie • 2003
Nocturnal AnimalsMovie • 2016
John AdamsSeries • 2008
SullyMovie • 2016
Tales of the CitySeries • 2019
The Exorcism of Emily RoseMovie • 2005
The Life of David GaleMovie • 2003
The American RevolutionSeries • 2025