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 produ… Read more
Known for The Truman Show 1998 Nocturnal Animals 2016 Sully 2016 Mystic River 2003 Series ★ 8.3 Lanterns 2026
Lianna Series ★ 5.9 The American Revolution 2025
Sarah Logan Fisher / Sarah Morris Mifflin / Eliza Wilkinson / Eliza Lucas Pickney (voice) ★ 5.7 Wildcat 2024
Regina O'Connor ★ 6.7 Suncoast 2024
Kristine ★ 6.3 The Miracle Club 2023
Chrissie Ahearn ★ 5.5 The Roads Not Taken 2020
Rita ★ 6.4 Falling 2020
Sarah (45 Yrs) Series ★ 6.8 Tales of the City 2019
Mary Ann Singleton ★ 4.5 The Dinner 2017
Claire Lohman ★ 7 Red Nose Day Actually 2017
Sarah (US version) Series ★ 8.2 Ozark 2017
Wendy Byrde ★ 6.5 Genius 2016
Louise Saunders ★ 7.2 Sully 2016
Lorrie Sullenberger ★ 6.1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 2016
Chief Vincent ★ 7.4 Nocturnal Animals 2016
Anne Sutton ★ 6.5 Mr. Holmes 2015
Mrs. Munro Series ★ 8.5 BoJack Horseman 2014
Laura Linney (voice) ★ 6 The Fifth Estate 2013
Sarah Shaw ★ 5.3 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012
Daisy ★ 6 The Details 2012
Lila ★ 6.8 Arthur Christmas 2011
North Pole Computer (voice) ★ 5.7 Sympathy for Delicious 2010
Nina Hogue Series ★ 7.3 The Big C 2010
Cathy Jamison ★ 5.7 The City of Your Final Destination 2009
Caroline Gund ★ 5.4 The Other Man 2008
Lisa Series ★ 7.7 John Adams 2008
Abigail Adams ★ 6.6 Breach 2007
Kate Burroughs ★ 6.9 The Savages 2007
Wendy Savage ★ 6.4 The Nanny Diaries 2007
Mrs. X ★ 5.5 The Hottest State 2007
Jesse ★ 5.4 Jindabyne 2006
Claire ★ 6.1 Driving Lessons 2006
Laura Marshall ★ 5.9 Man of the Year 2006
Eleanor Green ★ 7 The Squid and the Whale 2005
Joan Berkman ★ 6.6 The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005
Erin Bruner Series ★ 7 American Dad! 2005
Doctor Gupta (voice) ★ 6.6 Kinsey 2004
Clara McMillen ★ 5.6 P.S. 2004
Louise Harrington ★ 7.7 Mystic River 2003
Annabeth Markum ★ 7.1 Love Actually 2003
Sarah ★ 7.4 The Life of David Gale 2003
Constance Hallaway ★ 6.2 The Mothman Prophecies 2002
Connie Mills ★ 6.2 The Laramie Project 2002
Sherry Johnson ★ 6.3 The House of Mirth 2000
Bertha Dorset ★ 6.9 You Can Count on Me 2000
Sammy ★ 8.2 The Truman Show 1998
Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill ★ 6.7 Absolute Power 1997
Kate Whitney Series ★ 7.4 King of the Hill 1997
Marlene (voice) ★ 7.7 Primal Fear 1996
Janet Venable ★ 5.6 Congo 1995
Dr. Karen Ross ★ 6.1 A Simple Twist of Fate 1994
Nancy Lambert Newland ★ 6.6 Dave 1993
Randi ★ 7.1 Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
School Teacher Series ★ 7.7 Frasier 1993
Charlotte Connor Series ★ 7.7 Tales of the City 1993
Mary Ann Singleton ★ 7.1 Lorenzo's Oil 1992
Young Teacher Series ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990
Martha Bowen Series ★ 5.6 LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Series ★ 6.5 American Experience 1988
Narrator (voice) Also behind the camera The films and series they directed.
★ 7.1 Black Rabbit 2025 ★ 8.2 Ozark 2017 
