Laura Linney attended the acclaimed Juilliard School and began her acting career in theatre. Her first film role was in George Miller’s “Lorenzo’s Oil” (1992). She came to prominence playing Mary Ann Singleton in the groundbreaking Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City” TV mini-series on PBS in 1993. In 1996, she co-starred with Richard Gere in the thriller “Primal Fear”. On the strength of her performance, Clint Eastwood cast Ms Linney in “Absolute Power” (1997).

Her career continued to gather momentum with critical and audience acclaim for her roles in Peter Weir’s “The Truman Show” (1998) and the award-winning “You Can Count On Me” (2000). For that film she earned Best Actress nominations from the Screen Actors’ Guild, the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards (Oscars) in addition to Best Actress awards from the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film. In 2003, she starred in Clint Eastwood’s Mystic River and the Working Title box office smash “Love, Actually”. She was again nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar in 2005, for Best Supporting Actress in Fox Searchlight’s “Kinsey”. Later in the year, Ms Linney garnered widespread praise for her performances in “P.S.”, The “Exorcism of Emily Rose”, and “The Squid and the Whale”.

Among the numerous accolades bestowed upon her, she has also received two Emmys, one for “Wild Iris”, a television movie, and the other for her work on the final season of “Frasier”. An accomplished theatre actress, she regularly returns to the stage, and has been twice nominated for Tony Awards, first in 2002 for her portrayal of Elizabeth Proctor in the Broadway revival of “The Crucible”, and again in 2005 for her performance as Patricia in “Sight Unseen”.

Her recent feature films include “Driving Lessons”, “Man of the Year”, and “Breach”.

Filmgraphy

• "John Adams" (2007)
• City of Your Final Destination (2007)
• The Nanny Diaries (2007)
• Breach (2007)
• The Savages (2007)
• Man of the Year (2006)
• The Hottest State (2007)
• Jindabyne (2006)
• Driving Lessons (2006)
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
• The Squid and the Whale (2005)
• Kinsey (2004)
• P.S. (2004)
• "Frasier" (7 episodes, 2003-2004)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Mystic River (2003)
• The Life of David Gale (2003)
• "King of the Hill" (1 episode, 2002)
• The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
• The Laramie Project (2002)
• Wild Iris (2001)
• "Further Tales of the City" (2001)
• Maze (2000)
• Running Mates (2000)
• The House of Mirth (2000)
• You Can Count on Me (2000)
• Love Letters (1999)
• Lush (1999)
• "More Tales of the City" (1998)
• The Truman Show (1998)
• Absolute Power (1997)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Congo (1995)
• "Law & Order" (1 episode, 1994)
• A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
• "Tales of the City" (1993)
• Dave (1993)
• Blind Spot (1993)
• Class of '61 (1993)
• Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

Awards

• Toronto Film Critics Best Actress "The Squid & the Whale" 2005
• Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series "Frasier" 2004
• National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress "Kinsey" 2004
• Emmy Outstanding Female Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie "Wild Iris" 2002
• Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Best Actress "You Can Count on Me" 2000
• National Society of Film Critics Best Actress "You Can Count on Me" 2000
• New York Film Critics Best Actress "You Can Count on Me" 2000
• San Diego Film Critics Best Actress "You Can Count on Me" 2000
• Toronto Film Critics Best Actress "You Can Count on Me" 2000
• Theatre World Award "Sight Unseen" 1992