Laura Linney

Name: Laura Linney
Birth Name: Laura Legett Linney
Height: 5' 7"
Sex: F
Nationality: American
Birth Date: February 5, 1964
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Profession: actress
Education: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
  Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (majored in Theatre Arts)
  Juilliard School, New York, New York (majored in Drama)
Husband/Wife: David Adkins (actor; married in 1995; divorced in 2000)
Father: Romulus Linney (professor; divorced in 1965)
Mother: Ann Leggett Perse (nurse)
Half Sister: Susan Linney (book editor; born in 1975)
Step Father: Laura Callahan (served as associate director of investments for the Rockefellar Foundation)
   
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LAURA LINNEY NEWS AND TRIVIA
  • Linney has received an honorary degree from her alma mater Brown University Monday -- The actress graduated in 1986 from the American Ivy League university with a degree in theatre arts. (May 29, 2003)
  • Displaying blonde, corn-fed good looks, Linney has built a career playing idealistic women who are not always as normal as they appear.
  • Says she was the worst at reading and writing in her class.
  • Clint Eastwood picked her for the part of Kate Whitney in his new movie ABSOLUTE POWER (1997) after he saw her performance in PRIMAL FEAR (1996).
  • Nominated for Tony award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for role in The Crucible, May 2002.
  • Earned less than $10,000 for her role in YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, which also earned her an Oscar nomination.

Quotes
  • Talking about Jim Carrey: "He has tremendous charm. He has an enormous heart, just a big big heart. I think that is the thing. I think if you look at his other work you can see that there, which is what makes his characters more then just mimicry. I think that is why his work has hit so hard. Because there is just more there. So with this one you see more of his humanity."
  • About her father: "My parents were divorced and I didn't grow up with him, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound."

Awards
  • Emmy Award: Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Frasier (2004)
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