Biography

Name: Laura Linney
Birthdate: February 5, 1964
Birthplace: New York, New York
Occupation: Actress
Height: 5' 7" (almost ;)
Resides: New York
Management: Toni Howard, ICM

Family:
Father: Romulus Linney, professor, playwright; divorced from Linney's mother 1965, 6 months after Laura's birth. Resides: New York
Mother: Ann Leggett Perse (nee Sims), nurse. Resides: Connecticut
Stepmother: Laura Callahan; served as associate director of investments for the Rockefellar Foundation
Half-sister: Susan Linney, book editor; born 1975

Significant Other(s):
Husband: David Adkins, actor; met at Juilliard; married 1995; separated 2000

Education:
Highschool: Northfield Mount Hermon, MA. Graduated 1982. (thanx to drewcor27)
Colleges/Universities: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois; transferred after one year to Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; B.F.A., Theater Arts, grad 1986
Juilliard School (grad 1989), New York, New York;
Moscow Art Theater School

Pets: Two dogs
Hobbies: Sleeping
Takes her coffee: Very light, one sugar
Admired Actors: Judi Dench, Joanne Woodward, Maggie Smith
Film Debut: Lorenzo's Oil, 1992

Little known Facts:

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Awards:
Toronto Film Critics Awards 2000: Best Actress You Can Count On Me
National Society of Film Critics Awards 2000: Best Actress
It List 1998
Boston Society of Film Critics Award 2000: Best Actress
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2000: Best Actress
Theatre World Award 1992: "Sight Unseen"
Calloway Award 1994: "Hedda Gabler"
New York Film Critics Award 2000: Best Actress, You Can Count On Me
National Society of Film Critics Association Award 2000: Best Actress, You Can Count On Me

Nominations:
Golden Globes 2000: Best Actress in a Drama You Can Count On Me
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000: Best Actress You Can Count On Me
Independent Spirit Awards 2000: Best Actress You Can Count On Me
Academy Awards 2000: Best Actress You Can Count On Me
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2000: Best Actress You Can Count On Me
Chicago Film Critics Awards 2000: Best Actress You Can Count On Me
Tony Awards 2002: Best Actress in a Play, The Crucible
Emmy Awards 2002: Best Actress in a Miniseries, Wild Iris

Random Quotes:

"There are some real advantages to being right under [the celebrity radar]. I used to be in such extreme denial about the fact that I was actually having a career, that I was actually a successful actress. It's a very hard thing for me to accept in a weird way. When you watch people struggle their whole life, you see how unfair it is when, all of a sudden, you're one of the lucky ones. It's hard to step into that without feeling unsure about it and unreal about it.''
Laura Linney [Associated Press 06/11/98]

"Well, it's very, very nice," Linney expresses, a gleam of surprise in her voice. "It was very unexpected. I am thrilled out of my mind. It's overwhelming and it's good not only for me personally -- you feel awfully nice when you're recognized that way -- but also for our movie, which is so small that any attention like this that any of us get will help the film tremendously. So it means a little more to us as a group, I think, when one person is recognized."

"When I first came [to Los Angeles], I had my lovely list of theatre credits. My resume was golden in my mind. I had worked regionally, I'd worked on Broadway. And a casting director looked at my resume and said 'You really haven't done anything, have you?' I was just dumbstruck. The attitude here is that theatre is what you do when you can't get filmwork, and that is just insulting to the marrow of my bones!" -- Toronto Sun, April 1, 1996

"You read a lot of bad scripts here. Everybody does -- it's just the way of the world. And so when you read something that might be a little different and doesn't explain everything...the thing that was great about Kenny was that he let us actually act. A lot of times these scripts encapsulate you [so much] that there's no room to act. Things are explained -- they don't allow you to have moments when you're not talking, which is when people really communicate, or when they really connect. It's rarely when you're talking to someone. I mean, it's in the silences, it's in the awkwardness, it's in the moments of seething anger and deep passion. Rarely are there words there -- sometimes, but rarely. What this movie allowed [its actors] to do was to have the room to actually interact with each other, and that's unusual. That's a godsend for an actor. I mean, just a godsend."

Meeting another nominee, Dame Judi Dench, was the biggest thrill, Linney says. "She is one of the greatest living ..." Linney, sweetly, gets so flushed with the memory she doesn't finish her sentence.

"There's nothing I like better than being part of a group, whether it's a cast of players in a movie or school. I was in school for a long time. Part of the reason is there's a sense of community, and the theater is based on that as well."

"I have no aspirations for really being a household name. I'd much rather (the audience) remember a character than remember me."

"Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good."

"I really need to have a deep personal attachment to the work. Otherwise, it's inhumane. The hours are silly. It will rob you of your humanity. You're up at 4:30 in the morning. You never make a meal for yourself. You're driven everywhere."

"Acting is a difficult life, but hopefully it's a long life."

"Your love for acting has to be greater than your love for success. Otherwise, it will damage you. That's certainly true for me. Knowing I'm placed somewhere where I belong helps me be confident. I think of myself as someone who's game. I'm willing to try something different or do something silly."

"Fortunately, I'm in a perfect position for me. I'm able to work, have a wonderful time, and I'm not really a celebrity, and that's great."

Articles: (from imdb.com)

"Playboy" (USA), February 2001, Vol. 48, Iss. 2, pg. 26, by: Leonard Maltin, "Scene Stealer"
"Diário de Notícias" (Portugal), 1997, Iss. 290, pg. 73-76, by: Rui Pedro Tendinha
"Movieline" (USA), 1996, Vol. 7, Iss. 8, pg. 54-59, by: Danny Peary
"Starlog" (USA), July 1995, Iss. 216, by: Bill Warren, "Jungle Heroine"
"People" (USA), 12 March 2001, Vol. 55, Iss. 10, pg. 69-70, by: Galina Espinoza, "Out of the Shadows"
"Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 1 December 2000, Vol. 1, Iss. 571, pg. 52-53, by: Dave Karger, "Up For The 'Count'"
"Vox" (Hungary), April 2001, Iss. 48, pg. 47, "A hónap sztárjai"
"Vox" (Hungary), May 1999, Iss. 25, pg. 17, "A XXI. század legszebb színésznõi"
"Cinema" (Hungary), July 1997, Iss. 68, pg. 17, by: Karl-Heinz Schaefer, "Ha belép a terembe, senki sem tapsol"
"Practical Photography" (UK), October 1999