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Biography

Personal life

Linney was born in New York City, the daughter of Ann Perse (née Leggett), a nurse who worked at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and Romulus Linney, a well-known playwright and professor.^[2][3] Linney's paternal great-great-grandfather was Republican U.S. Congressman Romulus Zachariah Linney.^[4] She has a half-sister, Susan, from her father's second marriage. Linney graduated from the Northfield Mount Hermon School in 1982. She then attended Northwestern University before transferring to Brown University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986. After attending Brown University, Linney went on to study acting at the Juilliard School. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Née redirects here. ... The original New York Cancer Hospital[1], first built between 1884 and 1886, now converted to luxury condominiums, at 455 Central Park West and 106th St. ... Romulus Linney was born in Philadelphia in 1931. ... Romulus Zachariah Linney (26 December 1841 - 15 April 1910) was a Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1895 and 1901. ... Northfield Mount Hermon School Northfield Mount Hermon School (NMH) is a ninth-twelfth grade private, college preparatory school located in Mount Hermon, Massachusetts, United States. ... Northwestern University (NU) is a selective private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university with campuses located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois. ... Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... The Juilliard School is one of the worlds premiere performing arts conservatory located in New York City, it is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. ...

Linney married David Adkins, aka Sinbad (actor), (whom she met at Juilliard) in 1995. They divorced in 2000. As of 2007, she is engaged to Marc Schauer.^[5] David Adkins (born November 10, 1956) who uses the stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. ...

Career

Linney appeared in minor roles in a few early 1990s films, including Dave in 1993 before coming to prominence in the public television mini-series Tales of the City. She was then cast in a series of high-profile thrillers, including Congo, Primal Fear and Absolute Power. In 2000, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the lower-budget film You Can Count on Me. In 2003, Linney appeared in several notable films, including Mystic River, Love Actually and The Life of David Gale. Her 2004 performance in Kinsey, as the title character's wife, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2005, Linney starred in The Exorcism of Emily Rose (a horror movie and courtroom drama), and the very well-reviewed comedy-drama, The Squid and the Whale, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy". 2006 saw Linney appearing in the Robin Williams political satire Man of the Year, the spy thriller Breach, and the comedy Driving Lessons (starring Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame). Linney can currently be seen in The Nanny Diaries, opposite Scarlett Johansson and based on the book by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus,^[6] and will soon be seen in The Savages, where Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman will play siblings.^[7] Dave is a 1993 comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in a dual role), Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, and Laura Linney. ... Tales of the City is a 1993 television mini-series based on the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin. ... Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney (Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy (Edward Norton) charged with the murder of a Catholic archbishop. ... Absolute Power is a 1997 political thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry. ... Bold text You Can Count on Me is a 2000 movie, starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin and Matthew Broderick, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... For other uses, see Mystic River (disambiguation). ... Love Actually is a romantic comedy first released in cinemas in October and November 2003. ... The Life of David Gale is a 2003 motion picture that tells the fictional story of a philosophy professor, David Gale, who was dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty and who was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a colleague and fellow abolitionist. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Kinsey film poster Kinsey is a 2004 semi-biographical film written and directed by Bill Condon. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to actresses working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror/thriller film directed by Scott Derrickson. ... The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Breach is a 2007 film starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, and Laura Linney. ... Driving Lessons (2006), written and directed by Jeremy Brock, is a coming-of-age story that centres on Ben (Rupert Grint), the shy son of a vicar. ... Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint[1] (born August 24, 1988) is a British actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... This article is about the novel. ... Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. ... Emma McLaughlin Co-Author of The Nanny Diaries and Biography McLaughlin graduated from New York Universitys Gallatin School of Individualized Study, with concentrations in Arts and Education. ... The Savages is a 2007 comedy/drama feature film directed by Tamara Jenkins, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, and Philip Bosco. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ...

Her important television roles include "Mary Ann Singleton" in the television adaptations of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City books (1993, 1998, and 2001). She won her first Emmy Award in 2002 for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" for Wild Iris. In 2004, she won her second Emmy Award as "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series", for her recurring role as the final love interest of Frasier Crane in the television series Frasier. Her extensive stage credits on Broadway and elsewhere include Hedda Gabler (for which she won a 1994 Joe A. Callaway Award), Holiday (based on the movie starring Katharine Hepburn), and she was nominated for a Tony Award in 2002 as Best Actress (Play) for The Crucible, and again in 2005 for Sight Unseen. Armistead Jones Maupin Jr. ... 1st US edition cover of the first book in the Tales of the City series This article is about the novel series; see also Tales of the City (novel) and Tales of the City (miniseries) Tales of the City is a series of six books, originally serialized in the San... An Emmy Award. ... Wild Iris (2001) is a Drama movie starring Laura Linney, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch and Fred Ward. ... An Emmy Award. ... Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane (b. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Actress Cate Blanchett in the title role of Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler is both a play and a fictional character created by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... The Joe A. Callaway Awards are administered by Actors Equity Association. ... Holiday is a 1938 remake of the 1930 film of the same name—a romantic comedy which tells the story of a playboy who is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancées family. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic American actress of film, television and stage. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... For other uses, see Crucible (disambiguation). ... Troxa argues with Cole in Sight Unseen // Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed Episode Number: 5 Season: 3 Production Code: 4300049 Airdate: November 2nd, 2000 Writer: William Schmidt Director: Perry Lang Spoiler warning: After the manor is burglarized, Prue becomes obsessed with learning more about the elusive...

Linney also appears on the Sandra Boynton's children's CD, Philadelphia Chickens, on which she sings "Please Can I Keep It?" Sandra Keith Boynton (born April 3, 1953) is a popular American humorist, songwriter, childrens author and illustrator. ... Philadelphia Chickens is a book/Music CD combination by Sandra Boynton and Michael Ford, published in 2002. ...

Filmography

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Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney (Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy (Edward Norton) charged with the murder of a Catholic archbishop. ... The year 1997 in film involved some significant events. ... Absolute Power is a 1997 political thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... The Truman Show is a 1998 film directed by Peter Weir, written by Andrew Niccol, and starring Jim Carrey and Ed Harris. ... The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. ... The House of Mirth (1905), by Edith Wharton, is a novel about New York socialite Lily Bart attempting to secure a husband and a place in rich society. ... Bold text You Can Count on Me is a 2000 movie, starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin and Matthew Broderick, written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan. ... Maze is a 2000 romance film about an artist—Lyle Maze (Rob Morrow)—with Tourette syndrome, who falls in love with Callie (Laura Linney), while she models for him. ... Running Mates is an episode from the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... Wild Iris (2001) is a Drama movie starring Laura Linney, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch and Fred Ward. ... The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. ... The 2002 film The Mothman Prophecies is an adaptation of the 1976 book The Mothman Prophecies by parapsychologist and Fortean John Keel. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Love Actually is a romantic comedy first released in cinemas in October and November 2003. ... For other uses, see Mystic River (disambiguation). ... The Life of David Gale is a 2003 motion picture that tells the fictional story of a philosophy professor, David Gale, who was dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty and who was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a colleague and fellow abolitionist. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Kinsey film poster Kinsey is a 2004 semi-biographical film written and directed by Bill Condon. ... Clara Bracken McMillen (October 2, 1898 – 1982) contributed to the Kinsey Reports on human sexuality. ... Promotional poster for This article is about the film. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror/thriller film directed by Scott Derrickson. ... The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Jindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film adapted from the Raymond Carver short story So Much Water So Close to Home, by award-winning director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard. ... Driving Lessons (2006), written and directed by Jeremy Brock, is a coming-of-age story that centres on Ben (Rupert Grint), the shy son of a vicar. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... 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Awards and nominations

• You Can Count On Me (2000)
  • Academy Award
    • Best Actress
  • Golden Globe Award
    • Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
  • National Film Critics
    • Best Actress
  • New York Film Critics
    • Best Actress
  • Online Film Critics
    • Best Actress
• Kinsey (2004)
  • Academy Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
  • Golden Globe Award
    • Best Supporting Actress
  • National Board of Review
    • Best Supporting Actress
  • Online Film Critics
    • Best Supporting Actress
• The Squid and the Whale (2005)
  • Golden Globe Award
    • Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
  • Gotham Awards
    • Best Cast
  • Independent Spirit Awards
    • Best Actress

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References

External links

• Laura Linney at the Internet Movie Database
• Laura Linney at the Internet Broadway Database
• Laura Linney at TV.com
• Laura-Linney.com unofficial fansite
• MovieHole interview (September 8, 2005)
• BlackFilm interview (August, 2005)
• Sight Unseen interview, conducted by Romulus Linney (2004)
• Combustible Celluloid interview (February 17, 2003)
• Hollywood.com interview (January 3, 2001)