Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf at the 1992 Emmy Awards
Born	Lauren Ophelia Metcalf June 16, 1955 (1955-06-16) (age 52) Carbondale, Illinois
Spouse(s)	Jeff Perry Matt Roth (present)
Awards won Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series 1992, 1993, & 1994 Roseanne

Lauren “Laurie” Ophelia Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American three-time Emmy Award-winning actress. She is widely known for her performance as Jackie Harris in Roseanne. However, she is also a major force in Chicago theater, probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance in the 1983 revival of Balm in Gilead. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... , Carbondale is a city in Southern Illinois in the midwest United States, about one hour north of Cairo. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... For other persons of the same name, see Jeffrey Perry. ... Matt Roth is a actor. ... An Emmy Award. ... This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winners: 1974: Cloris Leachman, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1975: Betty White, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1976: Betty White, The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1977: Mary Kay Place, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman... Jackie Harris redirects here. ... is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Jackie Harris redirects here. ... Balm in Gilead is a play by Lanford Wilson written in 1965. ...

Biography

Early Life

Metcalf was born in Carbondale, Illinois, the eldest of three children, and was raised in Edwardsville, Illinois. Her father was the comptroller at Southern Illinois University and her mother was a librarian ^[1]. Her great aunt was the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Zoe Akins. Among Metcalf's childhood pursuits was theater; she would put on plays with her friends ^[2] She was also academically gifted in school and her many talents became apparent by her teen years. , Carbondale is a city in Southern Illinois in the midwest United States, about one hour north of Cairo. ... Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. ... Look up comptroller in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Southern Illinois University is a university in southern Illinois with two institutions and multiple campuses. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is an information professional trained in library science and information science: the organization and management of information and service to people with information needs. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Zoe Akins (born October 30, 1886; died October 29, 1958) was an American playwright. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Gifted education. ...

Personal Life

Metcalf dated Steppenwolf actor Terry Kinney and married Steppenwolf co-founding member Jeff Perry (American actor). With Perry she has daughter Zoe(1984) (named after her great Aunt) and the two subsequently divorced. Metcalf met actor Matt Roth when he played her Jackie character's abusive boyfriend Fisher on Roseanne. They married in 1993 and have two children : Will Theron Roth(20 Nov 93) and Mae Akins(3 Jul 5 via surrogate). In 2005 Metcalf and family moved to a ranch in Idaho. Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. ... Terry Kinney(b. ... For other persons of the same name, see Jeffrey Perry. ... Matt Roth is a actor. ... Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, writer, talk-show host, and comedian. ... Surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman agrees to become pregnant for the purpose of gestating and giving birth to a child for others to raise. ...

As of April 2008 the Metcalf-Roths have a young foster son ^[3].

Both Metcalf and Roth appeared in the same episode of Desperate Housewives. Roth's character played a role in Metcalf's character being killed in that episode. Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ...

Career

Stage Career

Metcalf attended Illinois State University and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Theater in 1977. While at ISU, she met fellow theater students, among them John Malkovich, Glenne Headley, Joan Allen, and Gary Sinise - who went on to establish Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Metcalf began her professional career at Steppenwolf. In 1981, she was brought on as a performer on Saturday Night Live for their cast, but appeared in only one episode before the season abruptly ended due to a writer's strike; she was not asked back in the fall. In 1983, Metcalf went to New York to appear in a Steppenwolf production of Balm in Gilead, for which she received the 1984 Obie Award for Best Actress. Metcalf was showered with praise for her performance as Darlene, specifically for her tour de force twenty minute Act Two monologue. She relocated to Manhattan and began to work in both film and theater. Illinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois and is the oldest public institution of higher education in the state. ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, producer and director. ... Glenne Headly (born on March 13, 1955 in New London, Connecticut) is an American actress. ... Joan Allen in a scene from The Contender Joan Allen (b. ... Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning, Golden Palm- and Academy Award-nominated American actor and film director. ... Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. ... SNL redirects here. ... Balm in Gilead is a play by Lanford Wilson written in 1965. ...

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Televison-Movie Career

She has performed in roles that range from very large to very small in a plenteous amount of movies, including Desperately Seeking Susan, Making Mr. Right, Miles from Home, Internal Affairs, Stars and Bars, Uncle Buck, A Dangerous Woman, Blink, The Secret Life of Houses, Treasure Planet, Toy Story, Runaway Bride, Bulworth, Meet the Robinsons, Georgia Rule, Fun with Dick and Jane, and Leaving Las Vegas. In JFK, she played a dramatic role against type, as one of Jim Garrison's chief investigators. She appeared as the murderous mother of Billy Loomis in the horror film Scream 2 and portrayed real-life Carolyn McCarthy in the television movie The Long Island Incident. She is currently filming the movie Stop Loss, due out in theaters in 2008. Desperately Seeking Susan is a 1985 film directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Rosanna Arquette and Madonna. ... Making Mr. ... Miles From Home is a 1988 film starring Richard Gere. ... Tagline Trust him. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Blink is a 1994 thriller film, starring Madeleine Stowe and Aidan Quinn, and is a production of New Line Cinema. ... Treasure Planet is a 2002 Academy Award nominated science fiction animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 27, 2002. ... Toy Story is an Academy-award-winning CGI animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 22, 1995, and Australia on December 7, 1995, as well as in the United Kingdom on 22 March... Runaway Bride is a 1999 romantic comedy starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall. ... Bullworth redirects here. ... Meet the Robinsons is a computer-animated film and the 46th animated feature produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ... Georgia Rule is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda, Garrett Hedlund, Cary Elwes, Dermot Mulroney, and Felicity Huffman. ... Fun with Dick and Jane may refer to A 1946 childrens book, part of the Dick and Jane series Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 movie) or to the 2005 remake: Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that... For other uses, see Leaving Las Vegas (disambiguation). ... JFK is an American film directed by Oliver Stone, first released on December 20, 1991. ... Scream 2 is a 1997 film, the second part of the Scream trilogy. ... Carolyn McCarthy (born January 5, 1944) is an American politician and has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Yorks 4th congressional district (map), since 1997. ... “Telefilm” redirects here. ... The Long Island Incident is a 1998 American television movie produced by Barbra Streisands Barwood Films. ... The stop-loss policy, in the United States military, is the involuntary retention of troops to remain in service beyond their contractually agreed-upon term. ...

Metcalf has appeared in several television series, but she is best known as Jackie, sister to the title character in the hit series Roseanne. Her performance as Roseanne's complex, intelligent, quirky sister garnered her three consecutive Emmy Awards. Roseanne ran from 1988 to 1997, and Laurie appeared as Jackie over the show's entire run. Jackie Harris redirects here. ... An Emmy Award. ...

She subsequently appeared with Norm Macdonald on The Norm Show (or Norm), which ran for three seasons, and was also a regular character on the 2003 Nathan Lane series Charlie Lawrence, which was cancelled after only two episodes aired. The actress has made guest appearances on series including Absolutely Fabulous, Malcolm in the Middle, Monk, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Frasier, Without a Trace, Grey's Anatomy, My Boys, Dharma & Greg and more recently on the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory (along with former cast member Johnny Galecki. She recently appeared in a recurring role on Desperate Housewives and alongside her ex-husband Jeff Perry for an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Norm MacDonald Norman Gene MacDonald (born October 17, 1963) is a bilingual Canadian actor and comedian. ... The Norm Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network. ... Nathan Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actor of the stage and screen. ... This article is about the television series. ... Malcolm in the Middle is a seven-time Emmy-winning,[1] one-time Grammy-winning[1] and seven-time Golden Globe-nominated[1] American sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. ... Monk is an Emmy and Golden Globe winning U.S. television show about the private detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). ... This article is about a television show. ... Frasier is an American sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane. ... For other uses, see Without a Trace (disambiguation). ... This article is about the television series. ... My Boys is a United States television sitcom that debuted on November 28, 2006, on TBS. The show deals with a female sports columnist in Chicago and the men in her life including her brother, her ex-boyfriend, her best friend and a sportswriter for a rival publication. ... Dharma & Greg is an American television situation comedy co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, More-Medavoy Productions and 4 to 6 Foot Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. It first aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002, and starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson... This article is about the broadcast network. ... For the cosmological model, see Big Bang. ... Johnny Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American actor. ... Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series, created by Marc Cherry, who also serves as show runner, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. ... Perry in his best known role Harvey Leek on Nash Bridges Jeff Perry is an American character actor with a diverse resume encompassing television, theater, and film. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

• 1992 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for: Roseanne
• 1993 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for: Roseanne
• 1994 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for: Roseanne

Nominations

• 1992 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,Roseanne
• 1993 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,Roseanne
• 1994 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,Roseanne
• 1995 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,Roseanne
• 1999 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for: 3rd Rock From the Sun
• 2006 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for: Monk
• 2007 Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for: Desperate Housewives

Golden Globe Awards

Nominations

• 1993 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: Roseanne
• 1995 Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for: Roseanne

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References

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External links

• Laurie Metcalf at the Internet Movie Database