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Laura Linney
Actress
Female
Born
Feb 5, 1964
Age
49
Hometown
New York City
Nationality
American National...
Other Names
Laura Leggett Linney
Laura Leggett Linney is an American actress of film, television, and theatre. She is most well known for her performances in films such as The Truman Show, Mystic River and Kinsey, among others. She is currently playing the lead role of Cathy Jamieson… Read More
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Marc SchauerMarried 2009
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Marc SchauerMarried 2007
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David AdkinsMarried 1995 - 2000
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Linney Mines 'The Big C' For Serious LaughsNPR - May 06, 2013
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Linney, "Mad Men," Sofia Coppola To Receive Women In Film AwardsYahoo News - Apr 29, 2013
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Video: Laura Linney On Final Season Of Showtime's "The Big C"CBS News - Apr 25, 2013
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Laura Linney Gives John Benjamin Hickey A HickeyHuffington Post - Apr 24, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1964
Birth
Born on February 5, 1964.
TEENAGE
1982
18 Years Old
She is a 1982 graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School, an elite preparatory school in New England, for which she currently serves as the chair of the Arts Advisory Council.
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TWENTIES
1986
22 Years Old
Linney graduated from Brown with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1986.
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1993
29 Years Old
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.
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THIRTIES
1995
31 Years Old
Linney married David Adkins in 1995; they divorced in 2000.
1998
34 Years Old
She made her Hollywood breakthrough in 1998, playing Jim Carrey's on-screen wife in The Truman Show, for which she received critical acclaim.
2000
36 Years Old
In 2000, Linney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film You Can Count on Me.
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2003
39 Years Old
In 2003, Linney appeared in several notable films, including Mystic River, Love Actually and The Life of David Gale.
FORTIES
2006
42 Years Old
In 2006, Linney appeared in the political satire Man of the Year, the comedy Driving Lessons (starring Rupert Grint of Harry Potter fame), and the Australian drama Jindabyne by Ray Lawrence.
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In 2007, Linney appeared in the spy thriller Breach, the comedy-drama The Nanny Diaries opposite Scarlett Johansson and based on the book by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, and The Savages with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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In 2008, Linney starred in The Other Man, opposite Liam Neeson, with whom she had starred with in Kinsey and Love Actually, and Antonio Banderas.
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Linney later received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard when she delivered the school's commencement address in 2009.
Laura Linney returned to series television as actress and executive producer in Showtime's half-hour series about cancer, The Big C, which debuted in mid-2010.
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