Name: Laura Linney Birth name: Laura Legett Linney Date of birth: February 5, 1964 Place of birth: New York, New York, USA Height: 5' 7'' (1.70 m) Eyecolour: blue Haircolour: blond Current residence: New York Agency: ICM Family: Romulus Linney (professor, playwright) and Ann Leggett Perse (nurse) - divorced since 1965, stepmother Laura Callahan (foundation official), half-sister: Susan Linney (book editor) born 1975 Marital status: divorced from David Adkins (actor), married 1995 - 2000 Education:
- Northfield Mount Hermon Highschool (1982)
- Northwestern University, Evanston
- Brown University, Providence (1986)
- Juilliard School, New York (1989)
- Moscow Art Theater School
Fun facts:
- is rumoured to have dated Eric Stoltz in 2001
- says that she was the worst at reading and writing in her class
- Clint Eastwood picked her for the part of Kate Whitney in his movie Absolute Power after he saw her performance in Primal Fear
- gained thirty pounds for her role in Kinsey, mainly by eating Krispy Keme glazed doughnuts
- has a yellow labrador dog that she named Eleanor Duse, after the actress
- likes her coffee very light with one sugar
- worked as a waitress in Manhattan when she was 23
- hates having her picture taken
- her roommate at Juilliard was actress Jeanne Tripplehorn
- has received an honorary degree from her alma mater Brown University Monday
- earned less than $10,000 for her role in You Can Count On Me, which earned her an Oscar nomination
quick links
current projects
The Nanny Diaries Character: Mrs. X Status: now on DVD Released: US (Dec 05) gallery | info | official site
The Savages Character: Wendy Savage Status: now showing Released: US (Nov 27) gallery | info | official site
City of Your Final Destination Character: Caroline Status: coming soon Released: US (Apr 23) gallery | info | official site
John Adams Character: Abigail Adams Status: coming soon Released: HBO (Mar 16) gallery | info | official site
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Character: Marquise de Merteuil Theatre: Broadway Dates: Apr - Jun 2008 gallery | info | official site
The Other Man Character: Lisa Status: filming Released: n/a gallery | info | official site
The Nanny Diaries
The Savages
City of Your Final Destination