Age, Biography, and Wiki
Laura Linney was born on February 5, 1964, making her 61 years old as of early 2025. She is an American actress celebrated for her roles in films like You Can Count on Me, Kinsey, and The Savages, as well as her achievements in television and theater. Linney's biography is marked by her early start in theater, with a Broadway debut in 1990, followed by film and television roles that have earned her critical acclaim and numerous awards.
| Occupation | Movie Actress |
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| Date of Birth | 5 February 1964 |
| Age | 61 Years |
| Birth Place | New York City, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
While specific details about her height and weight are not widely available, Laura Linney is known for her slender build, which has been a part of her on-screen presence across various roles. Her physical attributes have been less of a focus compared to her acting talent and versatility.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Laura Linney is married to Marc Schauer, a real estate agent, and they have one son together. The couple has maintained a relatively private life, focusing on their personal and professional endeavors.
Her mother, Miriam Anderson "Ann" Perse (née Leggett), was a nurse at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and her father, Romulus Zachariah Linney IV, was a playwright and professor. Linney spent summers with her father in New Hampshire and fell in love with the stage, working with the local theatre group beginning at the age of eleven. Linney's paternal great-great-grandfather was Republican U.S. Congressman Romulus Zachariah Linney. She has a half-sister named Susan from her father's second marriage.
Linney is a 1982 graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School, a preparatory school in Massachusetts (which she serves as the chair of the Arts Advisory Council). She then attended Northwestern University before transferring to Brown University, where she studied acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh and served on the board of Production Workshop, the university's student theater group. During her senior year at Brown, she performed in one of her father's plays as Lady Ada Lovelace in a production of Childe Byron, a drama in which the poet Lord Byron mends a taut, distant relationship with his daughter Ada.
She was then cast in a series of thrillers, including Congo (1995), Primal Fear (1996) and Absolute Power (1997). She made her Hollywood breakthrough in 1998, praised for playing Jim Carrey's on-screen wife Meryl Burbank in Peter Weir's science-fiction comedy drama film The Truman Show.
In 2000, she starred in Kenneth Lonergan's film You Can Count on Me alongside Mark Ruffalo and Matthew Broderick. The film was met with positive reviews from critics with an approval rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Linney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance as the small-town single mother Sammy Prescott. In 2001, she reprised her role as Mary Ann Singleton in Further Tales of the City. In 2002, she starred in Wild Iris alongside Gena Rowlands and won her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
In 2002, she starred in the Broadway revival of The Crucible alongside Liam Neeson at the Virginia Theatre, which ran from March 2002 through June 2002. She received a Best Actress Tony Award nomination for her performance as John Proctor's prudish wife Elizabeth. Also in 2002, Linney appeared on Sandra Boynton's children's CD Philadelphia Chickens alongside Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. Linney sings the song "Please Can I Keep It?".
In 2003, Linney appeared in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River alongside Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Marcia Gay Harden. The film received an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. Linney received a BAFTA Award nomination for her performance as Annabeth Markum, the devoted second wife to Sean Penn's grief-stricken and revengeful character. That same year she also starred in the holiday film Love Actually alongside Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, and Liam Neeson. She also appeared in Alan Parker's The Life of David Gale (2003) alongside Kate Winslet and Kevin Spacey.
In 2004, she reunited with her Love Actually co-star Liam Neeson in Kinsey, as the title character's wife. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Golden Globe Award. That same year Linney had a recurring role in the comedy series Frasier as Charlotte, the final love interest of Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) during the 1993–2004 series. She won her second Primetime Emmy Award for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Also in 2004, she starred in the Broadway production of Sight Unseen at the Biltmore Theatre which ran from May 2004 through July 2004. She earned her second Tony Award nomination for her performance.
In 2010, Linney starred in the Broadway production of Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies alongside Brian D'Arcy James and Alicia Silverstone at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre from January 28, 2010, through March 27, 2010. She received her third Tony Award nomination for her performance. The play returned to Broadway with most of the original cast in September 2010 and closed on January 30, 2011. That same year, Linney returned to television in Showtime's half-hour series about cancer, The Big C. She served as both an actress and executive producer on the show. She starred as a suburban wife and mother who explores the emotional ups and downs of suffering cancer, and the changes it brings to her life and her sense of who she is. In 2011, she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance. In 2013, she won her fourth Primetime Emmy Award for the final season of the series.
In 2012, she starred in Roger Mitchell's Hyde Park on Hudson alongside Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt. The film also starred Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams and Samuel West. Murray was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance. In 2015, she starred in Bill Condon's Mr. Holmes alongside Ian McKellen. The film received rave reviews, earning an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus reading, "Mr. Holmes focuses on the man behind the mysteries, and while it may lack Baker Street thrills, it more than compensates with tenderly wrought, well-acted drama." In 2016, she appeared in Clint Eastwood's Sully with Tom Hanks as Lorraine Sullenberger, the wife of Chesley Sullenberger. The film was a critical and commercial success making almost US$240 million at the box office.
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| Husband | David Adkins (m. 1995-2000) Marc Schauer (m. 2009) |
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Net Worth and Salary
Laura Linney's net worth is estimated to be around $7 million to $10 million, primarily derived from her successful career in film, television, and theater. Her salary for prominent roles in series like The Big C and Ozark has contributed significantly to her wealth.
Theater Career
On Broadway, Linney has earned five Tony Award nominations for her performances in plays like The Crucible (2002), Sight Unseen (2005), Time Stands Still (2010), The Little Foxes (2017), and My Name Is Lucy Barton (2020).
In 2008, Linney starred as Abigail Adams in the HBO miniseries John Adams directed by Tom Hooper (The King's Speech, Les Misérables). Paul Giamatti played John Adams. The series was a critical and awards season hit and won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards overtaking Angels in America (11 wins) as the miniseries with the most Emmy wins in history. She won her third Primetime Emmy Award for her performance. Also in 2008, she starred as La Marquise de Merteuil in the Broadway revival of Christopher Hampton's play Les Liaisons Dangereuses alongside Mamie Gummer and Benjamin Walker at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre. Since 2009, Linney has served as host of the PBS television series Masterpiece Classic. She became a popular meme and vine for her introductions when saying, "Hi, I'm Laura Linney and this is Masterpiece Classic".
In 2020, it was reported that Linney would star in the Irish film drama, The Miracle Club, with Maggie Smith and Kathy Bates. Its plot was described as a "joyful and hilarious" journey of a group of riotous working-class women from Dublin, whose pilgrimage to Lourdes in France leads them to discover each other's friendship and their own personal miracles." As of December 2021 it was in pre-production, having received sustaining funding from the U.K. Global Screen Fund. The Miracle Club premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
Social Network
Laura Linney is not particularly active on social media platforms, preferring a more private life. However, she is often featured in media outlets discussing her projects and roles.
Education
Laura Linney attended Brown University, where she studied theater arts. She later honed her acting skills at the Juilliard School in New York City, graduating from the Drama Division in 1990.
With her extensive career spanning film, television, and theater, Laura Linney continues to be a respected figure in the entertainment industry, known for her depth and versatility as an actress.
Linney graduated from Brown in 1986. and went on to study acting at the Juilliard School as a member of Group 19 (1986–90), which also included Jeanne Tripplehorn and Tim Blake Nelson. In 2003, Linney received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree from Brown. She received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree from Juilliard when she delivered the school's commencement address in 2009.
