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Laura Linney (1964-) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of several awards, including two Golden Globe® Awards and four Primetime Emmy® Awards, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards® and four Tony® Awards. Her IMDb page shows over 70 acting credits since 1985. This page will rank Laura Linney movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Laura Linney Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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Best IMDb Trivia On Laura Linney
1. Laura Leggett Linney was born in Manhattan, New York in 1965. Her father was prominent playwright Romulus Linney.
2. Laura Linney gained about 20 pounds for her role in Kinsey (2004), mainly by eating Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts.
3. Laura Linney loves Meryl Streep. In The Truman Show (1998), her character was named Meryl and Laura was made up to look like her.
4. Clint Eastwood picked her for the part of Kate Whitney in Absolute Power (1997) after he saw her performance in Primal Fear (1996).
5. Laura Linney studied at Northwestern University for one year before transferring to Brown University.
Check out Laura Linney’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I watched Laura Linney in Congo recently, an old 90s favorite.
I’ve seen 12 of the 44 films on the chart, favorites include – Congo, Dave, Arthur Christmas and Ninja Turtles.
The Truman Show is highly rated, one of Jim Carrey’s best films but it’s never been a favorite of mine. I found it unlikely that any future society can do that to a person and get away with it. Up there with The Hunger Games in ‘never-gonna-happen’ futures.
Planet of the Apes? That’s more like it laddie. The apes eventually take over, or is it the morlocks? We’re living in a deadly sci-fi scenario right now, the poor die and the rich survive.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Laura Linney is # 771 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the list she has appeared with.
13 BEN KINGSLEY Dave (1993)
13 BEN KINGSLEY Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
15 ANTHONY HOPKINS The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
39 JIM BROADBENT Arthur Christmas (2011)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Man of the Year (2006)
59 ANTONIO BANDERAS The Other Man (2008)
63 ED HARRIS Absolute Power (1997)
63 ED HARRIS The Truman Show (1998)
64 TOM WILKINSON THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005)
70 SUSAN SARANDON Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
74 GENE HACKMAN Absolute Power (1997)
82 LIAM NEESON Kinsey (2004)
82 LIAM NEESON Love Actually (2003)
82 LIAM NEESON The Other Man (2008)
83 RICHARD JENKINS Absolute Power (1997)
89 PETER USTINOV Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
93 TIM ROBBINS Mystic River (2003)
100 ELI WALLACH Mystic River (2003)
103 CLINT EASTWOOD Absolute Power (1997)
123 JEFF GOLDBLUM Man of the Year (2006)
126 SCOTT GLENN Absolute Power (1997)
145 DAN AYKROYD The House of Mirth (2000)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE Jindabyne (2006)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE P.S. (2004)
173 TOM HANKS SULLY (2016)
191 COLIN FIRTH Love Actually (2003)
195 NICK NOLTE Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
197 OLIVER PLATT Kinsey (2004)
199 BILL MURRAY HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (2012)
211 BILL NIGHY Arthur Christmas (2011)
211 BILL NIGHY Love Actually (2003)
220 PHILIP BAKER HALL The Truman Show (1998)
226 RICHARD GERE THE DINNER (2017)
226 RICHARD GERE The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
238 TONY SHALHOUB SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993)
253 VING RHAMES Dave (1993)
254 FRANK LANGELLA Dave (1993)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS Man of the Year (2006)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS The Night Listener (2006)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI The Nanny Diaries (2007)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI The Truman Show (1998)
278 AUSTIN PENDLETON Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
280 JULIETTE LEWIS Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
286 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Dave (1993)
293 ALLISON JANNEY LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
295 WILL PATTON The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
301 JOE PANTOLIANO Congo (1995)
303 MARK MARGOLIS Absolute Power (1997)
307 DAN HEDAYA Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
319 PETER JASON Congo (1995)
323 STEPHEN ROOT Dave (1993)
326 BRUCE DAVISON Breach (2007)
332 STEVE COOGAN ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011)
332 STEVE COOGAN THE DINNER (2017)
335 KEVIN DUNN Dave (1993)
337 BILLY BOB THORNTON Love Actually (2003)
354 WILLIAM H. MACY Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
361 JOHN LITHGOW Kinsey (2004)
363 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Savages (2007)
376 HUGH GRANT Love Actually (2003)
377 JEFF DANIELS The Squid and the Whale (2005)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Mystic River (2003)
385 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN Mystic River (2003)
388 MARCIA GAY HARDEN P.S. (2004)
397 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Love Actually (2003)
398 MICHAEL SHANNON NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)
405 ERNIE HUDSON Congo (1995)
411 COLM FEORE THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005)
412 DAVID PAYMER Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
450 KEVIN BACON Mystic River (2003)
460 SEAN PENN Mystic River (2003)
492 DYLAN BAKER Kinsey (2004)
509 DAVID THEWLIS THE FIFTH ESTATE (2013)
513 LYNN REDGRAVE Kinsey (2004)
515 JOE MANTEGNA Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
518 ERIC STOLTZ The House of Mirth (2000)
533 ETHAN HAWKE The Hottest State (2006)
546 STEVE MARTIN A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
550 JAMES REBHORN Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
565 TIM CURRY Congo (1995)
565 TIM CURRY Kinsey (2004)
576 JOAN CUSACK ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011)
585 PAUL RUDD P.S. (2004)
602 KEVIN SPACEY The Life of David Gale (2003)
611 BRAD GARRETT TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2016)
615 JOE DON BAKER Congo (1995)
636 TONI COLLETTE THE NIGHT LISTENER (2006)
638 SALMA HAYEK THE ROADS NOT TAKEN (2020)
640 MELISSA LEO LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
660 JUDY DAVIS ABSOLUTE POWER (1997)
674 IAN MCKELLEN MR. HOLMES (2015)
677 MARK RUFFALO Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
677 MARK RUFFALO You Can Count on Me (2000)
694 KEVIN KLINE Dave (1993)
720 DELROY LINDO CONGO (1995)
721 JOHN HAWKES Congo (1995)
735 SCARLETT JOHANSSON The Nanny Diaries (2007)
738 JARED HARRIS Lush (1999)
745 HARRY SHEARER The Truman Show (1998)
749 ALAN BATES The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
754 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)
756 TIMOTHY HUTTON Kinsey (2004)
791 EMMA THOMPSON Love Actually (2003)
798 LOIS SMITH P.S. (2004)
802 ROBERT STEPHENS Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
823 DENISE RICHARDS LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)
834 JIM CARREY The Truman Show (1998)
842 DENNIS HAYSBERT ABSOLUTE POWER (1997)
842 DENNIS HAYSBERT BREACH (2007)
842 DENNIS HAYSBERT THE DETAILS (2011)
843 CHRIS COOPER Breach (2007)
850 KATE WINSLET The Life of David Gale (2003)
851 E.G. MARSHALL Absolute Power (1997)
879 JAY LENO Dave (1993)
881 ELIZABETH MCGOVERN THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000)
893 MATTHEW BRODERICK You Can Count on Me (2000)
924 AMY ADAMS NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)
925 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH THE FIFTH ESTATE (2013)
933 JAMES MCAVOY ARTHUR CHRISTMAS (2011)
952 SANDRA OH THE NIGHT LISTENER (2006)
953 CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG THE CITY OF YOUR FINAL DESTINATION (2009)
965 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Breach (2007)
979 CHRIS ROCK THE ROADS NOT TAKEN (2020)
986 KENNETH WELSH Absolute Power (1997)
986 KENNETH WELSH The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Laura has appeared with 27 Oscar winners.
ALICIA VIKANDER THE FIFTH ESTATE (2013)
ALLISON JANNEY LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The City of Your Final Destination (2009)
BEN KINGSLEY Dave (1993)
BEN KINGSLEY Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
CHRIS COOPER Breach (2007)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Man of the Year (2006)
COLIN FIRTH Love Actually (2003)
EMMA THOMPSON Love Actually (2003)
GENE HACKMAN Absolute Power (1997)
JAVIER BARDEM THE ROADS NOT TAKEN (2020)
JIM BROADBENT Arthur Christmas (2011)
KATE WINSLET The Life of David Gale (2003)
KEVIN KLINE Dave (1993)
KEVIN SPACEY The Life of David Gale (2003)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN Mystic River (2003)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN P.S. (2004)
MELISSA LEO LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
OCTAVIA SPENCER LETTERS TO JACKIE: REMEMBERING PRESIDENT KENNEDY (2013)
OLIVIA COLMAN HYDE PARK ON HUDSON (2012)
PETER USTINOV Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN The Savages (2007)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Man of the Year (2006)
SEAN PENN Mystic River (2003)
SUSAN SARANDON Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
TIM ROBBINS Mystic River (2003)
TIMOTHY HUTTON Kinsey (2004)
TOM HANKS SULLY (2016)
Sorry Laura appeared with 26 Oscar winners.
Hey Dan. I guess we’re gonna have to figure out a way to audit your comments to make sure you were giving us accurate information. Consider this your verbal warning, I really don’t wanna have to go to a paper warning but I will if I have to….lol.
Hey Dan. First of all glad to hear from you, things still seem bad in New York but it seems like it’s getting slightly better. As always thanks for including these list, and as always they are packed with great trivia. Looks like Liam Neeson is her most frequent co-star. Oracle ranking is about where I would’ve guessed and she’s been a very busy actress since she started making movies. Oscar winning co-stars seems a little on the low side. Continue staying safe and healthy, and one day you’ll be able to again see a movie in a theater. Good stuff as always.
In tandem with her prolific big screen career Laura has been in 22 television productions overall from 1993 until the present; and she has also been in 13 stage presentations from 1990 until Feb this year.
Her stage work has included much highly dramatic stuff in classics such as The Seagull/Uncle Vanya/and The Little Foxes all of which Tennessee Williams would no doubt have urged Stallone to stay well clear of. In The Little Foxes Laura played the lead as Bette Davis’ famous big screen Regina Giddens and Laura was nominated for a Tony award for her own stage interpretation.
In terms of maintaining a professional profile Laura could be said to have worked under the radar to some extent so to me it’s all the more impressive that IMDB credits her with 39 acting awards and 95 noms – wow! Her current net worth is reported as $7 million. She is currently enjoying success in the female lead of Jason Bateman’s wife in the TV crime thriller series Ozark 30 episodes of which have been running since 2017 and which has received 14 Primetime Emmy noms.
Long may her success continue and meanwhile this new page is “Voted Up” [I steal from only the best-sorry I don’t quote you often Joel!]. NB: On her wedding day in May 2009 Liam Neeson walked her down the aisle. It has been said that she was very honored as I’m sure that The Work Horse would have been if Sir Maurice or John McClane had walked HIM down the isle.
Hey Bob. Lots of good information in this comment. I especially like learning that Liam Neeson walked her down the aisle. They have worked together many times in movies and on stage. As you point out she’s been a very very busy actress, and with the success of Ozark she should be busy for a long time. Speaking of Ozark, I have been binge watching that show, tonight I will watch the 30th in for the time last show. She is awesome in that show. Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE: Thanks for the feedback. As you are clearly impressed with Ozark I’ll have to watch our for it.
Please do me a favour and change “isle” to “aisle” in the last line of my Part 2 post at 4.36am yesterday. It would be a pity to spoil with even a minor spelling mistake a mention that leaves your viewers with the fond image of Sir Maurice OR Mr G M walking you down the aisle.
[“I give this man away in the hope that he’ll stop stalking me via his site!”]
Notice I emphasise “OR”: it would be too much to hope for that BOTH Sir M and Mr More would be prepared to do it at the same time!
The diversely talented multi medium performer Laura Linney! Laura has always reminded me of a cross between Meryl Streep and Helen Hunt in physical appearance and indeed in 2002 Linney appeared on Sandra Boynton’s children’s CD album Philadelphia Chickens alongside Meryl Streep and Laura sings the song “Please Can I Keep It?”.
In my opinion if there is any actress who is not a major box office star but who more richly deserves a Cogerson new page than Laura even The Work Horse and Joel have never located her or have been keeping her to themselves. I have admired Laura’s work in the following 6 films:
Dave
Primal Fear
Absolute Power [good still above of Laura with Clint working together again on Sully]
Truman Show
Mothman Prophecies
Mystic River
It will be appreciated that there is some heavy stuff in that half dozen but Laura also pleased me with her flare for comedy when she appeared as a romantic matchmaker in 6 episodes of the TV sitcom Frasier in the years 2003/2004. In 2004 Laura won a Primetime Emmy award for her work in those episodes as Charlotte the matchmake [Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series].
Hey Bob. Thanks for checking out our Laura Linney page. I’m sure she would get a kick out of your comment since she is such a fan of Meryl Streep. I seen all of the six you pulled out and agree they are good movies. With the exception of Dave, She was a huge part of why those movies were so good. Interesting I didn’t even know that she was on Fraser. I’ll have to dig through WoC’s DVD on that series and find her episodes. Good stuff.
The diversely talented multi medium performer Laura Linney! Laura has always reminded me of a cross between Meryl Streep and Helen Hunt in physical appearance and indeed in 2002 Linney appeared on Sandra Boynton’s children’s CD album Philadelphia Chickens alongside Meryl Streep and Laura sings the song “Please Can I Keep It?”.
In my opinion if there is any actress who is not a major box office star but richly deserves a Cogerson new page even The Work Horse and Joel have never located her or have been keeping her to themselves. I have admired Laura’s work in the following 6 films:
Dave
Primal Fear
Absolute Power [good still above of Laura with Clint working on Sully]
Truman Show
Mothman Prophecies
Mystic River
It will be appreciated that there is some heavy stuff in that half dozen but Laura also pleased me with her flare for comedy when she appeared as a romantic matchmaker in 6 episodes of the TV sitcom Frasier in the years 2003/2004. In 2004 Laura won a Primetime Emmy award for her work in those episodes as Charlotte the matchmake [Outstanding guest actress in a comedy series].