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Laura Linney
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February 5, 1964 in New York, NY
Biography:Displaying blonde, corn-fed good looks, "Laura Linney" has built a career playing idealistic women who are not always as normal as they appear. Linney came to film via theater, a medium in which she had been involved more or less since birth. The daughter of respected off-Broadway playwright Romulus Linney, "Laura Linney" was born in New York City on February 5, 1964. Her parents divorced when she was six months old. Thanks to her father's job, Linney grew up working in the theater, both behind the scenes and, in her late teens, on the stage. Following prep school in Massachusetts, she attended both Brown University and Juilliard, and she was soon appearing in a number of Broadway productions. She garnered notice for her roles in plays like The Seagull and Six Degrees of Separation, and won particular acclaim for her performance in Hedda Gabler.

Linney made her onscreen debut in 1992 with a small... Full Biography

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Laura Linney attends the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2005.
Laura Linney attends The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures annual awards gala in New York...
Laura Linney, right, and Liam Neeson in "Kinsey"
Laura Linney attends the 60th Golden Globe Awards, on Jan. 19, 2003, in Los Angeles.
Laura Linney, 2004
Laura Linney attends the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2006.
Laura Linney attends the 17th Annual Gotham Awards in New York on Nov. 27, 2007.
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