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Acting

Laura Linney

Career: Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2020 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles: 49
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Tales of the City
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 69 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Laura Linney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Adrenaline
3.2, average 4.8
Violence
2.8, average 4.1
Physical Comedy
1.4, average 2.4
Scare
1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 16
Character Study 15
Psychological Drama 7
Moral Dilemma 6
Character-Driven Drama 4
Thought-Provoking 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Emotional Catharsis 4
Biographical Drama 3
Social Commentary 3
San Francisco Setting 3
Political Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

as Ruth Comfort

2020s

12 titles · average score 65

American Classic

77

TV show · as Kristen Forrest Bean

Onwards and Sideways

as Emma Dretzin

Lanterns

75

TV show · as Lianna

The American Revolution

76

TV show · as Sarah Logan Fisher / Sarah Morris Mifflin / Eliza Wilkinson / Eliza Lucas Pickney (voice)

Suncoast

68

as Kristine

Wildcat

57

as Regina O'Connor

The Miracle Club

60

as Chrissie Ahearn

Falling

63

as Sarah (45 Yrs)

The Roads Not Taken

42

as Rita

The Vote

TV show

The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America

as Hannah Pitt

Determined to Persevere: The Valley Forge Encampment

as Narrator

2010s

18 titles · average score 62

Tales of the City

74

TV show · as Mary Ann Singleton

Sink Sank Sunk

TV show · as Mitzi Mills

Ozark

79

TV show · as Wendy Byrde

The Dinner

45

as Claire Lohman

Red Nose Day Actually

68

as Sarah (US version)

Genius

57

as Louise Saunders

Mr. Holmes

73

as Mrs. Munro

BoJack Horseman

88

TV show · as Laura Linney (voice)

Morning

39

as Doctor Goodman

Hyde Park on Hudson

48

as Daisy

The Details

52

as Lila

The Big C

67

TV show · as Cathy Jamison

2000s

31 titles · average score 62

John Adams

81

TV show · as Abigail Adams

The Other Man

34

as Lisa

The Nanny Diaries

50

as Mrs. X

Breach

73

as Kate Burroughs

Man of the Year

43

as Eleanor Green

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

55

as Erin Bruner

The Squid and the Whale

80

as Joan Berkman

Kinsey

76

as Clara McMillen

The Life of David Gale

49

as Constance Hallaway

Mystic River

83

as Annabeth Markum

The Mothman Prophecies

56

as Connie Mills

You Can Count on Me

83

as Sammy

1990s

18 titles · average score 68

Love Letters

59

as Melissa Gardner Cobb

The Truman Show

88

as Meryl

More Tales of the City

77

TV show · as Mary Ann Singleton

The Truman Show: Tru-Talk

72

as Hannah Gill

Absolute Power

59

as Kate Whitney

Primal Fear

71

as Janet Venable

Congo

36

as Dr. Karen Ross

A Simple Twist of Fate

54

as Nancy Lambert Newland

Tales of the City

89

TV show · as Mary Ann Singleton

Blind Spot

69

as Phoebe

Class of '61

43

as Lily Magraw

Lorenzo's Oil

80

as Young Teacher

1980s

3 titles · average score 65

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

50

TV show · as Self - Guest

American Experience

75

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

American Playhouse

69

TV show · as Mary Ann Singleton