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Laura Linney

(1964) Television Actor United States

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Laura Linney is a television actor from the United States, best known for Nancy Drew #7.

Quick Facts About Laura Linney

Born: February 5, 1964
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: Nancy Drew #7

About Laura Linney

Laura Leggett Linney is an American actress and director. She is the recipient of several awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, five Tony Awards, and a BAFTA.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Awards Theatre World Award Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Crystal Award

Quotes by Laura Linney · Page 5

I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're…

Context

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A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I…

Breakfast

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The basic laws of good acting are the same, but everything about the experience is different-your job responsibility, the time you spend…

Acting

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I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically,…

Actors

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It is always good to explore the stuff you don't agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview.…

Agree

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I know that actors and actresses have a great reputation for being very, very selfish, and in some cases, that's very true.…

Actors and actresses

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There's something grueling but very appealing about rough, to-the-bone material in a low budget context. There's less between you and the material.…

Challenges

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I get cold - really cold - when I travel.

Cold

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I get very, very, very irritable with people who complain about getting old, because I know a lot of people who would…

Aging

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Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.

Attention

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Things get complicated at times, so there are certainly moments when you wish your life were different. That's true for everybody, not…

Complicated

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We all have a limited amount and that it's a privilege to grow old. That's something that I think a lot of…

Age

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I love 70's music.

I love

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I love to work in all sorts of different situations. I think you learn a lot, which is why I try not…

Approach

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I don't consider myself a celebrity, and I don't consider myself a star.

Stars

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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be…

About

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I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'

Begets

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I never felt like a happy-go-lucky ingenue to begin with. And parts are written better when you're older. When you're young, you're…

Happiness

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