ACTOR

Laura Linney

1964 - Today

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Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress. 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 five Tony Awards. Linney made her Broadway debut in 1990 before receiving Tony Award nominations for the 2002 revival of The Crucible, the original Broadway productions of Sight Unseen (2004), Time Stands Still (2010), My Name Is Lucy Barton (2020), and the 2017 revival of The Little Foxes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laura Linney has received more than 16,168,910 page views. Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Laura Linney is the 1,616th most popular actor (down from 1,417th in 2019), the 2,683rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,478th in 2019) and the 756th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Laura Linney ranks 1,616 out of 13,578. Before her are Carolyn Jones, Juliette Mayniel, Krister Henriksson, Maria Montez, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, and Marcel Dalio. After her are El Risitas, Anna May Wong, Anatoli Papanov, Allan Edwall, Linda Kozlowski, and Daliah Lavi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Laura Linney ranks 79. Before her are Don Cheadle, Dokka Umarov, Andy Hug, Kaspar Capparoni, Tommi Mäkinen, and Jorginho. After her are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Rossy de Palma, Melissa Gilbert, Željko Komšić, Mark Dacascos, and Michael Rummenigge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Linney ranks 2,683 out of 20,380. Before her are Carolyn Jones (1930), Pancho Gonzales (1928), Eric Schmidt (1955), William J. Burns (1956), Flannery O'Connor (1925), and Suzanne Vega (1959). After her are Philip Sheridan (1831), Ronald Evans (1933), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), Jay Rockefeller (1937), Larry David (1947), and Waylon Jennings (1937).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Laura Linney ranks 756. Before her are Victor Mature (1913), Tracy Morgan (1968), Robert Davi (1953), John Hillerman (1932), George Reeves (1914), and Carolyn Jones (1930). After her are Anna May Wong (1905), Linda Kozlowski (1958), Peter Boyle (1935), Sylvia Sidney (1910), Jim Kelly (1946), and Anne Archer (1947).

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Television and Movie Roles

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose
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When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.
Sep 9o 20056.555 / 10