Laurie Metcalf
Acting
Born 1955-06-16
Carbondale, Illinois, USA
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Laura Elizabeth Metcalf (born June 16, 1955) is an American actress and comedian. Often described as a character actor, she is known for her complex and versatile roles across the stage and screen. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including two Tony Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
Metcalf began her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and frequently works in Chicago theatre. She made her Broadway debut in the 1985 play My Thing of Love. She went on to receive six Tony Award nominations, winning Best Actress in a Play in 2017 for her performance in A Doll's House, Part 2 and Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 2018 revival of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. Her other Tony-nominated roles were for November (2008), The Other Place (2010), Misery (2016), and Hillary and Clinton (2019).
She gained national attention for her performance as Jackie Harris on the sitcom Roseanne (1988–1997, 2018) and its spinoff The Conners (2018–present), for which she won three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also won a Primetime Emmy Award for her guest role in Hacks (2022), and her other Emmy-nominated roles include 3rd Rock from the Sun (1999), Monk (2006), Desperate Housewives (2007), The Big Bang Theory (2016), Getting On (2013–2015), and Horace and Pete (2016). She also appeared on The Norm Show (1999–2001), Frasier, and The Dropout (2022).
In film, Metcalf is best known for her performance as Marion McPherson in Greta Gerwig's comedy-drama film Lady Bird (2017). She was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a BAFTA Award. From 1995, she has voiced Mrs. Davis, the mother of Andy, in the Toy Story franchise, and voiced Sarah Hawkins in the Disney animated Treasure Planet (2002). Other notable film credits include Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Uncle Buck (1989), JFK (1991), Dear God (1996), Georgia Rule (2007) and Scream 2 (1997).
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Grey's Anatomy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
American Dad!
Desperate Housewives
Saturday Night Live
King of the Hill
Frasier
Elsbeth
Monk
Supergirl
Malcolm in the Middle
The Big Bang Theory
Hacks
Toy Story
Without a Trace
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tony Awards
Scream 7
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 2
Toy Story 4
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The Equalizer
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Oscars
Duckman
Treasure Planet
The Conners
Lady Bird
Scream 2
Meet the Robinsons
The Dropout
Dharma & Greg
Big Mistakes
Carol & the End of the World
Runaway Bride
Uncle Buck
Fun with Dick and Jane
The Norm Show
Leaving Las Vegas
JFK
Getting On
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
Horace and Pete
Desperately Seeking Susan
Playing House
Pacific Heights
Stop-Loss
U Turn
God, the Devil and Bob
Roseanne
Internal Affairs
Raines
The Jackie Thomas Show
Q-Force
Georgia Rule
Bulworth
The Pixar Story
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