Laura Linney

Laura Linney was born in New York in New York on 5 February, 1964. She is an American actor best known for her ability to portray strong characters who are also fragile. Linney came from the theatre-loving side of her family. Her father was a writer. Her mother, Romulus Linney was a writer. In 1986, she received her degree at Brown University. She then studied Theatre Arts at Arts Theatre School Moscow before graduating from Juilliard School with a M.F.A. New York City was her first stop in the 1990s. The year 1990 was the year she started her Broadway career. The audience praised her for both Hedda Gabrieller and Six Degrees of Separation.