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Laurie Metcalf
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Laurie Metcalf
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1955-06-16,Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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).

Filmography

7.97

Toy Story
1995-11-22

7.6

Toy Story 2
1999-10-30

Meet the Robinsons

6.927

Meet the Robinsons
2007-03-23

6.615

U Turn
1997-10-03

7.803

Toy Story 3
2010-06-16

7.601

JFK
1991-12-20

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

4

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1993-04-05

6.799

Uncle Buck
1989-08-16

6.504

Scream 2
1997-12-12

Pacific Heights

6.258

Pacific Heights
1990-09-28

Internal Affairs

6.358

Internal Affairs
1990-01-12

Miles from Home

5.405

Miles from Home
1988-09-16

Desperately Seeking Susan

6.099

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985-03-29

Treasure Planet

7.563

Treasure Planet
2002-11-26

6.336

Bulworth
1998-05-15

Always Outnumbered

6.4

Always Outnumbered
1998-03-21

5.989

Georgia Rule
2007-05-10

5.5

Dear God
1996-11-01

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective

7.7

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011-04-14

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings

6.5

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988-09-07

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth

4.5

Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991-04-01

5.5

Mistress
1992-07-24

The Secret Life of Houses

0

The Secret Life of Houses
1994-01-21

A Dangerous Woman

5.5

A Dangerous Woman
1993-09-10

4.4

Stars & Bars
1988-03-18

The Execution of Raymond Graham

6.4

The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985-11-17

5.5

Chicago Cab
1998-09-18

The Pixar Story

7.6

The Pixar Story
2007-08-28

6.1

Blink
1993-10-01

6.1

Runaway Bride
1999-07-30

Leaving Las Vegas

7.2

Leaving Las Vegas
1995-10-27

0

The Visitor
1982-12-31

The Long Island Incident

3.5

The Long Island Incident
1998-05-03

7.256

Lady Bird
2017-09-01

6.259

A Wedding
1978-08-29

6.132

Stop-Loss
2008-03-28

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

7.5

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996-12-18

5.8

Candy Mountain
1988-01-20

Making Mr. Right

5

Making Mr. Right
1987-04-03

Starring Austin Pendleton

6.7

Starring Austin Pendleton
2016-04-01

5.8

Balloon Farm
1999-03-28

5.7

Steel City
2006-01-01

7.47

Toy Story 4
2019-06-19

5.2

Beer League
2006-09-15

Fun with Dick and Jane

6.206

Fun with Dick and Jane
2005-12-21

Long Day's Journey Into Night

0

Long Day's Journey Into Night
2014-01-01

0

Barbecue
2020-12-10

Somewhere in Queens

6.25

Somewhere in Queens
2023-04-21

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

0

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

7.5

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025-03-28

0

Price Check
1987-01-01

7

The Norm Show
1999-03-24

Desperate Housewives

7.926

Desperate Housewives
2004-10-03

7.955

Monk
2002-07-12

King of the Hill

7.379

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

The Accidental Wolf

0

The Accidental Wolf
2020-11-26

6.795

Roseanne
1988-10-18

Without a Trace

7.246

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

6.4

Dharma & Greg
1997-09-24

7.693

Frasier
1993-09-16

God, the Devil and Bob

7.477

God, the Devil and Bob
2000-03-09

7.1

The Equalizer
1985-09-18

7.5

Raines
2007-03-15

6

Easy Money
2008-10-05

6.7

Q-Force
2021-09-02

Charlie Lawrence

7

Charlie Lawrence
2003-06-15

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

5.8

The McCarthys
2014-10-30

6.3

Getting On
2013-11-24

5.9

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Big Bang Theory

7.9

The Big Bang Theory
2007-09-24

8.217

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

Horace and Pete

7.7

Horace and Pete
2016-01-30

7.481

Hacks
2021-05-13

The Jackie Thomas Show

0

The Jackie Thomas Show
1992-12-01

7.294

Supergirl
2015-10-26

Carol & the End of the World

7.6

Carol & the End of the World
2023-12-15

7

The Conners
2018-10-16

7.315

The Dropout
2022-03-03

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.484

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

7.4

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014-09-18

6.992

American Dad!
2005-02-06

Malcolm in the Middle

8.469

Malcolm in the Middle
2000-01-09

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

6.583

Playing House
2014-04-29

7.157

Elsbeth
2024-02-29

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.6

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

7.375

Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025-10-03

0

Big Mistakes

7.2

Duckman
1994-03-05