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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

7.602

Toy Story 2
1999-10-30

7.97

Toy Story
1995-11-22

Meet the Robinsons

6.9

Meet the Robinsons
2007-03-23

6.623

U Turn
1997-10-03

7.8

Toy Story 3
2010-06-16

7.606

JFK
1991-12-20

Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

4

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

6.785

Uncle Buck
1989-08-16

6.5

Scream 2
1997-12-12

Pacific Heights

6.3

Pacific Heights
1990-09-28

Internal Affairs

6.352

Internal Affairs
1990-01-12

Miles from Home

5.4

Miles from Home
1988-09-16

Desperately Seeking Susan

6.072

Desperately Seeking Susan
1985-03-29

Treasure Planet

7.563

Treasure Planet
2002-11-26

6.329

Bulworth
1998-05-15

Always Outnumbered

6.4

Always Outnumbered
1998-03-21

5.991

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

5.462

Mistress
1992-07-24

The Secret Life of Houses

0

The Secret Life of Houses
1994-01-21

A Dangerous Woman

5.453

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

7.564

The Pixar Story
2007-08-28

6.154

Blink
1993-10-01

6.1

Runaway Bride
1999-07-30

Leaving Las Vegas

7.253

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

7.253

Lady Bird
2017-09-01

6.3

A Wedding
1978-08-29

6.122

Stop-Loss
2008-03-28

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

7.528

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

5.833

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

5.727

Steel City
2006-01-01

7.469

Toy Story 4
2019-06-19

Fun with Dick and Jane

6.208

Fun with Dick and Jane
2005-12-21

5.184

Beer League
2006-09-15

Long Day's Journey Into Night

0

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

0

Barbecue
2020-12-10

Somewhere in Queens

6.223

Somewhere in Queens
2023-04-21

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

0

Everybody Digs Bill Evans

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

8

Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
2025-03-28

7

The Norm Show
1999-03-24

Desperate Housewives

7.9

Desperate Housewives
2004-10-03

8

Monk
2002-07-12

King of the Hill

7.357

King of the Hill
1997-01-12

The Accidental Wolf

0

The Accidental Wolf
2020-11-26

6.792

Roseanne
1988-10-18

Without a Trace

7.3

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

7.682

Frasier
1993-09-16

6.382

Dharma & Greg
1997-09-24

God, the Devil and Bob

7.5

God, the Devil and Bob
2000-03-09

7.145

The Equalizer
1985-09-18

7.5

Raines
2007-03-15

6

Easy Money
2008-10-05

6.694

Q-Force
2021-09-02

Charlie Lawrence

7

Charlie Lawrence
2003-06-15

Saturday Night Live

6.96

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

5.8

The McCarthys
2014-10-30

6.3

Getting On
2013-11-24

5.917

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Big Bang Theory

7.912

The Big Bang Theory
2007-09-24

8.221

Grey's Anatomy
2005-03-27

Horace and Pete

7.709

Horace and Pete
2016-01-30

7.473

Hacks
2021-05-13

The Jackie Thomas Show

0

The Jackie Thomas Show
1992-12-01

7.3

Supergirl
2015-10-26

Carol & the End of the World

7.606

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

7

The Conners
2018-10-16

7.314

The Dropout
2022-03-03

3rd Rock from the Sun

7.478

3rd Rock from the Sun
1996-01-09

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.083

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

Saturday Night Live

6.96

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

7.4

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

7

American Dad!
2005-02-06

Malcolm in the Middle

8.473

Malcolm in the Middle
2000-01-09

6.96

The Oscars
1953-03-19

6.382

Playing House
2014-04-29

7.2

Elsbeth
2024-02-29

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014-12-21

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

0

Monster: The Ed Gein Story
2025-10-03

0

Big Mistakes

7.203

Duckman
1994-03-05